National News
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‘Defamation laws impeding investigative journalism’
Continued existence of criminal defamation and insult laws in some parts of Africa has contributed to decreasing levels of investigative…
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APM to launch MDGS III Tues
Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Development says President Peter Mutharika is expected to launch the Malawi Growth Development Strategy…
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Ex-police chief fined, co-accused jailed in Cashgate case
Former Malawi Police Service director of finance Elijah Wilson Kachikuwo on Friday escaped a jail sentence after the Lilongwe Magistrate’s…
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Duke of Gloucester to visit Malawi
British High Commission has announced the visit of Prince Richard, the Duke of Gloucester who arrives in the country on…
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Comsip trains farmers in produce promotion
Community Savings and Investment Promotion (Comsip) this week conducted a three-day products promotion training for farmers in Mponela, Dowa.…
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Nkhata Bay chief e mbraces LGBTIs
Senior Chief Mkumbira of Nkhata Bay has asked people in the district to accept the existence of lesbian, gay,…
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ICT Ministry launches website
Minister of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Nicholas Dausi on Wednesday launched the ministry’s official website in Lilongwe. Speaking…
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Mdoka back from SA to face Mwenda
South Africa-based boxer Charles Mdoka has arrived in the country ahead of his national middleweight title-fight against Malawi Defence Force…
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UN hails Malawi women empowerment efforts
The United Nations (UN) has hailed Malawi for enacting positive policies and laws aimed at promoting women in the…
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Law Society loses case against RBM
The High Court in Blantyre has dismissed a Malawi Law Society (MLS) application for a judicial review of a…
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K4bn ‘bonus’ splits MCP MPs
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) legislators are split over the party’s handling of the controversial K4 billion that Treasury has…
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Timotheos Foundation hands over school blocks in Nsanje
Timotheos Foundation, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), has handed over school blocks for a junior primary school in Senior Chief…
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2 in for false pretence
Lilongwe Police Station has arrested two men for impersonating Malawi Defence Force (MDF) officers and robbing shop owners. The…
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Body advises police to observe human rights
African Policing Civilian Oversight Forum (Apcof) has urged police officers in the Eastern Region to observe and respect human…
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K20m debt haunts Mzuzu City Council
Sheriffs have impounded the official vehicle of Mzuzu City Council (MCC) chief executive over a K20 million debt. According…
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Earthquake injures pupils, damage infrastructure in Nsanje
The 5.4 magnitude on the Richter scale earthquake which hit mostly the Southern and Eastern Regions of Malawi earlier today,…
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Tobacco kills 5 700 in Malawi—global atlas
The American Cancer Society and Vital Strategies on Thursday released a public health atlas which ranks Malawi among low-income countries…
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Chilima calls for viable disaster management programmes
Vice president Saulos Chilima says Malawi needs a complete overhaul in dealing with disasters by coming up with viable…
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CSOs call for Goodall’s head
Some civil society organisations (CSOs) have demanded the immediate resignation of Finance Minister Goodall Gondwe over his role in the…
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Japan donates theatre equipment to Likuni
Japanese Embassy has donated $40 000 (about K29 400 000) for the purchase of an autoclave machine and anaesthesia at…
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