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Development
Youth unemployment crisis on the wheels
After cycling all day on the streets of busy streets of Mzuzu, Kondwani Chihame hoped to make enough for…
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When job-seekers go Awol
When Malawians went to the polls last year, it was not just a matter of fulfilling a political procedure.…
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Development
Young citizens in the bin
Nothing yields nothing. Some young Malawians have become cast-offs due to scanty investment in the technical, entrepreneurial and vocational training…
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Development
From ‘well said’ to ‘well done’
Alarmed by a swelling youth population and unemployment, government has done the right thing to invest in an ambitious programme…
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Feature
Rush for MYP bases
To most Malawians, the race to Malawi Young Pioneer (MYP) bases evokes memories of war-like scenes of December 1993…
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Business News
Imported coal threatens local mines’ future
Shiploads of coal from Mozambique have cast a shadow of uncertainty over the future of coal mines in the…
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Feature
Waiting for a chance
Youth empowerment is a burning issue and Malawi must open more doors for her young citizens to acquire skills, writes…
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National News
NB locals want council heads to reign longer
Nkhata Bay residents have demanded the speedy scrapping of laws that restrict heads of local government council’s tenure to…
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Front Page
The downfall of ‘A Cow, A Family’
Political short-termism killed a national livestock initiative at a time sustained malnutrition, stunting and poverty is disadvantaging Malawians. JAMES CHAVULA…
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When foreign beats dominate airwaves
Last week, Kenyan musicians stormed Nairobi streets to protest a loud and clear takeover of the airwaves by foreign…
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National News
Transport slows housing programme in Likoma
Transport and geographical obstacles are hampering government efforts to deliver cement and iron sheets to roll out the Decent and…
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National News
Msaka angers KA citizens
Local leaders in Karonga have urged Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining Bright Msaka not to blame the…
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Weekend Investigate
Beyond the policy of ‘corn’ not ‘horn’
Malawi must meet the demand for animal protein to lessen stunting. JAMES CHAVULA writes. In 1972, Malawi founding president, Kamuzu…
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Culture
A taste of cultural freedom
Last week’s Umthetho Cultural Festivals brought together Ngonis from Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Zambia and South Africa, but the Tanzanian dignitaries could…
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Organise calendar events, make cultures equal
Good people, something big happened in the shadow of Hora Mountain, Mzimba, on Saturday when Minister of Information, Tourism and…
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Front Page
Ngwira under fire
People’s Party (PP) provincial governor (North) the Reverend Christopher Mzomera Ngwira has come under fire over his announcement about leadership…
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National News
Lack of enforcement derailing compulsory education—Minister
Deputy Minister of Education, Science and Technology Vincent Ghambi has blamed poor enforcement for the worrisome sight of children…
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Front Page
Divisions over PP leadership
Former governing People’s Party (PP) leaders are divided on the status of former vice-president Khumbo Kachali whom the party’s provincial…
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Front Page
Khumbo Kachale to take over PP presidency
Former vice-president Khumbo Kachale is on his way to Mzuzu Victory Temple where he is expected to be made interim…
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Editors Pick
Chipofya steals show at Umthetho
CCAP Livingstonia Synod moderator Douglas Chipofya on Saturday hijacked the Umthetho Cultural Festival to launch a scathing rant at homosexuality,…
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