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Local authorities fail to impress?
There is a general perception that Local Government Authorities are not effectively enforcing by-laws on a wide range of areas…
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Punished for parents’ ‘sins’
From Wednesday, Maula Prison in Lilongwe is holding 117 children among 408 refugees rounded up in a crackdown on illegal…
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MHRC paints gloomy picture on rights
Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) has expressed concern with the country’s human rights situation and has asked Parliament to take…
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Zamba faces PAC May 20
Barely days after incurring the wrath of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament for her no-show, is Secretary to the…
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Development projects stall
Malawi Government has lined up 215 new projects despite hundreds of previous ones stalling amid concerns over cost overruns from…
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Blame game on M1 rehab delays
While motorists continue to endure potholes on the Blantyre-Lilongwe section of the M1, a blame game has intensified between Public…
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Protect orphans from abuse, govt urged
Face of Hope (FoH), a non-governmental organisation (NGO), has called on government to fast-track enactment of regulations to guide operation…
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Chakwera stresses need for single digital market
President Lazarus Chakwera says African countries need to work together to create a single digital market as it is the…
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Kabaza road accidents up by over 1 700%
Motorcycle taxis, locally known as kabaza, started as a convenient transport mode, but have over the years turned into risky…
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Malawi lobbies West to remove Zim sanctions
Malawi has appealed to Western countries to remove long-standing sanctions against Zimbabwe, arguing that they continue to negatively impact innocent…
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Firm under probeover expiry dates
Pharmacy and Medicines Regulatory Authority (PMRA) and police have pounced on a Central Medical Stores Trust (CMST) supplier First Mark…
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Zikhale drives official vehicle without number plates
Minister of Homeland Security Ken Zikhale Ng’oma was yesterday seen using an official car without number plates contrary to legal…
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It’s a raid!
Malawi Government is diverting money Parliament approved for development to bloating recurrent expenditures and the National Assembly itself is complicit,…
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ACB acts on Nsanje-Marka railway project contract
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday arrested Ministry of Transport and Public Works chief procurement officer Michael Mbewe for allegedly…
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Chaos rock public deals
Findings of a new study have exposed weaknesses in the management of public contracts, leading to cost overruns and 93…
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Audit exposes abuse, wastefulness in embassies
Findings of a National Audit Office (NAO) report covering the period 2018 to 2021 shows that the Ministry of Foreign…
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Abuses rife in orphanages
Facilities meant to provide a safe haven for orphaned children to pursue their dreams are in some cases turning into…
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Funding woes hit supreme court
Funding woes have forced the Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal to stop hearing cases since December 2022, a development that…
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Ministry reacts to land law concerns
Ministry of Lands has responded to concerns on amended land laws following a story published in the April 3 edition…
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K96 billion not accounted for
Ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) collectively failed to account for K96.8 billion in the financial year ending June 30 2021,…
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