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Cement, iron sheets subsidy shifts focus
Government has said it will no longer directly subsidise the cost of buying cement and iron sheets under its Decent…
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Human bones for sale
— Dealers targeting tombs — Cases on the increase—police –Bones going for K10 million Human bones are being exhumed from…
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Three arrested in Blantyre City for littering
Three people in Blantyre have been arrested for littering as one way of enforcing bylaws governing the city. In a statement on…
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Jumbe, Bwanali trial April 23
The Lilongwe Magistrate’s Court yesterday set April 23 and 24 this year as dates for commencement of the trial of…
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UN pushes for electoral reforms
The United Nations (UN) has urged Malawi to push ahead with electoral reforms to enhance the country’s democracy despite political…
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Cham nurses shun strike
Nurses and midwives working for Christian Health Association of Malawi (Cham) facilities yesterday shunned a directive by the National Organisation…
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Fresh ‘Cashgate’ uncovered at Agriculture
There are fresh allegations of Cashgate at Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development where K47 million in taxpayers’ money…
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LCC hikes market fee by 100%
The Lilongwe City Council (LCC) has justified its decision to raise daily market fees by 100 percent for its vendors,…
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BBCL clarifies Aqua ban, says water is ‘safe’
Bowler Beverage Company Limited (BBCL), producer of Aqua Pure water, has issued a statement clarifying circumstances surrounding the ban on…
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UbuntuNet Alliance appoints new CEO
UbuntuNet Alliance, the Regional Research and Education Networking organisation for Eastern and Southern Africa, has announced the appointment of Dr…
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Albino abductor commits suicide
Joseph Andiwochi, 19, who was last Thursday arrested in Machinga has committed suicide. He jumped from a moving police vehicle…
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Sadc committed to women empowerment—Kaliati
Malawi Minister of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare Patricia Kaliati has said Southern African Development Community (Sadc) member States…
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LCC, Beam in new tree approach
Lilongwe City Council (LCC) alongside the First Lady’s Beautify Malawi Trust (Beam) have taken a new approach in managing trees…
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DPP North dead—cadets
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) cadets, who were suspended for humiliating Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Goodall Gondwe and…
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Floods cost road sector K26 billion
A post-disaster needs assessment in transport sector has revealed that the road transport sector requires about $50 million (about K26…
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Malawi nurses’ strike on today
The organisation gave government an ultimatum last week demanding non-taxed leave grants, salary increments and arrears for its members working…
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Midnight 6: APM faulted on arrest commemoration
Political and socio-economic commentators yesterday condemned as insensitive and a waste of State resources the commemoration of the second anniversary…
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Cashgate: Mphwiyo escapes fresh arrest
Former Ministry of Finance budget director Paul Mphwiyo yesterday escaped possible arrest after instantly replacing one of his sureties who…
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Police in Chiradzulu are keeping in custody a 42-year-old man on suspicion that he indecently assaulted a 13-year-old boy. Chiradzulu…
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Tukombo dispensary opens after 15 years
Government has opened Tukombo Dispensary in Nkhata Bay district almost 15 years after its construction began. However, opening of the…
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