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Industrial hemp advocates salute Parliament
Industrial hemp advocates have commended members of Parliament (MPs) for passing a motion to legalise cultivation and use of…
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Absent MPs to miss allowances
Parliament has vowed to recover allowances of legislators who abscond from sittings without valid reasons. Speaker of Parliament Richard…
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World Bank report faults Malawi higher education
The World Bank has faulted Malawi’s higher education system for failing to supply sufficient numbers of well-qualified graduates in…
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Nsanje chief for death penalty
Senior Chief Malemia of Nsanje has supported calls by Mulanje South legislator Bon Kalindo (Democratic Progressive Party-DPP) to give…
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K12 million for Naotcha road project
Blantyre District Council has allocated K12 million for the Naotcha Ring Road project scheduled to begin in two months’…
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Kasungu Lions raise funds for Mtunthama Primary School
Touched by the plight of pupils at Mtunthama Primary School in Kasungu, the Lions Club of Kasungu has embarked…
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Salima in malnutrition fight
Anti-malnutrition project targeting 22 000 children and 13 900 pregnant and lactating women has been launched in Salima. The…
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Press Trust equips school with K48m blocks
Public charity Press Trust has built two school blocks and toilets worth K48 million at Chimwemwe Primary School in…
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Treadle pumps irrigation launched up North
Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development George Chaponda has officially launched distribution of treadle pumps in the Northern…
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Human rights activist Phiri laid to rest
Human rights activists, civil society organizations, lawyers, civil servants today honored human rights activists John So Phiri who died on…
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Mozambican police join anti-albino killing march
In a continued effort to end abductions and killings of people with albinism in the country, the Malawi Police Services…
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Dogs eat dumped baby in Chilomoni
Residents of Chilomoni Township in Blantyre last Sunday had a rude awakening when they found dogs fighting for remains of…
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Kalilani calls for protection of children
Minister of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare Jean Kalilani has said government is committed to respecting and protecting children…
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Chisi seeks to simplify sleeping sickness diagnosis
Professor John Chisi of the University of Malawi’s College of Medicine says Malawi is on course in researching for sleeping…
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14 reform bills ready
There is marked progress in the Public Service Reforms Programme following the tabling of 14 bills out of 34 laws,…
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Woman sues doctor publicising her HIV status
A Blantyre-based woman has taken to court medical practitioner Dr Albert Mkandawire, currently working as Nkhata Bay district health officer…
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MPs agree ban on business class air travel
Members of Parliament (MPs) on Thursday agreed to stop civil servants travelling abroad from using business class air tickets and…
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Transport ministry moves to improve quality of road works
Minister of Transport and Public Works Malison Ndau says plans are underway to introduce district and regional supervisors who will…
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Minister explains use of soldiers in forest protection
Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining Bright Msaka has told Parliament that government will continue using Malawi Defence Force…
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Project earns farmers K3.5m
A pilot project for soya beans which targeted over 900 smallholder farmers by giving them inputs and loans has raked…
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