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National News
MCP wins two wards amid voter apathy
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has won two of the three wards contested in the Tuesday Local Government By-elections that registered…
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National News
Nkhata Bay ‘strange’ disease confirmed to be cholera, 8 dead
It has emerged that diarrhoea cases reported at Tukombo in Nkhata Bay District that have led to eight deaths are…
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Lab results confirm Tukombo diarrhoea outbreak
A laboratory at Mzuzu Central Hospital has found that a diarrhoea outbreak caused by a bacterial infection known as E.coli…
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National News
Man loses family in boat accident
A sombre mood has engulfed Kapoti Village in Traditional Authority (T/A) Zilakoma in Nkhata Bay District where a man has…
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National News
‘New’ disease outbreak in Tukombo
Diarrhoea. Vomiting. And abdominal pains. These are some of the symptoms prevalent in patients at Tukombo Private Clinic in Nkhata…
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National News
Chakwera touts cultural tourism as forex earner
President Lazarus Chakwera says cultural diversity has potential to generate the much-needed forex for Malawi. The President said this yesterday…
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National News
Presidential immunity demos on—Cdedi
Some civil society organisations (CSOs) have lined up demonstrations in the country’s major cities today to force government to scrap…
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National News
CSOs warn of repeat of July 20 2011 protests
Civil society organisations (CSOs) have warned that the country could experience another wave of anti-government protest due to the political…
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Q & A
‘VP is entitled to political thoughts’
In his recent address, Vice-President (VP) Saulos Chilima talked about the need to remove immunity a sitting President enjoys against…
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National News
July 20 memorial organisers fault govt
Organisers of the July 20 memorial for people killed during anti-government protests in 2011 have faulted government over its failure…
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Society
Female artists open up on sexual harassment
There is always a thin line between comedy and reality. It is even more difficult to separate the two when…
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Political Index Feature
Legal barriers to press freedom, expression
One Tuesday morning, social media went into a frenzy following the detention of journalist Gregory Gondwe in Blantyre. The police…
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Q & A
HRDC contemplates nationwide protests
In this interview with our Staff Reporter JOHN CHIRWA, Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) chairperson Gift Trapence has warned that…
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Q & A
Digital exclusion, online clampdown
Human rights defender Charles Kajoloweka has released a report on the state of digital rights in Malawi. Our Staff Reporter…
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Political Index Feature
Digital exclusion, online clampdown
Human rights defender Charles Kajoloweka has released a report on the state of digital rights in Malawi. Our Staff Reporter…
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National News
Parties pressured to disclose funding sources
There is renewed push for major political parties to disclose their sources of funding amid allegations that they illegally benefitted…
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Political Index Feature
‘Walk the talk’
Yesterday marked two years since President Lazarus Chakwera was sworn in, becoming Africa’s first opposition leader to defeat a sitting…
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Q & A
Bad laws return
President Lazarus Chakwera has collided with the civil society after nodding to a law contrived to keep non-governmental organisations (NGOs)…
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National News
Mzuzu City Council in K12bn office project
Mzuzu City Council has embarked on an ambitious project to construct a civic office complex worth K12 billion. Speaking on…
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Q & A
‘LMC trying hard to help’
Malawi is struggling with numerous economic challenges, including the rising cost of living and shrinking incomes. Our Staff Writer JOHN…
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