The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) has selected the Africa Centre of Aquaculture and Fisheries Science (AquaFish) at the Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) to host the prestigious DAAD In-Country/In-Region Scholarship Programme for Sub-Saharan Africa. The selection follows a highly competitive process that reviewed 416 degree-track submissions from institutions across the region,…
Education authorities in the Central East Education Division have described the newly installed solar-powered water system at Kasungu Secondary School as a timely and lasting solution to the water challenges the institution has faced over the years. The water system, which comprises a main 10,000-litre tank and an additional 5,000-litre tank distributing water through seven…
The residents of Kasungu Municipality have called on the newly elected mayor, Hastings Nyirongo, and the full council to prioritize addressing water challenges, poor road infrastructure, and street vending in the municipality. This follows an elective full council meeting where Malawi Congress Party (MCP) councillor for Chankhanga Ward secured the mayoral seat, deputized by MCP…
Households enrolled in the Social Cash Transfer Programme in Kasungu say the initiative is enabling them to break the cycle of poverty and improve their livelihoods. One of the beneficiaries, 29-year-old Victor Manda, a head of a four-member household from Jakapu Village in Traditional Authority Chisikwa, said this during a monitoring tour aimed at appreciating…
Trees that were once cut down for firewood to prepare meals for learners in three primary schools in off-grid areas of Kasungu are now being preserved following the introduction of the Planet Friendly School Meals initiative by the World Food Programme (WFP). The initiative, currently being piloted in Kaunda, Katuta, and Kasamba Primary Schools, has…