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Two die over K100 bet in Lilongwe
A fight between two young men over a K100 bet ended in a tragedy in Lilongwe on Thursday as…
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Bwaila Hospital cholera preparedness off-track
Thousands of lives may be at risk this coming rainy season should a cholera outbreak strike Lilongwe following revelations…
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Senior Chief Kabunduli installed in Nkhata Bay
After eight years of a power vacuum following chieftaincy wrangles, four of the six clans of the Kabunduli dynasty…
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Albino abductor gets six-year sentence
The Mzuzu Principal Resident Magistrate’s Court has sentenced a man accused of abducting a 17-year-old girl with albinism to…
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Malawi worst country to grow old—Global Age Watch
Malawi is the worst place to grow old, according to the Global Age Watch Index 2015 which has ranked…
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WaterAid says many Malawians lack safe toilets
Fifty-nine people out of every 100 Malawians do not have access to safe and private toilets, a report by…
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Court orders fairness on bank robbery suspect
Mzuzu First Grade Magistrate’s (FGM) Court yesterday ordered the State to accord bank robbery suspect Ken Kamwambi with dignity…
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Goodall urges care for equipment
Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Goodall Gondwe has asked members of Parliament (MPs) to stop accusing government…
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MPs authorise K14bn loan for safety, security at airports
Members of Parliament (MPs) yesterday authorised government to borrow K14 billion from the European Investment Bank (EIB) for the…
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Escom staff get job security assurance
Employees of Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) have been assured of their job security, effectively clearing uncertainties surrounding…
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MBC ‘fires’ corporate secretary over K14m
Taxpayer-funded Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) has sent on “forced leave” its director of administration and corporate secretary Daniel Kalaya…
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Malawian female student wins Rhodes scholarship
Mary Jiyani, 22, has become the first Malawian female candidate to win the Rhodes scholarship to study at Oxford University…
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MDF soldier Killed in DRC
Militias on Sunday killed a Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldier Staff Sergeant Dyson William Mayao in Democratic Republic of…
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Speaker updates House on MP’s arrest
Speaker of Parliament Richard Msowoya yesterday updated the National Assembly on the arrest at the weekend of Machinga Central…
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Blantyre Police strategises ahead of festive season
Police in Blantyre have set up a number of strategies that include reinforcement of sweeping and police patrol exercises, to…
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Malawi Traffic Information System being upgraded
Government says it is upgrading the Malawi Traffic Information System (Maltis) to close some gaps which compromise road safety issues…
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Mzuni fund excites National Bank
National Bank of Malawi (NBM) has expressed interest to support Mzuzu University (Mzuni) Students Scholarship Fund. Mzuni plans to…
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Minister talks tough on street kids
Government will not bow down to street kids and beggars who are returning to city streets after they were…
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Lunguzi takes on minister over remarks
Dedza East member of Parliament (MP) Juliana Lunguzi (Malawi Congress Party-MCP) on Friday took on Minister of Lands, Housing…
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MCP wants UDF chief whip out of office
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) on Friday asked Speaker of the National Assembly Richard Msowoya to evict United Democratic Front…
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