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Business News
Additional 29MW to reduce load shedding hours—minister
Minister of Energy Ibrahim Matola has assured Malawians of reduced load shedding hours following the adding of 29 megawatts (MW)…
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Health
Restoring displaced women’s dignity
Tropical Storm Ana that displaced thousands in southern Africa forced Roselina Lupenga, 18, to flee to a congested emergency evacuation…
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National News
Improving councils’ performance
Under section (149) (1) of the Malawi Constitution, National Local Government Finance Committee (NLGFC) was established to facilitate fiscal decentralisation,…
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Business News
Resilient agriculture sector key to economic growth— NPC
The National Planning Commission (NPC) says a sustainable and resilient agriculture sector will help the country attain a middle-income status…
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National News
Ministry for alternative energy sources
Ministry of Forestry and Natural Resources says it is committed to curb high demand for charcoal in urban areas to…
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Business News
FDH Bank donates mattresses to Chiradzulu Secondary School
FDH Bank plc has donated 80 mattresses worth K2 million to Chiradzulu Secondary School. The bank’s deputy managing director George…
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Health
Resillient toilets, healthy lives
Zomba Banda of Fayiti Village in Ntcheu District stopped constructing latrines every year as they collapsed in no time. “I…
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Environment
Making Zomba green again
Zomba at the foot of Malawi’s second-largest mountain is alternatively known as the green city, but the greenness is waning…
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Health
Keeping girls in school, reducing martenal woes
Alinafe Tembo of Chanthomba area in Mzimba feels lucky for being exposed to sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) messages…
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Business News
New market boosts vendors’ income
Frank Jafali attributes an improved life of his family to the construction of new Lunzu Market in Blantyre. The 45-year-old,…
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Development
WFP boosts farmers’ resilience
As the rainy season kicks in, Mwayiwao Frank of Nampate Village in Machinga has seven bags of maize, enough to…
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Business News
Planning Commission strives for knowledge-based economy
National Planning Commission (NPC) says there is need for the country to become a knowledge-based economy for sustainable economic growth…
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Business News
Egenco pledges to diversify power sources
Electricity Generation Company (Egenco) says it is committed to increasing power generation by diversifying energy sources. Egenco chief executive officer…
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National News
Minister commends Mulanje Mountain conservation efforts
Minister of Forestry and Natural Resources Nancy Tembo says community participation in Mulanje is key to the restoration of degraded…
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Development
Making girls education cool
At 14, Tiyanjane Chafungatira, from Ndenguma Village in Nsanje, dropped out of school because of poverty. Her mother, Lucia Seveni,…
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Feature of the Week
Delaying pregnancy saves futures
Mary Chikopa of Kaligwenjere Village in Neno District “would have dropped out of school” because of pregnancy had she not…
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Education
Slowing girl’s rush to marry
A 16-year-old girl renamed Suzgo to conceal her identity sat last year’s primary school leaving examinations while seven months pregnant.…
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Development
Promoting girls’ education
Tiyanjane Chafungatira from Ndenguma Village in Nsanje dropped out of school at the age of 14 because her single mother,…
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Feature
‘Not just a borehole’
Residents of Kanono Village, Traditional Authority Simon in Neno have long relied on Mtsimuke River for water. Annie John, 67,…
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National News
World Vision Malawi sanitation project hailed
Deputy Minister of Health Chrissie Kalamula Kanyasho has commended World Vision Malawi for improving sanitation, hygiene and access to safe…
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