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Chikwawa Council staff demand pay hike, seal offices
Chikwawa District Council staff have demanded immediate transfer of the chief accountant and the director of finance, claiming the…
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Grief as two people drown in a well
Grief engulfed residents of Chinsapo in Lilongwe following tragic deaths of two women who drowned in a deep well…
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Dowa men urged to join breast, cervical cancer fight
Men in Dowa District have been urged to take a leading role in ensuring that their wives go for…
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Govt investigates staff over Viphya plantation logging
Reporter Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining says it has opened investigations into reports that some officers from…
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Chitipa District Council fails to secure library
Chitipa District Council is yet to secure a room to be used as a library despite receiving 16 cartons…
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We need evidence-based research—Speaker
Speaker of Parliament Richard Msowoya says the newly-developed guidelines for evidence use in decision-making will go a long way…
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US avails K17.25bn more food aid to Malawi
United States of America (USA) Ambassador Virginia Palmer has announced her government’s donation of $23 million (about K17.25 billion)…
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APM urges Judiciary to join corruption fight
President Peter Mutharika has called on the Judiciary to work together with his administration in the fight against corruption.…
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K2.4bn Cashgate suspects take plea today
Prosecution has indicated to the High Court in Lilongwe that one of the suspects in the K2.4billion Cashgate trial…
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Tension mars by-elections
While voting in some parts of the country generally proceeded peacefully, hostility swallowed up the exercise in Mchinji West…
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MCP decries intimidation, interference in Mchinji
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has complained of political meddling in the Mchinji West by-elections, accusing governing Democratic Progressive Party…
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Zomba learners undergo eye-screening process
Schools and nutrition officer for Zomba Urban James Kumbani says learning under direct sunlight due to shortage of classroom…
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Capacity affecting Aids fight along Lake Chilwa
Youth for Positive Change (Yopoc) executive director Roseby Chiweza says capacity constraints in HIV and Aids management are frustrating…
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More HIV positive people are shunning treatment in Salima
Less than half of people living with HIV and Aids in Traditional Authority (T/A) Maganga in Salima District are…
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Programme increases agri-tech in Lilongwe
Small-scale farmers in Lilongwe have increased their uptake of conservation agriculture technologies which are advocated through Sustainable Agriculture Production…
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Govt gets tough on road encroachers
Government has warned that it will demolish and not compensate structures erected on road reserves. Speaking during the tour…
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Minister impressed with TLC, Raiply
Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining Bright Msaka says he is impressed with efforts by Total Land Care…
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Meet disburses K25.7m for environmental conservation
Malawi Environmental Endowment Trust (Meet) has disbursed K25.7 million to two local non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and a government department to…
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Typhoid cases reduce in Neno
Neno district health officer (DHO) Lawrence Nazimera has attributed the decrease in cholera outbreak to increased awareness. In an e-mail…
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LWB, Escom, MTL in anti-vandalism campaign
Lilongwe Water Board (LWB), Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) and Malawi Telecommunications Limited (MTL) have launched a campaign…
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