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Assets directorate ‘under funded’
Director of Public Assets Declaration Christopher Tukula has warned that inadequate budget funding to the directorate will lead to lack…
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Malawi President top aide Ben Phiri quits
—cites serious allegations against him as reason Malawi President Peter Mutharika’s long-time top aide, Ben Phiri, has resigned from his…
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Liquor sachets still rampant in Chitipa
Liquor sachets are still available in Chitipa despite government’s decision to ban liquor packaged in sachets to protect youths from…
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Fire guts Kamuzu Road market
Kamuzu Road Market in Salima was burnt down by a fire that started late on Monday. According to a witness,…
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Macra launches second TV white spaces project
Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) has launched the second pilot project of Television White Spaces Test Bed at Mulanje Secondary…
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Malawi judiciary grappling with financial problems
Chief Justice (CJ) Andrew Nyirenda has said balancing the number of judges in the court regions is a tough task…
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Zomba City fails to elect mayor
Zomba City Council yesterday failed to elect a new mayor when councillors demanded that the voting exercise should be re-run…
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VP says post-disaster needs assessment ready
Malawi Vice-President Saulos Chilima says the report of the post-disaster needs assessment undertaken with support from cooperating partners to determine…
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Delays put MSB at risk of collapse
–Market analyst warns of possible bank run –Public institutions join bandwagon of massive withdrawals Delays in privatising the wholly State-owned…
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US, Scotland assure APM of support
Officials from the United States of America (USA) and Scotland yesterday assured President Peter Mutharika of their support in national…
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DCs outnumber available councils—Minister
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Trasizio Gowelo says Malawi has more district commissioners (DCs) than available councils, blaming…
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56 cholera cases registered in Blantyre since March
Blantyre Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (Wash) cluster has said the district has so far registered 56 cases of cholera with…
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Mejn commends Fisp reform plans
Malawi Economic Justice Network (Mejn), which recently proposed that government increase Farm Input Subsidy Programme (Fisp) beneficiary contribution from K500…
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Minister pledges to recruit teachers from private colleges
Deputy Minister of Education, Science and Technology Vincent Ghambi has said government will recruit teachers from private teacher training colleges…
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Staff shortage hits water, irrigation depts
Numerous vacancies in critical positions in the middle and lower levels of the departments of Water and Irrigation are said…
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Operator stops Macra over licence
–Kunkuyu’s directive to negotiate licence faulted –Interested party obtains injunction to stop process A February 15 2013 directive from a…
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Gondwe’s piecemeal arrears plan irks suppliers
The 2015/16 National Budget announced on Friday has provided no joy to small-scale businesses and the private sector, which are…
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Donors offer Goodall no respite over budget funding
The country’s development partners and traditional donors have offered no hints on when the direct budget support will resume despite…
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Companies, residents must develop Blantyre City–Mayor
Mayor of Blantyre City Noel Chalamanda has urged companies, businesspersons and residents to rise and take their rightful place in…
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MRA loses tax case against Siku
The Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) has lost a case it wanted Siku Transport to pay a tax liability of nearly…
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