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Study for Wovwe power upgrade begins March
Electricity Generation Company (Egenco) has signed a deal with German firm, Fichtner, to assess the feasibility of expanding Wovwe…
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Group queries Mzuzu expansion
Almost 200 people from Kandodo and Kaphiliwita areas have risen against Mzuzu City Council (MCC) plans to open a new…
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World Vision rolls out K30bn malaria project
World Vision Malawi (WVM) has rolled out a two-year $40.3 million (about K30 billion) malaria project that will see…
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Documents hold back Chaponda, Tayub case
State lawyers yesterday failed to parade their witnesses in the corruption-related case, popularly known as Maizegate, following a mix…
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Cholera vaccine arrives today
The Ministry of Health (MoH) has said the first consignment of a cholera vaccine targeting 108 000 people in…
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House adjourns early
The National Assembly yesterday afternoon adjourned after meeting for only 45 minutes after legislators failed to come up with…
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Judges shortage delaying justice
Despite the recent appointments of new judges, the High Court of Malawi benches continue to be understaffed, a development…
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Government sets up Asset Forfeiture Unit
Faced with challenges to recover assets and money linked to Cashgate, Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs has set…
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Chief Justice petition on more judges
Malawi Law Society has petitioned the Chief Justice Andrew Nyirenda as chairperson of the Judicial Service Commission to appoint more…
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Farmers tipped on sustainable livestock production
Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development chief director Yanira Ntupanyama has challenged smallholder farmers in Mangochi to improve…
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Card donates pesticides to farmers
Churches Action in Relief and Development (Card), a faith based organisation, has distributed pesticides to communities in Dowa to…
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Anglicans fight early marriages
The Anglican Council through the Community Integrated Interventions (CII) project has intensified efforts to fight against early marriages in…
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Mzuzu Council bans food sales
Mzuzu City Council (MCC) has banned selling of ready-made foodstuffs in its markets to prevent a cholera outbreak. The…
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Armyworms wipe out 10 000ha in Karonga
Armyworms have destroyed almost 10 000 hectares of maize in Karonga, district agricultural development officer Raphael Mkisi has said.…
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NGO Board says hands tied over NGO ‘wrangles’
Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO) Board says its hands are tied by government’s failure to enact the new NGO policy that…
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PP internal wrangles rage on
Fired People’s Party (PP) vice-president Ralph Jooma has said he remains the party’s leader for the Eastern Region as…
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Tembenu urges MPs to ensure prosecution
Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Samuel Tembenu has challenged members of Parliament (MPs) to use decentralisation structures and…
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Egenco shifts gensets arrival dates again
The Electricity Generation Company (Egenco) says the 30 megawatts (MW) generators it initially indicated would arrive in the country…
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KCH blocks expired drugs’ release
Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH) in Lilongwe has blocked release of expired drugs scheduled for disposal in an apparent show…
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Egenco shifts gensets arrival dates again
The Electricity Generation Company (Egenco) says the 30 megawatts (MW) generators it initially indicated would arrive in the country from…
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