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Govt sets CDF targets

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Ben Phiri says the reformed K5 billion Constituency Development Fund (CDF) is set…

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Journalists urged to intensify scrutiny on Africa debt crisis

African journalists have been urged to intensify scrutiny on the continent’s growing debt burden, illicit financial flows and governance failures.…

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Farmers in Nkhata Bay told to grow drought tolerant crops

Nkhata Bay district chief agriculture officer Upe Museko Phiri has urged farmers to embrace drought-tolerant crops to strengthen food, income…

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Ministry wants councils to prioritise ECD initiatives

Ministry of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare chief child affairs officer Pauline Simwaka has emphasised the need for district…

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27 charged with murder in Shire Valley mob attacks

South East Region Police Commissioner Frank Kumukumu says 27 of the 92 suspects detained in connection with the killing of…

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CSOs asked to support women get into power

Salima district gender officer Friness Samaliya has called for support from civil society organisations (CSOs) to empower women to get…

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Students urged to prepare for national examinations

Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has urged candidates preparing for this year’s Form Two and Form Four national examinations…

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Fuel hauliers cry foul

Fuel transporters in the country have queried Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) and National Oil Company of Malawi (Nocma) Limited…

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Trials show Kasiya mining land can boost farm yields

Kasiya Rutile-Graphite Project investor Sovereign Metals has said the rehabilitation trials at its site in Lilongwe rural show that land…

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Ifad gives Malawi K54.1bn support

International Fund for Agricultural Development (Ifad) has given Malawi a $30.9 million (about K54.1 billion) grant to support agricultural productivity,…

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