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RA bemoans road reserve encroachment
The Roads Authority (RA) has bemoaned people’s continued encroachment on road reserves despite efforts to stop them from doing so.…
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13 000 inmates packed in 5 000 capacity structures
Eight years after the High Court ordered the Malawi Prisons Service (MPS) to halve congestion in the penal institutions within…
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Court rebuffs MRA’s application in Chihana case
The High Court in Blantyre on Tuesday disagreed with an application by the Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) to discharge a…
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Coopi wants climate change literature in local languages
Cooperazione Internazionale (Coopi)—an international organisation working with communities in fighting climate change and its impact—has said authors of various books…
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FOOD CRISIS: Despair as hunger expected to ravage 2.8 million
Food security and fiscal authorities on Thursday were dodgy on specifics of how they will combat hunger amid growing fears…
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Murder suspect commits suicide in KK
A 32-year-old murder suspect police have identified as Malamula Jekiseni from Nkhotakota has committed suicide after knowing he was on…
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Inadequate bursaries hit needy learners in Ntchisi
Inadequate bursaries in secondary schools in Ntchisi are preventing intelligent needy students from proceeding with their education in the district,…
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Khonjeni farmers expose poor cassava yield
Farmers in Thyolo have expressed fear that “serious hunger” will continue to loom in their district as they have failed…
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2.8 million Malawians face hunger
About three million Malawians will face hunger in 25 of the country’s 28 districts starting from October this year to…
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Man fined K50 000 for stealing fish
Chintheche First Grade Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday fined Mussa Mbewe, 28, K50 000 ($111) or in default serve 12 months…
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Mzimba Market reopens
The fire that razed down Mzimba Market in March this year has cost traders K220 million ($488 889) to put…
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High Court sets guidelines on July 20 victims’ case
The High Court in Mzuzu has come up with guidelines for a case in which a businessman man and his…
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APM appoints Geneva ambassador
President Peter Arthur Mutharika has appointed former Director of Malawi Investment Trade Centre (MITC) Robert Salama to head the newly…
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APM vows to uphold rule of law
President Peter Mutharika yesterday said his administration will continue to respect the rule of law as provided for under the…
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Must launches performance management handbook
The Malawi University of Science and Technology (Must) on Wednesday launched its performance management handbook as it embraces the public…
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Government gets thumbs up on Fisp
Traditional leaders and civil society organisations (CSOs) working in the agriculture sector have welcomed proposed reforms to the contentious Farm…
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Govt targets domestic resources to fund 90% of budget in 10 years
Malawi plans to reduce to 10 percent its current dependence on donor money, announcing on Wednesday that it wants domestic…
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Donors yet to trust govt financial system
Head of Britain’s Department for International Development (DfID), Jen Marshall, yesterday defended the recent increase in off-budget support by Malawi’s…
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Problems hit Usisya Community Radio Station
Station’s supervisor for Usisya Community Radio Station in Nkhata Bay, Drainter Kamanga, has said the station is facing financial challenges,…
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