Drug Fight Malawi a local non governmental organization fighting against the abuse of alcohol and drug abuse say those smoking are at a higher risk of losing their lives in the event they contract the Covid 19. Speaking in an interview after an interface meeting with several stakeholders in Lilongwe on Friday Director for the […]
Blantyre District registered an increase in the number of cases on drug and substance abuse in 2018 compared to 2017, Malawi Police Service has said. Blantyre Police Station Public Relations Officer, Augustus Nkhwazi said in an interview that over 72 cases were recorded last year compared to 50 in 2017, representing a 30.5 per cent […]
A non-governmental organization (NGO) in the country, United Religious Initiative (URI), has said the rate at which people who have gotten into problems because drug abuse is alarming and has thus called for the public to be accommodative. URI project officer, Geoffrey Manasseh, said during the ‘Don’t Punish Them’ campaign in Lilongwe that reforms are, […]
As the fight against drug and substance abuse continues in the country, research has indicated that the problem is high prevalent in colleges across the country. According to the findings of the research conducted by a former Bachelors of Science in agriculture education Chimwemwe Ngoma, Bunda College is among the colleges that has high Prevalent […]
Drug Fight Malawi (DFM) has donated sports kit towards football and netball to youths in the area of Traditional Authority (T/A) Kalolo in the capital Lilongwe, saying involvement of the latter in sporting activities can help in scaling down drug and alcohol consumption on their part. DFM executive director, Nelson Zakeyu, said they believe the […]
Meanwhile, a scientist at Chitedze Research Station in Lilongwe has said the station has completed the second phase of testing industrial hemp. The scientist, Laurent Pungulani said preliminary results indicate that the hemp has just one percent of the substance that intoxicates people as opposed to marijuana which has over 10 per cent. He said […]
Drug Fight Malawi, a local NGO has faulted government for allowing two firms conduct research on industrial hemp. Drug Fight Malawi official Nelson Zakeyu feared the research was a step ahead of legalising hemp which he said would grossly be abused by the youth. “This is a setback in the fight against drug abuse. Not […]
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has downplayed calls by Drug Fight Malawi for Nyasa Tobacco Manufacturing Company to move out of Big Bullets sponsorship deal. FAM General Secretary Suzgho Nyirenda told Nyasa Times that the organization made a mistake of rushing to the media without approaching the football body to discuss the sponsorship deal. “They […]
Drug Fight Malawi has expressed its deep concern and fear of an increase in tobacco use by children and youth in the country following the recent sponsorship agreement between Big Bullets Football Club and Nyasa Tobacco Manufacturing Company. Addressing jounrnalists in Lilongwe, Drug Fight Malawi Executive Director Nelson Zakeyo said they consider the tobacco sponsorship […]
Drug Fight Malawi Executive Director, Nelson Zakeyo has once again sent his organization’s call on Government to move with speed on the policy to regulate alcohol consumption in the country. In an intervoew, Zakeyo reiterated that they are worried that Government is not very active in making sure that issues such as packaging of sachet […]
Drug Fight Malawi (DFM) and the Malawi Alcohol Policy Alliance (MAPA) have beckoned Malawian journalists to intensify their reporting on alcohol abuse and its harmful effects which deter the country’s socio- economic development. The beckoning dominated a media training workshop in Lilongwe on Thursday which the two organisations organised to orient journalists on how best […]
Chiefs in Chitipa District have said they are totally in support of government decision to ban of highly potent spirits sold in sachets. Chief Mwenewenya said the prerogative by government to do away with alcohol miniature sachets. is a move in the right direction which has to be supported by all rightful and patriotic Malawians. […]
Malawi government has been persuaded to ban sale of liquor in plastic sachets. Many Malawians have expressed concern over youth’s binge drinking especially strong liquor which is cheaper in satchets. Further public outcry is caused by the fact that several people have died from consuming the alcohol in large quantities. In a bid address the situation, […]