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MoH opts for plan B as CT machine saga goes to court
The continued misunderstanding between the Ministry of Health (MoH) and Medical Consultants Africa Limited (MCA) a supplier of two CT scanners…
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JB pledges 3 million jobs
People’s Party leader Joyce Banda Former president and People’s Party (PP) leader Joyce Banda has promised to put three million…
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MEC positive on credible polls
Despite rising cases of political violence, Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) is positive it will deliver free, fair, credible, transparent and…
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Politics of terror
Violence rises as elections draw closer With the clock ticking towards the May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections with each passing…
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HRDC calls for IG’s head
The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) on Monday wrote Malawi Police Service (MPS) Inspector General (IG) Rodney Jose, demanding his…
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Malawi gives up on K60bn from World Bank
Gondwe: It will be discussed after polls Cabinet has not met to discuss proposed reforms to Agricultural Development and Marketing…
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Mist over DPP primaries disputes
Governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) secretary general Greselder Jeffrey yesterday gave contradictory statements over unresolved issues on the party’s primary…
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New Lilongwe road ‘death trap’
SAMUEL CHUNGA The new K6.7 billion dual carriageway in Lilongwe may have added beauty to the city, but since its…
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JB open to coalition
Says she doesn’t mind anyone leading alliance Former president Joyce Banda has reiterated her wish for opposition parties to form…
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APM warns against rigging
President Peter Mutharika has warned “a certain opposition political party” against rigging the May 21 Tripartite Elections, saying he will…
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Health policy taking too long—activists
News Analyst Rampant corruption in public health facilities can be dealt with if the National Policy launched last year is…
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Parties running out of time
As the February 8 deadline for submission of nomination forms draws closer, major political parties are racing against time to…
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SAA shuts down BT operations
South African Airways (SAA) has shut down its Blantyre operations following findings by South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) that…
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MoH cleared on vehicle sales
The public Procurement and Disposal of Assets Authority (PPDA) has cleared the Ministry of Health of any wrong-doing in the…
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Mozambican refugees back in Malawi
About 400 families of Mozambican refugees are back in Malawi just three months after government repatriated them, raising security concerns…
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CSOs fear more miners’ deaths
Some civil society organisations (CSOs) in the extractive industry have warned that more small-scale miners will continue dying if the…
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Chaponda back in court over maizegate
Eight months after walking free, former Cabinet minister George Chaponda returned to court in Zomba Thursday for retrial in the…
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Hope for maize farmers so far
There is a glimmer of hope for subsistence farmers in most parts of the country as this year’s crop outlook…
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Court relieves Kalindo in president insult case
Chief resident magistrate (CRM) Mzondi Mvula yesterday in Zomba discontinued hearing UTM director of youth Bon Kalindo’s case of insulting…
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Five arrested for possessing human bones
Police in Liwonde-Machinga are keeping in custody five suspects including a village head for allegedly being found in possession of…
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