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Egenco wary of K97bn Escom debt write-offs
The Electricity Generation Company (Egenco) has warned that government’s decision to write off debts owed by the Electricity Supply Corporation…
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Push for equal pay in govt
Malawi Congress of Trade Unions (MCTU) says it will continue pushing government to remove disparities in public sector remuneration which…
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Farmers rue dry spell
Two weeks and counting of a dry spell have left farmers such as Joseph Kamanga helpless as their crops are…
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Protests threatening fragilefiscal reforms—economists
Economists have said the recent demonstrations on tax reforms in Blantyre, Lilongwe, Mzuzu and Zomba show resistance to the government’s…
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MCTU proposes 95% minimum wage hike
Malawi Congress of Trade Unions (MCTU) has proposed a 95 percent increase in the minimum wage to cushion workers against…
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Principal secretaries trimmed from 80 to 38
Chief Secretary to the Government Justin Saidi yesterday said the Peter Mutharika administration has cut the number of principal secretaries…
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Malawi targets 1 000MW by 2030
Ministry of Energy and Mining has set an ambitious target to double electricity generation from the current 551 megawatts (MW)…
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UNHCR cuts refugee support by 90%
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has trimmed its funding towards refugee operations in the country by 90 percent…
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Admarc fails to meet farm produce purchase target
Admarc Limited says inadequate funding, price volatility and stiff competition from private traders limited its capacity to buy farm produce…
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Blantyre Police project completion needs K4bn
Minister of Homeland Security Peter Mukhito says government requires an additional K4 billion to complete construction of the Blantyre Police…
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