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Chakwera’s ‘question time’ in Parliament
President Lazarus Chakwera on Thursday went to Parliament to respond to questions relating to the State of the Nation Address…
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‘2020 tobacco market went smoothly’
This year’s tobacco selling season closed on Friday with the country realising $173.5 million (about K130 billion) from the green…
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‘Lack of funds frustrates research’
In 2010, government established the National Commission for Science and Technology (NCST) to promote science and technology research for social…
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‘Electronic health records reduce errors’
Electronic health records (EHR) have been touted as essential in facilitating continuum of care and reducing medical errors which sometimes…
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‘Cashflow is a problem in water boards’
A comparative analysis of the Auditor General (AG) report on selected accounts of Statutory bodies ending June 2018 shows that…
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‘Don’t ignore other diseases’
Cases of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) continue to rise in the country, owing to the recklessness during the just-ended fresh…
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‘We need institutional quarantine as well’
The novel coronavirus continues to hit hard the country, with each day scores of cases being recorded. It has not…
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‘Poll survey was professional’
The Zomba-based Institute of Public Opinion and Research (Ipor) has released findings of a 2020 Pre-election and Governance Survey which…
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Chaponda talks on acquittal
George Chaponda has been a Cabinet minister for some time. But things changed when he was embroilled in a maize…
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‘Real power is in people’
In this interview, Our Staff Writer James Chavula engages Citizen for Transformation (CFT) movement leader Timothy MTAMBO on his new…
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‘Democracy has won’
Following the recent Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal (MSCA) ruling on the presidential election appeal case, our News Analyst MERCY…
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‘Prince Talal award is a special gift for NRWB’
The Northern Region Water Board (NRWB) recently won the $200 000 (about K150 million) 2019 Prince Talal International Prize for…
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‘WHO has strengthen Covid-19 surveillance’
The World Health Organisation [WHO] has recruited two consultants to strengthen the capacity of district health offices in Covid-19 surveillance—which…
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‘Malawi faces a challenge of lawlessness’
In this interview, National Initiative for Civic Education (Nice) Trust executive director OLLEN MWALUBUNJU talks to our reporter BRIAN ITAI…
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‘Battle against corruption is for us all’
Public finance management continues to trouble the country with stories of corruption, misprocurement and abuse of office in government exposed…
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‘Malawians are key beneficiaries of tax’
Recently, an irate group of concerned citizens penned the Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) as well as Officer-In-Charge for Chitipa District…
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‘Anti-competitive, collusive practices are still high’
In this interview, JAMES KAPHALE, who recently assumed the position of executive director of the Competition and Fair Trading Commission…
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‘Silencing the Guns campaign has kicked off’
Aïssatou Hayatou is the ‘Silencing the Guns in Africa’ Operations Manager at the African Union Commission (AUC). The AU’s campaign…
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‘Mini-grids could diversify Malawi’s energy options’
Mini-grids have become the new big deal in supplying electricity to rural areas yet to be reached with grid power…
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‘Maize is too expensive in Malawi’
About 2.8 million people in Malawi face hunger due to acute maize shortage. Although the staple is sparsely available, it…
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