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Malawi intensifies cross‑border surveillance and vaccination after a measles outbreak killed one person and infected 188.

Malawi’s Ministry of Agriculture says the ban on transporting livestock and animal products out of Chiradzulu remains in force despite a recent decline in Rift Valley Fever (RVF) cases across affected extension planning areas.

The first group of 150 Malawians displaced by xenophobic violence in South Africa has returned home under a voluntary repatriation exercise.

Fuel shortages easing in Malawi after weeks of long queues, with filling stations in Lilongwe now operating normally as petrol supply improves.

The four‑day campaign, running from 27 to 30 April, is part of ongoing national efforts to prevent a resurgence of the virus.

Malawi now has the highest fuel prices in Africa as global oil markets reel from supply disruptions linked to the escalating Middle East conflict.

The latest shipment brings Zimbabwe’s total donation to 1,000 tonnes since the beginning of the year.

Officials urged parents, guardians and community leaders to mobilise children for vaccination, warning that polio can cause paralysis and long‑term disability.

Forestry officials intercepted a hearse near Blantyre following a tip‑off and found an empty coffin placed over bags of charcoal.

The consignment – Zimbabwe’s second in less than a month – was handed over at the National Food Reserve Agency depot in Lilongwe.