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Youth-Led Group Turns Waste Into Brisquettes

Nkhata Bay-based youth-led organisation, Youth Towards Development, is turning waste to produce plastic pavement blocks and eco-friendly briquettes. The group says it produces the briquettes using sawdust and rice husks obtained from farmers and sawmilling offshots across the district. The…

NEEF Injects K8 Billion Micro-Irrigation Loan

State-owned money-lending institution, National Economic Empowerment Fund (NEEF) says a total of 16,752 farmers have benefitted from a loan facility called Micro-Irrigation loan in the last 2 months. NEEF says the farmers have received a combined figure of K8 billion…

MBTS Requires 140,000 Pints Of Blood

The Malawi Blood Transfusion Services (MBTS) says it requires 140 000 pints of blood this year to meet the national demand and ensure hospitals have enough supply. Blood Donor Manager for MBTS, Mervis Chirwa made the revelations during blood donation…

Youthful Social Worker Empowers Community

Timothy Mwale, a 23-year-old social worker and communications specialist, has taken an initiative to empower vulnerable children and youths in his community through education and social initiatives. Mwale’s journey to becoming a dedicated social worker and founder of Orphans of…

Roundtable Donates Wheelchairs to QECH

In a move aimed at easing mobility challenges for patients at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH), Roundtable Blantyre 20 in collaboration with CFAO Mobility Malawi and Blantyre Cycling Crew on Saturday donating 10 wheelchairs worth K3.7 million to the hospital’s…