Thursday 7 May 2015

Illicit financial flows affecting Malawi economy- MEJN




 The Malawi Economic Justice Network (MEJN) has disclosed that illicit financial flows are affecting they growth of the country's economy.

MEJN Executive Director Dalitso Kubalasa made the remarks in Lilongwe on Tuesday during the 2nd Meeting of the African Parliamentarian on illicit financial flows and tax (APNIFFT) which was aimed at strategizing and brainstorming and recruiting the new Members of Parliament (MPs) on the APNIFFT.

Cholera claims 3 lives, 281 now affected in Chikwawa




 Malawi News Agency (MANA) has reported that outbreak continues to wreck havoc in Chikwawa district with reports from the district's health office indicating that the number of cases has increased to 281 from 239 the previous week. Three lives have so far been lost. 

Initially, the outbreak affected people from areas of Ngabu, Lundu, Ngowe, Kasisi and Chapananga. But fresh reports indicate it has also hit areas of Chiefs Katunga and Makhuwira. 

Namisa donates K500 000 seeds to Rumphi disaster victims courtesy of Peacock Seeds




National Media Institute of Southern Africa (Namisa) Malawi Chapter
over the weekend donated K500 000 worth seeds to families affected  by disasters in Rumphi as one way of celebrating the World Press Freedom Day.

The seeds, donated by Peacock Seed will benefit the people in the
areas of Chikulamayembe and Mzokoto which affected by disasters during
the last rainy seasons.