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Market fee evasion worries BT City Council
Blantyre City Council has bemoaned the continued practice of shunning market fees by some vendors at Chilobwe Market. Blantyre…
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Lawyer demands K10m from police
Mzuzu-based lawyer George Kadzipatike of has written the Malawi Police Service (MPS) demanding K10 million compensation for detonating a…
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Residents kill suspected murderer
Chaos erupted at Zalewa Police Roadblock in Neno yesterday morning when police and villagers engaged in a running battle…
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Power struggle sees two Aford presidents
A heated power struggle has seen members of Alliance for Democracy (Aford) electing two presidents—parliamentarians Frank Mwenifumbo (Karonga Central) and…
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Macra consults on Universal Service Fund rules
Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) has started consulting stakeholders in the communications sector on the draft Universal Service Fund (USF)…
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Genet empowers girls in Thyolo
Girls in Thyolo District have commended Girls Empowerment Network (Genet), a local non-governmental organisation (NGO), for helping them fight…
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Do not fool voters with budget—opposition
As President Peter Mutharika opens the 2018/19 budget meeting on Friday, opposition political parties have asked government not to…
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3 Nabbed over counterfeit notes
Kanengo Police on Monday arrested three men for allegedly possessing counterfeit K2 000 notes totalling K384 000, contravening Section…
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Mchinji councillors to support women aspirants in 2019
Two councillors in Mchinji District have said they will not contest in 2019 local government elections to pave the…
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Teachers warned against absconding duty
Mzimba South district education manager (DEM) Funwel Chiwowa has bemoaned rampant abscondment of classes by teachers. Chiwowa raised the…
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62km Lirangwe-Machinga Road construction begins
Construction of the long-awaited 62-kilometre (km) Lirangwe-Chingale-Machinga Road has started. The road, which will connect the M1 at Lirangwe…
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Voter registration shifted to June 26
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has moved to June 26 the start of the voter registration exercise that…
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APM under fire Over lavish hotel
A Scottish newspaper has faulted President Peter Mutharika for allegedly residing in one of that country’s most luxurious hotels…
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Genet holds reproductive health campaign in Dowa
Girls Empowerment Network (Genet) has urged the youth in Dowa District to seek sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services and…
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Court clerks sue Chief Justice
Some disgruntled employees of the Judiciary have taken to court the Chief Justice and the Judicial Service Commission, challenging their…
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MCTU wants tax-free band widened
Malawi Congress of Trade Union (MCTU) has asked government to increase the tax-free income tax band from K25 000 to…
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ACB denies Clearing JB
The Anti-Corruption Bureau has denied clearing former president Joyce Banda in Cashgate, the plunder of public resources at Capital Hill…
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Misunderstandings rock Aford convention
Misunderstandings and lack of tolerance rocked the Alliance for Democracy (Aford) national convention at Don Bosco Youth Centre in Lilongwe’s…
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Minister says govt committed to protecting children
Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Samuel Tembenu says government is committed to protecting children from all forms of abuses.…
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No dog baths in Chikwawa
Dog owners in Chikwawa District say they are worried with the unavailability of dip tanks in the district, saying the…
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