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APM’S salary goes up by 80%
Vice, ministers and MPs all get hefty rises Government has raised the salary of President Peter Mutharika, his Vice Saulos…
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APM spells out plan for economic healing
President Peter Mutharika says his government hopes to urgently heal Malawi’s economic woes by reducing public expenditure, guaranteeing the independence…
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Police stop Chanco demos
Police in Zomba yesterday stopped Chancellor College students from going to the streets for protests to push government to increase…
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Chilima for irrigation, crop diversification
Vice-President Saulos Chilima says Malawi can stop importing and become a self-reliant nation with investment in irrigation farming and crop…
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PAC rejects some diplomatic appointees
Tension and divisions marred the just-ended Public Appointments Committee (PAC) of Parliament interviews for diplomatic posts as members noted that…
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Mera bosses in dubious deal
Cut corners to buy unbudgeted for equipment Energy sector regulator Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) is in a tangled…
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UNIMA support staff down tools, demands 45% pay rise
Support staff at the University of Malawi (Unima), which comprises Chancellor College, the Polytechnic and College of Medicine on Thursday…
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JB responds to CCTV footage
Former president Joyce Banda has responded to government’s announcement that it has sent to the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) the…
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Government surrenders Joyce Banda and Lutepo cctv footage to ACB
Government has surrendered to ACB closed Circuit Television (CCTV) Footage showing a series of meetings Former President Joyce Banda and…
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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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