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Govt extends visa fees payment
Government has said payment of visa by visiting foreign nationals, as part of reforms in the public sector, would be…
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Experts fault ‘vakabu’ laws
Legal minds have called for a review of the vagrancy laws, arguing that they are applied segregatively. Making contributions during…
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Jack up or get fired —Minister tells DTRSS
Transport and Public Infrastructure Minister Francis Kasaila on Friday told the Directorate of the Road Traffic and Safety Services (DRTSS)…
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Treasury, MEC in blame game over funding
Treasury and Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) have blamed each other over lack of funding to cater for by-elections in five…
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Chilumpha case blows K600m
Nine years on, no end in sight Briton lawyer bill haunts govt Despite a treason case against former vice-president Cassim…
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EU to give Malawi €560 million in aid until 2020
The European Union and the Malawi Government today signed an agreement for future cooperation amounting to €560 million. Under a…
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APM order audit of all govt Ministries
Malawi President Peter Mutharika has directed that all ministries and government departments be audited with immediate effect. The directive follows…
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Govt supplier arrears accrue billions of kwacha in interest
Debt-laden Malawi Government is set to blow over K20 billion of taxpayers’ funds to clear accrued interests on delayed payment…
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Ticking time-bomb in Malawi health sector
…AS NURSE-PATIENT RATIO SHOOTS HIGHEST The low number of nurses in Malawi’s public hospitals risks exposing both the health workers…
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Keep broken bottles away from angry prostitutes
A broken glass bottle in the hands of an angry sex worker can be a deadly weapon, fun seekers who…
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Nankhumwa urges journalists to stop ‘glorifying poverty’
By Yamikani Simutowe, Correspondent Malawi Minister of Information, Tourism and Culture Kondwani Nankhumwa has said government has put in place…
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Donors exert pressure on BWB
Blantyre Water Board (BWB) is under pressure to exhaust by October 31 this year K4.7 billion (10 million euro) project…
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BWB under fire from EIU, EU
The Blantyre Water Board (BWB) has come under fire from the European Investment Bank (EIB) for its lack of transparency…
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1 000 lose jobs in mining sector
At least 1 017 people lost their formal jobs in the mining sector last year, a latest government Annual Economic…
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Csec queries TPR
Civil Society Education Coalition (Csec) executive director Benedicto Kondowe has queried the qualified primary school teacher-pupil ratio (TPR) statistics government…
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Do not stop students from sitting exams—Maneb
The Malawi National Examinations Board (Maneb) says it will not sit and watch candidates being prevented from sitting their national…
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I did my part—Ben Phiri
Malawi President Peter Mutharika’s long-time Special Adviser and Assistant, Ben Phiri, who resigned from his position this week, says he…
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Govt for permanent structures on East Bank Road
Government plans to construct permanent structures on Thabwa-Masenjere-Fatima Road which was heavily damaged during the January floods that affected 1…
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Police accident death toll rises to three
One more police officer involved in a road accident in Lunzu, Blantyre on Wednesday has died, bringing the number of…
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IMF warns Malawi on huge debt stock
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that the debt situation in Malawi should be of major concern to authorities,…
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