Political analysts in the country say the resignation of the Vice President Khumbo Kachali from the ruling People’s Party is not a bombshell development.
One of a political scientist and a lecturer at Chancellor College in Zomba Dr Mustapher Hussein made the remarks in a exclusive interview with Radio Islam.
Dr Hussein said that the development is not strange as previously there have been rumours concerning the Vice president’s intentions to resign from PP.
The Public Affairs Committee (PAC) has embarked on a three-day simulation exercise and wp-contenttion training for conflict wp-contenttors in preparation for the forthcoming Tripartite Elections.
PAC Chairperson, Reverend Dr Felix Chingota said the training is a follow up to another one the organization carried out in February with an aim of enhancing capabilities of inside wp-contenttors from within Malawi.
Reverend Chingota further said his organisation is just trying to have a team of wp-contenttors that can be used when there is an emergency or an issue that needs wp-contenttion.
He said the forthcoming tripartite elections are highly contested and very competitive, hence it is probable that when results are out one party could feel something is wrong.
Reverend Chingota also said there are some dispute indicators such as rigging rumours, biased of wp-content coverage and the playing field is not levelled.
He said if such disputes arise after the elections they should be resolved peacefully.
Ministry of Gender and Children Welfare officials say they have implemented measures that will help to curb violence against children in the country.
Principle Secretary in the Ministry Dr Mary Shaba said this in an interview with Radio Islam.
Dr Shaba attributed the cause of the act as ignorance in STI and HIV and AIDS cure as well as poverty.
She said most infected men are told by herbalist to sleep with a virgin in order to be cured from the pandemic or to get rich.
Voters in South Africa have begun casting their ballots in the country’s fifth general elections since the end of apartheid.
According to wp-content reports some 22,263 polling centers opened at 7 a.m. on Wednesday.
About 25 million people are eligible to vote in the general elections, which will also determine who will be the country’s president.
Reports also indicate that the incumbent President Jacob Zuma’s ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC), is expected to win the elections, keeping him in office for a second five-year-term.
The ANC is expected to win more than 60 percent of the votes, lower than the 65.9 percent it got in the 2009 vote, because of the country’s high rate of unemployment and corruption scandals.
However, the reports further said people who are dissatisfied with the government have reportedly turned to the opposition Democratic Alliance, headed by anti-apartheid activist Helen Zille, or the Economic Freedom Fighters, led by former ANC youth leader Julius Malema.
The official results will be announced by midday of May, 8, 2014
The Malawi Red Cross Society has bailed out Nsanje District Health Office (DHO) with support to train health workers and volunteers on Cholera management as one way of maintaining the zero cholera case status the district is experiencing since 2013.
The support comes barely four months after the DHO called upon stakeholders in the district to assist it with training on Cholera management as a way of preparing for any possible outbreak.
In an interview, Nsanje District Medical Officer (DMO), Dr. Yamikani Master said the health office thought it wise to remind health workers on Cholera preparedness as the disease can happen any time considering that the area is prone to disasters.
Reports indicate that most aspiring Members of Parliament in Mzimba have shunned the signing of a pledge with Oxfam Malawi showing their commitment in ensuring accessible and profitable agricultural markets, if voted into power on May 20, 2014.
This comes following Oxfam Malawi‘s campaign targeting all presidential and parliamentary aspirants in the country to publicly commit to the people in their constituents on what they will do to improve farmers access to agricultural markets ahead of the polls.
Oxfam Malawi program officer Felix Minjale said Research has shown that about 94 percent of Malawians living in rural areas engage in agriculture activities for their livelihoods.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has arrived in South Sudan in a bid to demand the involving sides of the conflict end the four-month-old clashes in the country.
A UN statement released on Tuesday upon his arrival in the capital, Juba, read, the Secretary-General has repeatedly called on the leaders to find a political solution, and to put an imwp-contentte end to the violence which has led to the suffering of so many innocent civilians.
South Sudan has been witnessing violence since December 2013, when political rivalry between President Salva Kiir and his former vice president, Riek Machar, turned violent.
The conflict soon turned into an all-out war between troops backing Kiir and defectors loyal to Machar.
Thousands of people have so far been killed and more than one million displaced in the conflict.
A local Non-Government Organisation, Water Aid has presented an annual progress report of the Big Dip project- small town to the Dowa District Council.
Speaking at the progress report presentation to the District Executive committee held at the boma, Water Aid programmes Officer, Jolly Kenani, said his organisation planned to construct 1100 house hold latrines last year in Kasungu and Dowa but due to logistical problems they managed constructing 203 latrines benefiting 1, 257 people.
Kenani said 2015 such as construction of Kiosks, Sanitation centres, construction of tanks among others to support the livelihood of people living in the rural areas.
He said despite registering successes, the project met challenges such as staff turnover mainly Mponela mobilization in terms o f flow of information.
The programme officer, said in the planned activities from April 2014 – March 2015, his organisation will construct 2897 household latrines in the two districts, Kasungu and Dowa.
In his remarks, Dowa District Environmental Officer, Yusuf Laki, said the council will work hand in hand with Water Aid for the implementation of the project for the good the poor Malawian in the District.
Aspiring Ward Councillor for Nkoola Ward in Machinga East Constituency Stevin Magoboza Wabwino has assured the people from his area that once voted into power in the forth coming tripartite elections will continue developing the area.
Magoboza told Radio Islam after addressing a political rally at Group Village Headwoman Ngunga in Traditional Authority Nkoola in Machinga district.
He said that despite vying for the position of Ward Councillor he started initiating development activities in the area.
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) aspiring Member of Parliament for Mzuzu City constituency, Joseph Bambe has promised to construct a cold-room in the city’s main market once voted into power.
Speaking in an interview with Radio Islam, Bambe said it is very disappointing to note that Mzuzu main market does not have a cold room like other markets in the cities of Lilongwe and Blantyre.
He further said he will ensure that people in the market have access to clean business place.
On the parties decision of publishing its manifesto in other languages in the country Bambe said the development will help the party followers to have access of reading and understanding their manifesto and make informed decision in the forthcoming tripartite elections.