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Workers take ex-first gentleman to court
Former first gentleman Richard Banda has been taken to court for alleged non-payment of salary arrears and terminal benefits totalling…
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Paramount Chief Kyungu and Karonga District Council have been accused of dilly-dallying to resolve a 20-year-old land dispute which culminated…
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Lawyer says Mzuni students suspension illegal
Private practice lawyer George Kadzipatike has condemned Mzuzu University’s (Mzuni) decision to suspend 945 government-sponsored students without disciplinary hearing, arguing…
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No power at Blantyre govt complex over bill
Business has ground to a halt at government’s Southern Region office complex in Blantyre following a power disconnection by the…
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CSOs ask First Lady to refund NAC money
Civil society organisations (CSOs) in the country have given First Lady Gertrude Mutharika seven days to return the money her…
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Cama suspends march on BWB
The Consumers Association of Malawi (Cama) has suspended a march to Blantyre Water Board (BWB), which was supposed to take…
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Malawi plunges on global corruption index
Civil society organisations (CSOs) have demanded several reforms after Malawi plunged 19 steps on the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) computed…
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Parliament rejects govt pay offer
As the public sector salary hike demand craze spreads like wildfire, employees of Parliament Secretariat have rejected government’s proposed increment…
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60 students sign MSH scholarship bond
In a bid to increase human resource in rural health centres, Management Sciences for Health (MSH) on Wednesday met and…
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Private news agency born
Independent and privately owned Lilongwe News Agency (Lina) has been born to complement efforts of other media houses to inform,…
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Open society not possible without media—Osisa
Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (Osisa), an initiative that lobbies for more transparency in the region, has challenged the…
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Corruption worsens in Malawi
Malawi stood at 110th place among 175 countries in terms of the Corruption Perceptions in 2014, Transparency International said in…
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Liquidity challenges hit commercial banks
Some commercial banks are struggling to meet their daily minimum liquidity requirements and have resorted to borrowing from Reserve Bank…
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APM gives Dedza Secondary School minibus
President Peter Mutharika on Monday gave Dedza Secondary School an 18-seater Nissan Caravan minibus worth K5 million (US$9 843) to…
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Africa demands climate treaty ratification at Lima talks
The African group of negotiators on Climate Change has urged developed countries to ratify an extension of the second phase…
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Govt wants to extend loans to private colleges
Government plans to table a loan bill in Parliament, which, if passed will see students in private colleges accessing education…
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MCTU urges govt to act on Judiciary strike
Malawi Congress of Trade Unions (MCTU) says it expects President Peter Mutharika to come up with measures to end the…
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ACB resumes K400m Cashgate probe
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has resumed investigations into the scam at Malawi Police Service (MPS) and Accountant General’s Department where…
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Health Ministry decries funding shortfalls
The Ministry of Health has decried the shortage of funding for the health sector to provide all medicines and medical…
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Cama to hold vigil at BWB
The Consumers Association of Malawi (Cama) will tomorrow lead a consumers’ march to Blantyre Water Board (BWB) head office where…
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