By Durell Namasani
Marine police are searching for people that are missing following the sinking of a boat they were travelling in on Lake Malawi.
National Police Spokesperson, Peter Kalaya, said at the moment they have managed to rescue three people who were in the boat.
The boat was coming from Chizumulu Island to Nkhatabay.
The police said after interviewing the rescued people they have established that there were over 14 people in the boat.
By Staff Reporter
Chief of Meteorological Services at the Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services, Charles Vanya says the country should brace for new threats of five cyclones as the rainy season is here.
Vanya said in an interview with local media on Friday November 11,2022 that in the next two weeks the Southern and the Northern parts of the country will receive heavy rains that will be accompanied by thunderstorms and strong winds and will cause some devastation.
The weather expert added that the department is currently, monitoring the occurrence of cyclones.
“In terms of cyclones , the forecast is showing that about five or six cyclones will develop in Indian Ocean and will have impact in Madagascar, Mozambique and Malawi,” said Vanya.
He was however, quick to point that not all the cyclones will reach Malawi
“From January up to March there are high chances that most of the cyclones that will happen in Indian Ocean will come and affect land, so those are the ones that can have a possibility of causing danger to Malawi,” he said.
According to the disaster response plan released by Department of Disaster Management Affairs (Dodma) the country is still struggling to recover from the devastation which was caused by Tropical Storm Ana and Gombe early this year.
The report indicates that the country needed K72.7 billion to successfully implement its response strategy but only K4 billion was available for the initiative.
By Staff Reporter
Madalitso Mnduwira, a BIT 4 student has developed a pair of gloves which is translating sign languages into voice in real time.
The gloves are called “Hand of Speech” and aim at enhancing communication with people of speech impairment.
Speaking with PO, Mnduwira says many people fail to communicate with those of speech impairment due to illiteracy on sign languages, hence the gloves will address the gap.
Speech impairment is a disorder which is caused by brain injury, genetic syndrome, and hearing loss among others.
By Dominic Chirwa
Malawi has received a consignment of 2.9 million doses of Oral Cholera Vaccine which is aimed at complimenting government’s efforts to contain the outbreak.
This comes as statistics show that the country has thus far recorded a cumulative 6,868 cholera cases and 203 cholera deaths since the confirmation of the first case in March, 2022.
Meanwhile 6,398 people have recovered from the disease and 267 were in the treatment camps.
In a statement, Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda, says doses received will be used in 14 districts with high numbers of cholera cases namely; Karonga, Rumphi, Mzimba North, Mzimba South, Likoma, Nkhatabay, Chitipa, Lilongwe, Salima, Nkhotakota, Kasungu, Nsanje, Zomba, and Blantyre.
She says the campaign will target 2.9 million Malawianscomprising adults and children aged one year and above living in highly
affected districts.
The minister adds that her Ministry will still prioritize the provision of safe water and sanitation, and positive hygiene behaviour practices, which are critical to prevent and control the transmission of cholera.
According to World Health Organization (WHO), cholera is an acute diarrhoeal infection caused by ingestion of food or water contaminated with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae.
The disease remains a global threat to public health and an indicator of inequity and lack of social development.
By Staff Reporter
Sable Farming FC have become the latest team to be relegated from the TNM Super League following their 2-1 loss at the hands of Silver Strikers at Champion Stadium in Dowa on Sunday.
Silver were the first to score through man of the match Chikondi Kamanga in the 21st minute but Sable equalised 14 minutes later through Mike Tete.
Mark Fodya scored the winning goal for the central bankers in the 60th minute to seal the fate for the Chiradzulu outfit.
With one game to wind up the season, Sable are on position 14 with 24 points, which means even if they win their last game they will not surpass their relegation rivals Red Lions who are on 13th position with 28 points.
The Chiradzulu based side has now joined Rumphi United and TN Stars that have also exited the elite league.
This means that one team from each of the country’s three regions has been relegated this season.
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