Balaka water project 3 months behind schedule
The Southern Region Water Board (SRWB) says its heavy-duty borehole emergency response project to resolve the water crisis in Balaka is three months behind…
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Limbe Leaf hands over K20m school block, materials
Limbe Leaf Tobacco Company Limited on Friday handed over a school block furnished with desks and some school materials worth K20 million to Chikazimasika…
30 000 families to receive relief maize in Salima
Salima district commissioner (DC) Charles Mwawembe has announced that 30 252 families facing food shortage in the district will benefit from the Department of…
ActionAid bails out pupils
ActionAid Malawi, in partnership with Khosolo Foundation for Development, has constructed a school block at Kamubale Primary School in Mzimba. The structure, comprising two…
Atupele says UDF not forming coalition
United Democratic Front (UDF) president Atupele Muluzi has reaffirmed that he will be the party’s torchbearer in the May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections despite…
ECM urges faithful to reflect on Pastoral Letter
The Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) has made a fresh appeal to the Catholic faithful to reflect on the contents of the April 2018…
Must, MDF sign MoU
The Malawi University of Science and Technology (Must) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) covering a wide…
Confusion in MCP primaries
Confusion marred Malawi Congress Party (MCP) primary elections in Salima North West Constituency yesterday where incumbent legislator Jessie Kabwila purportedly got two votes against…
Minister to effect ATI
Minister of Information and Communications Technology Henry Mussa says he is optimistic the long-awaited Access to Information (ATI) Act will come into force early…
Chilima upbeat
It is now official. Vice-President Saulos Chilima will be on the presidential ballot in the May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections as torchbearer for the…
Political parties commit to peace
Five political parties have signed a peace commitment agreement to bind them to peacefully co-exist in the run-up to the May 21 2019 Tripartite…
High HIV prevalence rate worries Mulanje council
Mulanje District Council has expressed concern that the district is still rated highest on HIV and Aids prevalence in the country despite its efforts…
Kasungu water problem worsens, residents to protest
Water problems in Kasungu Municipality have reached crisis levels with many households experiencing dry taps for weeks, a development that has prompted the residents…
Woman delivers quadruplets, appeals for support
A 35-year-old mother of five, Joyce Banda, has given birth to quadruplets at Salima District Hospital. Banda has since appealed for support, saying her…
St John’s College of Nursing and Midwifery rebrands
St John’s College of Nursing and Midwifery has changed its name to St. John’s Institute of Health following an expansion of its programmes. Episcopal…
K17bn Mzimba water project opens January
The Northern Region Water Board (NRWB) says it will officially commission the K17 billion ($22 .8 million)Mzimba water supply system in January 2019 after…
Agriculture innovations adoption low—experts
Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (Luanar) vice-chancellor Professor George Kanyama-Phiri says while innovations in agriculture that can transform food systems and lift…
UTM convention on today, officials mum on budget
UTM party is holding its elective convention today in Lilongwe, where 882 delegates are expected to elect office-bearers and ratify the party’s constitution and…
Accountant General removed
Months after some civil society organisations (CSOs) and Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) called for the dismissal of Accountant General Chrighton Chimombo, government has…
Treasury disregards CDF disbursement motion
Treasury continues to disburse Constituency Development Fund (CDF) on quarterly basis contrary to a motion passed by Parliament in June compelling it to payout…