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BCC engages police to end street vending
In a bid to keep vendors off streets and keep Blantyre clean, Blantyre City Council (BCC) has involved Malawi Police…
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World Bank pumps K36bn into disaster mitigation
The World Bank yesterday officially signed a financing agreement of $80 million (about K36 billion) with government towards the…
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MCP youth exchange blows, Kamata fired
Youths belonging to main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) fought in Lilongwe yesterday as the party called fresh elections in…
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APM suspends MSB sale
President Peter Mutharika has suspended the proposed sale of wholly State-owned Malawi Savings Bank (MSB) and instead invited all stakeholders…
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‘Counselling should be recognised as a profession’
Ministry of Health has said counselling should be recognised as a profession in the country because it plays a crucial…
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BT, LL mayors at Accra Mayors’ Summit
Mayors from over 90 countries have gathered in Accra, Ghana to discuss, among other issues, how cities can adopt the…
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Dry spell victims cry foul
Mzimba North residents have raised fears of hunger if government keeps shunning communities devastated by drought in preference for those…
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MHRRC urges families to adopt family planning
Malawi Human Rights Resource Centre (MHRRC) has told communities in Chitipa District that they will continue to languish in poverty…
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Hospitals to order drugs online
A new procurement system the Central Medical Stores Trust (CMST) plans to establish shortly will see public hospitals order drugs…
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QECH doctors call for more support
Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH) doctors who on Sunday organised a fundraising fun run have said funds raised during the…
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MPs query proposed State House budget
Members of Parliament (MPs) yesterday queried proposed allocations in the State House budget, noting that priorities are upside down and…
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Government risks bankruptcy
25% of budget swallowed by public servants Experts have warned government that it risks bankruptcy if it grants civil servants…
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TNM explains network outage
Mobile telecommunications service provider TNM said yesterday the network outage its subscribers experienced on Monday afternoon resulted from a breakdown…
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APM appointed global He For She impact champion
President Peter Mutharika has been appointed as Global He For She impact champion. The appointment, made by the United Nations…
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Unima expels eight students for cheating
The University of Malawi (Unima) has expelled eight students from one of its four constituent colleges, Chancellor College (Chanco), after…
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Prostitute allegedly kills client in Thyolo
Police in Thyolo have arrested Thokozani Banda, 23, for allegedly killing Biziwick Macsonji who reportedly failed to pay up for…
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Malawi eliminates lymphatic filariasis disease
Minister of Health Jean Kalilani yesterday said Malawi has managed to eliminate lymphatic filariasis (LF) disease known as mchecha in…
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Mwapasa chairs MRA board
Institute of Chartered Accountants in Malawi (Icam) chief executive officer Evelyn Mwapasa has been appointed chairperson of the public tax…
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