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Report exposes rot in management of devt funds
A Dan Church Aid (DCA) budget baseline survey draft report has exposed a nexus of challenges in the management and…
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Mwanza farmers withdraw pigeon peas from the market
Poor prices of pigeon peas this year have forced farmers in Mwanza to withdraw about 15 000 metric tonnes…
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Ntcheu Nice calls for knowledge boost
National Initiative for Civic Education (Nice) Trust says only knowledgeable duty-bearers can effectively develop their communities. Speaking on Wednesday…
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Companies asked to provide tree planting materials early
Companies and organisations that sponsor tree planting exercises have been urged to provide seedlings earlly for the trees to…
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Mzuni in a $4m hotel project
Mzuzu University (Mzuni) has embarked on a $4 million (about K2.9 billion) project which, it says, will improve the…
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National Bank commits K1.2m to NPL, IPMM
National Bank of Malawi (NBM) yesterday committed K500 000 to Nation Publications Limited in support of the Mothers’ Day…
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Govt agrees to meet CSOs
Government has agreed to a dialogue meeting with civil society organisations (CSOs) on the Grand Petition II they issued…
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Mzimba councillors doubt programme success
Councillors in Mzimba fear that shortage of teachers in primary schools will affect the successful implementation of the National…
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MoEST in school inspection exercise
The Ministry of Education Science and Technology (MoEST) is carrying out an inspection exercise for both private and public primary…
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Court adjourns ‘Nsanje hyena’ case
Nsanje Magistrate’s court on Thursday adjourned a case in which Eric Aniva, the ‘Nsanje hyena’ who confessed to sleeping with…
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MDF School to invade cities with anniversary parades
The Malawi Defence Force Secondary School (MDFSS) will from next week conduct military parades in the cities of Blantyre…
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Fresh tears, anger at murdered albino re-burial
The fact that she was brutally murdered was bad enough to generate prolonged tears among her people. But like…
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PSU obtains court injunction against fee hike
The Polytechnic Student’s Union (PSU) on Wednesday obtained an injunction from the High Court in Blantyre stopping college authorities from…
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IMF extends Malawi loan programme again
The economic shocks resulting from reduced crop harvest this year continue to have repercussions on the country’s macroeconomic outlook as…
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European Bank blacklists BWB
European Investment Bank (EIB) has blacklisted Blantyre Water Board (BWB) from being a recipient of financing from the institution after…
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APM cautioned on Lake Malawi row
Governance and social analysts have advised President Peter Mutharika to bring on board tactical non-State actors in the long-standing Lake…
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2 CSOs demand action on ‘serious challenges’
Two civil society organisations (CSOs) in the country have expressed concern over the “serious challenges” Malawians are facing that have…
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58 die of cholera since December 2015
Latest cumulative figures indicate that recorded cholera cases have now risen to 1 786 since December 19 last year when…
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NPL Mothers’ Day Fun Run gets more support
Former students of Mzimba Secondary School have donated K200 000 towards Nation Publications Limited (NPL) Mothers’ Day Fun Run whose…
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Fire burns Unilia computer lab
Fire has razed down a computer laboratory and matron’s office at University of Livingstonia’s Ekwendeni Campus, destroying goods worth millions…
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