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National News
K810m mining revenue ‘missing’
Malawi’s first Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI) report has shown that about K800 million revenue declared by mining companies…
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Madge was in town
“You started by adopting four Malawian children, now we are adopting you as the daughter of this nation,” President Peter…
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Prisons warders down tool
A spontaneous nationwide strike by prison wardens yesterday paralysed Prison services across the country as the servicemen blocked entrance and…
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No action on Mulumbe
Enjoying full salary, vehicle Nearly seven weeks after the Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (Admarc) board recommended that the State…
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Families mourn victims of stadium stampede
Families of victims of Thursday’s Independence Day Bingu National Stadium tragedy yesterday started mourning those crushed to death and amid…
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Road accidents triple in 5 years, death toll up 28%
The number of road accidents has almost tripled over the past five years, killing roughly 1 300 people annually, The…
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Mphwiyo turns Against DPP
Former budget director Paul Mphwiyo has told the High Court that State prosecutors pressured him to sign affidavits implicating convicts…
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Unesco withdraws K220m award to Dapp Malawi
United Nations Education and Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) has withdrawn its award to Dapp Malawi for its teacher training…
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God and a useless job
It’s intriguing that as Sidik Mia launched his not-so-clandestine underground campaign for the vice presidency—shouting religious slogans, probably, in grandiose…
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The Chancellor’s robes
The enduring Peter Mutharika stereotype is not amusing: A guy who when push comes to shove, closes his eyes and…
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RA, ODPP ‘row’ delays $22 million road project
A row between the Roads Authority (RA) and the Office of the Director of Public Procurement (ODPP) over the procurement of…
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Our turn to eat
With our nation plagued by pervasive corruption, you figure out remarkably quickly an administration is living in denial or worse,…
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Editors Pick
MCP’s Potiphar Chidaya no more
Long-serving opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) administrative secretary Potiphar Chidaya died yesterday after a short illness. The party’s deputy secretary…
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Donors want Admarc to sell Zambia maize
The country’s development partners want government to export over 100 000 metric tonnes of maize, part of which Admarc imported…
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Khato ferries in equipment amid stand-off
Despite legal bottlenecks and opposition from the donor community, the $500 million (K400 billion) Lilongwe-Salima Water project appears headed for…
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Hearts of Leakers
Donald Trump had fired the FBI Director and knew exactly what was coming. “James Comey better hope that there are…
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Chilima faces funding squeeze ahead of 2019
The office of VicePresident Saulos Chilima faces dwindling pool of resources towards 2019 as Treasury projections indicate the office faces…
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Goodall unleashes anti-graft war chest
President Peter Mutharika’s silent anti-corruption fight has been injected a dose of life with budget allocation analysis, indicating a bumpy…
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ADMARC bosses Fired—sources
The board of State produce trader Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (Admarc) has fired chief executive officer Foster Mulumbe…
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Ombudsman faults Judiciary over 20-year case
The Judiciary has been faulted for occasioning injustice to a group of former employees of a semi-government company, after failing…
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