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Parties in race Against time
November 21, 2018 1
November is almost gone, passing on the political build-up and its burdens to December in the run-up to the May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections. But as everyone warms up to the festive period, most political parties and their aspiring candidates for office are unlikely to have a restful and merry period. They have so…
Fans bay for rvg, mponda’s blood
November 21, 2018 0
Boos and jeers at Flames coach Ronny Van Geneugden (RVG) and his assisstant Peter Mponda yesterday overshadowed Malawi Under-23 national football team’s qualification to 2019 Under-23 Afcon second round. RVG and Mponda joined the team’s technical panel in the second leg against Botswana at Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre that ended in a 1-1 draw.…
Inflation rate rises to 9.7%
November 21, 2018 0
For four months in a row, Malawi’s year-on-year inflation rate has been on the upward spiral with National Statistical Office (NSO) figures released yesterday showing the rate has jumped by two percentage points from 9.5 percent in September to 9.7 percent in October. The jump in inflation, caused by rising food and no-food items,…
Walk of despair
November 20, 2018 1
Her breathing was laboured and shallow. The cruel November heat was weakening her further as sweat poured freely all over her. Still—in her ninth month of pregnancy and on bare feet—Martha Chilabade trudged on as she braved the humid air to reach a hospital and bring life into the world. Balanced on her head was…
Parliament opens amid movements
November 20, 2018 1
It was a low key opening for the Fourth Meeting of the 47th Session of Parliament yesterday with several legislators seeking to be seated elsewhere while others such as Mulanje West’s Patricia Kaliati were relegated to the back benches. Unlike previous first days of meetings which would be beset with numerous points of order to…

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Women lawyers engage MHRC
November 21, 2018 0
Women Lawyers Association (WLA) and other non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have petitioned Malawi Human Rights…
ACB backs bill on new recruitment process
November 21, 2018 0
Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) director-general Reyneck Matemba has backed the proposed amendment to Section 5…
Parties in race Against time
November 21, 2018 1
November is almost gone, passing on the political build-up and its burdens to December…