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National News
New maize disease threatens Malawi
At a time the country is reeling from effects of a fall armyworm outbreak, the maize crop faces yet…
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‘Rotary clubs demand strict ethical values’
Having served under various positions on the Rotary board which included membership director, director of administration and as secretary, renowned…
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National News
Oxfam warns against complacency on malnutrition fight
Oxfam has warned Malawi against complacency in scaling down malnutrition as more needs to be done to deal with the…
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National News
CSOs petition Parliament over MPs’ pay
Some civil society organisations (CSOs) on Thursday petitioned Speaker of Parliament Richard Msowoya calling for a reversal of the recent…
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Kasungu eyes effective nutrition interventions
Kasungu district commissioner (DC) James Kanyangalazi says despite the district making progress in increasing agricultural production in recent years,…
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‘We are slowly influencing positive change’
Individuell Människohjälp (IM), the Swedish development arm in Malawi, is actively working with local partners to tackle poverty. Last month,…
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National News
Irrigation agriculture key to ending malnutrition –APM
President Peter Mutharika is upbeat Malawi will “gain more ground” in its fight against malnutrition which is still high in…
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National News
Donors commit K1 trillion to agriculture
The newly-launched National Agricultural Investment Plan (Naip) has received a boost from the donor community which has committed $1.4…
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Business News
Bt cotton goes commercial next year, says expert
Cotton players have expressed optimism that the drive to commercialise Bt cotton will boost the crop’s output and the…
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National News
Foot and mouth vaccination starts in Neno
Government has moved to end foot and mouth disease, a contagious viral infection that mostly affects cattle, by conducting…
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National News
‘Women can also excel in science’
Malawi African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (Maward) says the institutions mentorship programmes in the sub-Saharan region have…
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National News
‘Women can also excel in science’
Malawi African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (Maward) says the institutions mentorship programmes in the sub-Saharan region have proved…
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National News
Mayors Forum discusses sustainable cities
The ongoing International Mayors Forum in Lilongwe has seen participants committing to promote sustainable cities worldwide by 2030. Speaking…
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New grain technology excites govt
The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development has challenged innovators to come up with more technologies aimed at cutting…
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National News
‘Malawi on course to reduce stunting’
Malawi is on course to reduce some key nutrition indicators, including stunting levels, a new survey has shown. According…
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National News
MBC should serve Malawians better—Chinese envoy
The Chinese Ambassador Shi Ting Wang has urged State broadcaster Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) to consider “expanding its horizon so…
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National News
More pressure to reverse K4bn funding
Eight opposition parties outside Parliament have joined the groups calling for corruption investigations and reversal of the decision to…
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Firms ready to pay more for improved power supply—report
Industry is ready to pay higher tariffs for improved supply of electricity, an enterprise baseline study has shown. The…
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Graça Machel challenges nutrition players on action
Graça Machel Trust founder and chairperson Graça Machel has urged stakeholders in the country’s nutrition sector to consider migrating…
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Guest Spot
‘We anticipate clean 2019 polls’
Following the departure of Mia Seppo in September last year, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Malawi last month…
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