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Baby Grace’s grave ransacked
Unknown people have tampered with the grave of Baby Grace, the newborn who was buried at the graveyard where she…
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Angolan arrested with cocaine at KIA
Police at Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) in Lilongwe yesterday arrested an Angolan national for being found in possession and allegedly…
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Innovations progress satisfies Malaria Alert Centre
College of Medicine (CoM) Malaria Alert Centre says it is satisfied with the response received from solutions submitted by interested…
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MHC tenants obtain injunction against rental hike
In a dramatic turn of events, Malawi Housing Corporation (MHC) tenants have obtained an injunction restraining their landlord from effecting a 43…
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Africa not dumping ground for obsolete technologies – Water Ministers
The era of exporting obsolete technologies to Africa in the guise of meeting the continent’s infrastructure needs in the water…
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Tambala Health Centre project in limbo
Lack of documentation has led to the stalling of the Tambala Health Centre project in Ntcheu. Speaking last Friday…
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Court denies man bail in stabbing case
The Lilongwe Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday turned down a bail application by Edgar Kulemeka who is accused of stabbing…
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Maternal, neonatal deaths irk RU chiefs
Traditional leaders have demanded a swift end to ‘alarming deaths’ of newborns and pregnant women at Rumphi District Hospital.…
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Council officials accused of resisting decentralisation
Council officials have been accused of frustrating government efforts to entrench decentralisation and devolution of powers in district, town,…
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Ministry of Health ‘loses control’ of funds usage
The health sector’s overdependence on donors has resulted in the Ministry of Health (MoH) losing control over how donor…
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DPP hits at Chakwera over donors’ letter
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) yesterday attacked leader of opposition and Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera, accusing him…
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Damaged Agriculture building to cost K280m
Taxpayers could foot an estimated K280 million bill for renovations to the wing of the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation…
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Medic collapses in theatre, expectant teenager dies
Thyolo District Health Office (DHO) is investigating circumstances under which an 18-year-old pregnant woman, Mphatso Phiri, and her unborn…
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Judiciary fails to explain K124m fuel
The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament yesterday turned back Judiciary officials after they failed to explain whether fuel allowances…
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Council sends KA hospital officials on forced leave
Karonga District Council has sent five senior managers on leave to pave the way for a 14-day inquiry into…
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3.8 million register for National IDs
Over 3.8million Malawians have registered in the first two phases of the project’s five phases in the ongoing National ID…
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Fire guts 23 houses in Mangochi
About 100 people are destitute after fire gutted down 23 houses in Kafukuta Village in the area of Traditional Authority…
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Man defiles step-daughter, infects her with HIV
Police in Mulanje have arrested a 29-year-old man has been arrested in Mulanje for allegedly defiling his 10-year- old stepdaughter…
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CSOs conditionally nod to DPP dialogue plea
Five civil society organisations (CSOs) pushing the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to refund money from some public agencies…
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Government owes Fisp seed suppliers K800m
Challenges of the 2016/17 Farm Input Subsidy Programme (Fisp) continue to haunt the government as it still owes seed…
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