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Malaria prevalence drops to 33 percent—Study
There has been considerable progress in scaling up interventions and controlling malaria in the country with the 2014 Malaria Indicator…
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AG faults oil, gas search deals
Attorney General (AG) Kalekeni Kaphale says the country’s laws were breached in the award of the now suspended oil and…
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ACB boss disowns mysterious K2m deposit
Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) director general Lucas Kondowe on Tuesday reported to police a mysterious K2 million deposited into his First…
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Malawi police claim govt prosecutor under threat
Police in Lilongwe yesterday arrested Dauka Manondo, one of the suspects in the ongoing trial of the shooting of former…
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Unicef, Nam, Airtel joins hands to end violence against girls
UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Agency, today announced the roll out of a national advocacy campaign with Airtel and NAM…
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WFP executive director visits Malawi
The Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), Ertharin Cousin is in the country on two-day trip…
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APM appointed of UNFPA youth champion
Malawi President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika has been appointed as champion of United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) youth programmes. The…
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Cholera cases hit 159 in Nsanje
Cholera continues to haunt people in Nsanje, with latest reports indicating that cholera cases have hit 159. District environmental health…
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Care procures shelter kits for flood victims
Care Malawi, with support from European Commission (EC), at the weekend received a consignment of 2 000 tents destined for…
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Kandoje out on K5m bail
The High Court in Lilongwe has granted bail to the former accountant general David Kandoje on a cash bond of…
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Immigration dares minister on funding woes
Minister of Home Affairs and Internal Security Paul Chibingu was left visibly stunned in Mzuzu on Tuesday when a senior…
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Judge, DPP marital status under spotlight
In a new twist to preliminary objections in the case of the missing K11 million at the Ministry of Youth…
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JB meets PP gurus in SA
Party keeps tight lid on discussions She is not a fugitive—says party Stay-away former president Joyce Banda on Sunday met…
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Man nabbed for attempted uterus sale
Police in Blantyre have arrested a 24-year-old man for allegedly being found in possession of a uterus, a female organ…
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Build resilient health systems —Hrep
The Health and Rights Programme (Hrep) has called on Malawi Government and global leaders to critically heed lessons from Ebola…
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Police intercepts 20 ‘hot’ cars
Malawi Police Service (MPS) has intercepted 20 ‘hot’ cars believed to have been stolen from South Africa. According to a …
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Floods need holistic approach—Unicef
A structural engineer focusing on school designs and construction in the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef), Rene John Dierkx, says…
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Mphwiyo shooting case adjourned
The High Court in Lilongwe yesterday adjourned to April 7-9 continuation of the trial in which six accused persons are…
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APM to burn four tonnes of seized ivory
President Peter Mutharika will this Thursday burn a stockpile of four metric tonnes of ivory impounded from poachers and smugglers…
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Blantyre is a big slum—officials
Sixty out of every 100 people in Blantyre City are living in slums, which occupy 30 percent of the city’s…
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