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DPP candidate dodges debate in Nsanje
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) parliamentary candidate for Nsanje-Lalanje, Gladys Ganda, on Thursday avoided a political debate where she was scheduled…
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Staff crisis fuelling abuse
District commissioners (DCs), who are at the centre of the decentralisation programme, have decried huge staffing gaps in their councils,…
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Mulanje villagers summon APM
Chiefs and villagers in the ‘bloodsuckers’ hotspot districts of Mulanje, Phalombe and Chiradzulu want President Peter Mutharika and senior government…
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Teachers’ September salaries delay again
Teachers in about 10 districts are yet to get their September 2017 salaries, prompting Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM)…
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NPL Mother’s Fun Run on tomorrow
Put on your track attire. The annual Nation Publications Limited (NPL) Mother’s Fun Run is on tomorrow, Saturday October…
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NRWB moves to recover K800m private sector bills
Northern Region Water Board (NRWB) has introduced two initiatives in a bid to recover about K800 million individuals and…
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Teachers owed K1.7bn arrears from 2010—TUM
Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) says government owes public primary and secondary school teachers’ salary arrears amounting to about…
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Mutharika dodges media
President Peter Mutharika on Thursday October 5 2017, stayed away from a news conference on his United Nations General Assembly…
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Group in sanitation campaign in Machinga
A group called Sanitation Measures in Machinga has donated six dust bins to Machinga District Council to improve sanitation in…
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Zomba sex workers complain of harassment
Sex workers in Zomba say the fight against the spread of HIV can be won in the district if police…
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‘Traditional leaders crucial in attaining ODF’
Minister of Health Atupele Muluzi has commended traditional leaders and communities for their contribution to the attainment of open defaecation…
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PLHIV demand privacy at clinic
People Living with HIV have bemoaned lack of privacy when accessing treatment at Thavite Health Centre in Salima. Members of…
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Wolrec wants duty-bearers to open up
Women’s Legal Resource Centre (Wolrec) programme manager Gift Mauluka has asked public servants to disclose their roles to the citizens…
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Power outages hit NRWB hard
Lengthy power blackouts in the country have worsened Northern Region Water Board (NRWB) struggles to keep Mzuzu supplied all day.…
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Steercor supports NPL Mother’s Fun Run
Steercor, manufacturers of corrugated roofing sheets, on Wednesday donated various medical equipment’s worth K670 000 towards this year’s Nation…
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K2.9m Micf facility to create more jobs
The Malawi Innovation Challenge Fund (Micf) has said it expects to reach out to 1 700 farmers and impact…
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65 illegal immigrants arrested in sweeping exercise
The department of immigration has arrested about 65 illegal immigrants in an operation aimed at cleaning up the country off…
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Over 160 000 register to vote in October 17 by-elections
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) says it has registered a total of 160,476 voters in preparation for the October 17 by-elections. MEC…
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Apam delighted with reduction in albino attacks
The Association of Persons with Albinism (Apam) says they it is delighted that in the seven months gone by, there…
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Escom, Egenco fight delays ‘cost-reflective’ tariff
Differences between Electricity Generation Company (Egenco) and Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) over cost-reflective tariff have delayed the roll…
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