Walvis Bay is not playing around with fireworks this year. The municipality repeated its total ban on setting off fireworks in town unless someone gets permission first from both the police and the local government. Their press statement said the rules exist for public safety, especially during the holiday season.
They warned that extreme care is needed for anyone handling fireworks, and kids should never be allowed to play with them. For any organized event that plans to use fireworks, the town advises getting professional guidance. The message was clear: no one should be lighting anything without going through the proper channels for approval beforehand.
A college radio station handed out some basic supplies to vulnerable folks in Machinga. St Luke’s College Campus Radio donated items like maize flour, salt, soap, and matches to twenty people, including elderly, poor, and disabled residents, in Traditional Authority Gulumya's area. Acting Station Manager Tiwamyenji Boma said the festive season outreach was about spreading love and hope, noting that many forget others are suffering during this time.
The local leader, Traditional Authority Gulumya, called the gesture timely and meaningful, asking the station and other groups to keep supporting vulnerable communities. One elderly beneficiary said he struggles with food and shelter, adding that the assistance helped meet some immediate...
Malawi just said expired national IDs are good for another couple of years. The government extended the validity for all expired National Identity Cards until January first, 2027, letting people use them for any official or transactional need. The National Registration Bureau's principal secretary, Patrick Machika, signed off on the move, saying it gives the bureau time to renew, print, and hand out around two million expired cards across the country.
The decision aims to keep access to essential services smooth and avoid hassles for both government departments and private businesses that need the IDs for verification. All these institutions are now officially told to accept the expired documents as valid until the new deadline. The...
They're finally gonna fix the useless port in Salima to try and boost trade. The Malawi government plans to rehab the Chipoka Inland Port, with Transport Minister Feston Kaupa saying the Mutharika administration sees it as a key move for economic growth. The port on Lake Malawi, located in Salima District, has been totally dead for over ten years because of silt and low water levels making it unsafe.
Kaupa, during a visit with officials, argued that getting it running again would cut high logistics costs for stuff like fuel, which currently moves by road. He called the restoration crucial for commerce and jobs. The tour also included Monkey Bay Port, where investors reportedly showed interest in adding a new vessel to work alongside...
Mutharika told folks to stay hopeful but also called last year a total rescue mission. Malawi's leader Arthur Peter Mutharika sent out a festive message pushing for unity and resilience, asking people to celebrate responsibly and remember those having a tough time. He confirmed he'd spend the holidays privately with family and close friends, urging national peace and a new year focused on hard work and patriotism.
He framed the past year as the Year of Rescuing the Nation, pointing to serious shortages of food, fuel, fertilizer, and foreign exchange. The President noted that since taking office in October, his administration has made fixing these crises its main job, working on national recovery. His statement tried to balance seasonal...
A single mom in Malawi turned things around after learning some better parenting skills. Matalia Mzemba, a forty-year-old woman from M’memo Village in Ntcheu District, had a hard time for about ten years after her divorce, struggling with her increasingly disobedient kids, who all quit school for piecework. Her situation changed because of the Safe Families Programme run by Save the Children, which taught her essential methods that brought her three children back to school and restored peace at home.
Speaking at a graduation for a hundred and sixty beneficiaries, government official Oliver Kumbambe called the family unit a foundation for national development, stressing the need to give parents and community figures the skills to raise...
Kolisi spent a quiet Christmas with the kids and siblings, his first since the divorce. The Springboks captain, Siya Kolisi, swapped the noise of the rugby stadium for a low-key holiday with his children, Nicholas and Keziah, and his younger brothers, Liyema and Liphelo. This marked a different festive season for him following his split from his former wife, Rachel, who had been part of past celebrations.
He focused on making a comfortable space for them all, filling the time with games, shared meals, and easy conversation instead of public attention. The whole point was to keep the family tight and supportive despite the recent changes. Kolisi approached the holiday with a sense of gratitude for having everyone together and healthy...
Musician Dorcas Moyo hit people right in the feels with a wedding pic of her late husband. She posted the throwback photo to mark seventeen years since he passed away, a loss that happened on December twenty fourth, leaving her and their kids behind. In the caption, she called him her best friend and "baba vevana vangu," with her words mixing grief, thanks, and clear family pride.
The image showed a really intimate moment, the couple sharing a soft kiss while dressed in full wedding gear. Dorcas wore a white dress with a veil, her hair up with a tiara, while her husband looked sharp in a formal suit. She wrote like she was talking straight to him, wishing heaven had phones so she could call and update him on everything. She named their...
Binga just got its first fire truck, which is a huge deal for a place that used to wait forever for help. The Zimbabwe government used devolution money to buy the fire tender from Belarus, handing it over to the Binga Rural District Council. Council CEO Joshua Muzamba said these changes everything for emergency response in the remote district, part of a national batch of 141 trucks sent to local authorities.
For years, the area had to call for fire services from faraway cities like Hwange or even Bulawayo, over four hundred kilometers away on bad roads. That led to major delays and worse damage during fires or accidents. Now the council has its own rig and a crew of six firefighters, men and women who did six months of intensive...
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