Cholera death toll reaches 443 in Malawi

STORY: Cholera death toll reaches 443 in Malawi DATELINE: Dec. 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:30 LOCATION: Lilongwe CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of patients in cholera isolation 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GIFT KAWALAZIRA, Director of Health and Social Services in Blantyre District 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANGELA NYONGANI SAKWATA, Health promotion officer in Salima District STORYLINE: At least 443 people have been killed in a cholera outbreak in Malawi, according to the latest data from the Ministry of Health. Malawi registered 197 new cases on Friday, bringing the total number of cases to 14,598. Each of Malawi's 28 districts has reported cholera cases since the confirmation of the first case in the district of Machinga in southern Malawi in March this year. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GIFT KAWALAZIRA, Director of Health and Social Services in Blantyre District "The root cause of the problem is poor hygiene. We are talking about (not only) the lack of portable water, or the lack of clean water, but also th

MALAWI-MACHINGA-WILDLIFE CONSERVATION-ANIMALS-TRANSLOCATION

MALAWI-MACHINGA-WILDLIFE CONSERVATION-ANIMALS-TRANSLOCATION

(220712) -- MACHINGA, July 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wildlife officers load an elephant into a truck at Liwonde National Park in Machinga, Malawi, July 10, 2022. Malawi has carried out a program to translocate 250 elephants and 405 additional wildlife from Liwonde National Park to Kasungu National Park as part of a national conservation initiative. (Photo by Joseph Mizere/Xinhua)

MALAWI-MACHINGA-WILDLIFE CONSERVATION-ANIMALS-TRANSLOCATION

MALAWI-MACHINGA-WILDLIFE CONSERVATION-ANIMALS-TRANSLOCATION

(220712) -- MACHINGA, July 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wildlife officers prepare to translocate an elephant from Liwonde National Park in Machinga, Malawi, July 10, 2022. Malawi has carried out a program to translocate 250 elephants and 405 additional wildlife from Liwonde National Park to Kasungu National Park as part of a national conservation initiative. (Photo by Joseph Mizere/Xinhua)

Chinese firms' corporate social responsibility benefits communities in Zimbabwe

STORY: Chinese firms' corporate social responsibility benefits communities in Zimbabwe DATELINE: March 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: Harare CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the projects 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Ndebele): NOTHOKOZO NGULUBE, Villager 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Shona): ROBERT MACHINGA, Mine worker STORYLINE: Chinese enterprises in Zimbabwe are engaging in corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives that aim to improve people's livelihoods in local communities. China Jiangxi International Economic and Technical Cooperation Co., Ltd. (CJIC) in collaboration with China Aid, the international aid agency of the Chinese government, has helped rural districts by drilling boreholes. Since 2012, 1,000 boreholes have been drilled in six provinces across Zimbabwe. SOUNDBITE 1 (Ndebele): NOTHOKOZO NGULUBE, Villager "The availability of water near our homes has helped us so much because we could not do our house chores after spending most of our time looking for water." In Mutoko, Mashonaland East Pr