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Feature of the Week
Mzuzu fires: Confronting burning issues
Rushes. Thuds. Screams. Cries. Nervousness summed up the mood Sunday night as businesspeople raced to Mzuzu main market where goods were being…
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Cry local govt councils
Good people, Mzuzu City chief executive officer Thomas Chirwa does not sound like your usual boss boasting brains brimming with…
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National News
Escom lines blamed for Mzuzu Market fire
Revelations have emerged that overgrown electricity supply wires could be the cause of the fire which destroyed almost half of…
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Ministers leave Mzuzu fire victims in suspense
They came, saw and left victims of the Sunday night fire with no clue how government will intervene to prevent…
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Business News
Communities feel excluded in reform of mining law
Mining communities in the Northern Region have decried being tactically sidelined in the review of the 33-year-old Mines and Mineral…
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Political Index Feature
National values on the wane, but…
At 50, Malawi is still grappling with a cultural dilemma between modernity and time-ordained virtues. JAMES CHAVULA writes. The pomp…
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Front Page
Mzuzu Market gutted again
It is said that lightening does not strike the same place twice, but some businesspeople in Mzuzu on Sunday endured the…
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Geisha: An endangered village in Mzuzu City
As Malawi commemorates 50 years of independence today, some communities still wonder what is it we are celebrating for. Some…
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CJ backs legal aid devolution calls
Residents of Khonsolo in Mzimba have asked government to deploy legal aid lawyers in all districts to improve accessibility of…
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Front Page
Mkandawire, 29 is Mzuzu Mayor
Youthful William Mkandawire has been elected Mayor of Mzuzu at a swearing-in ceremony ending a K2 billion absence of councillors…
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Front Page
Budget gaps delay by-elections—MEC
Some voters will have to wait longer to elect councillors and legislators as the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) is grappling…
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National News
MEC proceeding with K560m appeal case
Malawi Government will cough nearly K600 million if MEC successfully appeals against the eligibility of four members of Parliament perceived…
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Immortalise the late artist
Good people, when will we stop killing and misrepresenting artists? Over a decade since Evison Matafale died, the media continues…
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Editors Pick
Mwenefumbo rebuffs return to PP
Karonga Central Member of Parliament Frank Mwenefumbo has said he will maintain his independent status in Parliament and will not…
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Police conduct jubilee cleanout
The country’s 50th Independence Annivesary Celebration has started in earnest with police officers in the North arresting about 100 people,…
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Business News
MIE for efficient mining technologies
The Malawi Institution of Engineers (MIE) has called on mining firms to adopt new technologies to minimise accidents and increase…
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Editors Pick
Ruined face of Kayerekera Village
From a hilltop, the numerous thatched mud huts that clog a village after which Malawi’s largest uranium mine was named…
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Religion News
Selengo elected Mzuzu deanery
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Malawi has appointed reverend Hardwell Selengo to head Mzuzu Deanery. Selengo, 49, was elected during…
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Thumbs up, Soldier
Good people, Lucius Banda is the man. The moderniser of Balaka beat, who loved camouflage wear befitting his ‘soldier of…
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Law Commission for liberalisation of abortion laws
The Law Commission has recommended a broader array of grounds where women can seek medical assistance to terminate unwanted pregnancies.…
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