AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoHealth Crisis at Dedza Hospital: Four newborns died after a Dedza Hospital power failure during a grid outage, with reports pointing to fuel and backup system failures that left life-saving equipment inoperative. Legal Accountability: Attorney General Frank Mbeta won a landmark High Court ruling blocking a US$13.48m (K23.4bn) fertiliser payment in a dispute, a case seen as protecting taxpayers. Poverty Shock: A UNDP report says 10.8 million Malawians live in multidimensional poverty, with basic needs like water, electricity, education and healthcare out of reach. Cost-of-Living Fallout: The Civil Servants Trade Union blasted new minimum wage rates as “survival wages,” arguing they won’t match rising living costs. Education Inclusion Gap: A study warns Lilongwe ECDE centres lack training, materials and infrastructure to include children with disabilities. Politics: UTM says it deliberately excluded MCP from the Chilima memorial, deepening the rift. Power Strain: Separate coverage shows Malawi’s electricity supply remains far below demand, worsening blackouts.
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