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The Office of the Director of Public Officers’ Declarations (Odpod) has given members of Parliament a clean bill of health after recording a 100 percent compliance in assets declarations during the financial year 2021/2022. This is the first time legislators have been rated highly on compliance since Odpod started administering declarations in 2014 and amid

Pamoza Tingakwaniska Youth Organisation has facilitated a mobile clinic in Senior Chief Wasambo in Karonga District to enable youths to access sexual and reproductive health services. Speaking in an interview on Wednesday, Pamoza Tingakwaniska Youth Organisation programmes manager Gomezgani Mhango said they wanted to ensure that young people access family planning services to prevent unplanned

Senior Chief Kalonga of Karonga District has urged community members and market users to practise hygiene and follow other preventive measures to contain cholera. He said this on Wednesday during a clean-up exercise that Karonga District Council organised as one way of ensuring cleanliness in markets to prevent the further spread of cholera. “Cholera spreads

Karonga District Hospital with financial assistance from Partners from World Diabetes Patients has a new facility that will be used to offer services in

Fiscal Police in Blantyre on Tuesday night arrested three former employees of Nchalo Greenbelt Limited for allegedly misappropriating K2.6 billion. National Police deputy spokesperson Harry Namwaza identified the three as Imran Malidadi, 48, from Masinde Village, Traditional Authority (T/A) Malemia in Zomba District, who was working as human resources and administration manager, Richard Nkhwazi, 46,

Foundation for Community Support Services (Focus) field officer Tumbikani Munthali has urged farmers in Mzimba District to adopt new farming technologies to improve their yield. She said this on Tuesday during a field day demonstration of integrated agriculture and nutrition activities Focus and Rise Against Hunger organised in Philemon Zungu Village, Traditional Authority (T/A) Kampingo

Ministry of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare says government is committed to ensuring that early childhood development (ECD) education caregivers are put on government’s honorarium payroll. The ministry’s regional (North) ECD trainer Mercy Salimu said this on Tuesday in Mzuzu during the graduation of 61 caregivers who underwent a two-week ECD training under the

Department of Disaster Management Affairs (Dodma) says it will distribute maize to 38 605 households affected by the prolonged dry spell in Karonga District. The district’s director of agriculture, environment and natural resources Raphael Mkisi said this on Monday during an extraordinary full council meeting aimed at updating community leaders on government’s short, medium and

Small-scale fishers in Karonga District have commended the Department of Fisheries for initiating the development of the National Plan of Action for the fistheries industry. Speaking in an interview on Thursday, Chipamila Fishing Beach chairperson Abdul Phiri said through the plan, they expect fishers’ livelihoods to improve, thereby contributing to the country’s socio-economic development. He

Karonga District Council says it needs about K2.2 billion to avert the effects of a dry spell the district has experienced during the current growing season. According to the council’s report presented to the district executive committee meeting on Monday, the dry spell has affected about 30 000 households. The report proposed some interventions to