National News
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Malawi budgets K8.5bn for maize imports as output dips by 40%
Malawi Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Goodall Gondwe says government will set aside K8.5 billion (about $20m) for…
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IMF nod: The good, the bad
Mejn says positive review refreshing Gondwe does not expect the country’s bilateral donors to resume budgetary support IMF on Monday…
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Goodal Gondwe happy over IMF funding
Minister of Finance Goodall Gondwe today said IMF’s resumption of aid to Malawi was pleasing because it shows that the…
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Op-Ed: Of hospital user fees in Malawi
Recently there has been a lot of discussion and debate on the intention of government to introduce user fees in…
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New study reveals violence against children widespread in Malawi
Two out of every three Malawians experience violence in childhood while one in every five girls were sexually abused before…
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Hunger looms in Henga Valley
A month of dry spells has left maize fields almost scorched in Henga Valley, a traditional food basket in Rumphi.…
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Malawi, Zambia need prayers — diplomat
Malawi High Commission first secretary Grandford Banda, has urged church groups in Malawi and Zambia to promote exchange visits and…
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Mutharika urges action in water sector
Malawi President Peter Mutharika yesterday called for a shift from talk to action in the water sector to eliminate lingering…
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Malawi unveils Disaster Risk Policy
The Department of Disaster Management Affairs (Dodma) on Saturday launched the long-awaited National Disaster Risk Management Policy and the National…
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Federalism debate should continue—Chakwera
Malawi Congress Party president Lazarus Chakwera has queried the silence on the federalism debate. Briefing journalists in Lilongwe on Thursday,…
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Chaponda successfully sues Chakwera
The High Court in Lilongwe will this Thursday assess damages which leader of opposition in Parliament Lazarus Chakwera should pay…
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Malawi to refund K3bn it misused
Malawi Government will squeeze $6.4 million (nearly K3 billion) from its thinning taxpayers to refund the Global Fund after Capital…
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Women consent to sex stirs debate
A Supreme Court judge has said courts should not regard silence of a girl or woman as consent to sexual…
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Govt owes fisp suppliers K30bn
Already buckling under K100 billion arrears to the private sector, cash-strapped Capital Hill is now failing to pay firms under…
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Court set up intimidatory—Judiciary
The court set up and the way proceedings are conducted is intimidatory to people, including witnesses, Chief Justice Andrew Nyirenda…
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Mutharika unveils Njakwa-Livingstonia-Chitimba Road
President Peter Mutharika has finally kick-started construction of the long neglected Njakwa-Livingstonia-Chitimba Road after decades of lies and broken promises…
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China ivory ban blessing to Malawi
China’s ban of ivory imports could be a blessing in disguise to Malawi Government’s efforts to control poaching of elephants…
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Cholera kills three, 148 cases registered
A cholera outbreak has claimed three lives in Nsanje while 148 cases have been registered countrywide, Ministry of Health has confirmed.…
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Witness parades gun in Mphwiyo’s case
On another dramatic day in court in the ongoing case of the attempted assassination of former budget director Paul Mphwiyo,…
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Malawi moves to legitimise intelligence bureau
Malawi’s National Intelligence Bureau (NIB), which has been operating without any legal provision for almost 15 years, is expected to…
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