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Battle lines drawn on gays
The High Court in Blantyre is today (Monday) expected to start sitting to review convictions of three men serving…
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Commotion in Mchinji over death of suspect
An angry mob in Mchinji on Saturday and Sunday morning brought business at the border town to a standstill as…
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Judge speaks on gay rights
A High Court Judge in Zomba, Zione Ntaba, has asked Malawians to begin an earnest discussion on minority rights in…
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Goodall defends DPP on cashgate
Former Malawi minister of Finance Goodall Gondwe has said his Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is not involved in the looting…
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US envoy wants Malawians to exert cashgate pressure
United States Ambassador Jeanine Jackson has called on Malawians to hold government accountable on investigations and prosecution of people alleged…
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Mutharika scrutinising 8 names for running mate position
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) president Peter Mutharika says he is scrutinising eight names for the position of his running mate…
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Government dumps Bingu Hotel
Malawi Government has dodged bailing out debt-ridden Bingu hotel complex as National Bank of Malawi (NBM) zeroes in on the…
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Teachers hail LDF projects
Teachers in Mchinji have touted education infrastructure projects funded by the Local Development Fund (LDF) as on course to help…
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Nyondo says Scotland-Malawi Partnership should benefit poor
The Livingstonia CCAP Synod says the Scotland-Malawi Partnership needs to be concerned with the plight of the poor in villages…
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Capital Hill hunts170m for cashgate trials
Malawi Government is looking for K170 million (US$406 698) to speed up cashgate trials set to start on January 29…
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jb wins imf confidence, gets K9bn injection
The IMF has signalled confidence in the Joyce Banda administration’s economic stewardship by releasing a long delayed $20 million (around…
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MPs, analysts differ on Parliament’s performance
Political parties and analysts have given different assessments of whether the 2009-2014 Parliament has been responsive to the needs of…
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JB censures Escom, challenges it to reform
President Joyce Banda yesterday spoke strongly against power supplier, Escom, for failing to provide enough energy to Malawians and investors…
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Stormy rains destroy 900 houses
An estimated 900 households in Thyolo have been made destitute following last week’s persistent stormy rains that destroyed their houses…
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IMF Executive Board Approves US$ 20Million Extended Credit Facility for Malawi
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) meeting in Washington on Friday completed the third and fourth reviews of Malawi’s…
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Chirimba residents, police clash over suspects
Armed with stones and other missiles, residents of Chirimba in Blantyre yesterday stormed Kabula Police Unit to compel law enforcers…
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Norway to fund female aspirants
The Norwegian Government says it will provide limited cash support to women aspiring for positions in the forthcoming tripartite elections…
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Government spending ‘illegally’
Malawi Government is “illegally” spending taxpayers’ money by implementing the revised budget framework without seeking Parliament approval, Weekend Nation has…
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Office of Ombudsman conducts sensitisation campaign
The Office of the Ombudsman says it has an obligation to sensitise public servants about its functions so that they…
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Man suspected of impregnating step daughter
A 41-year-old Nkhotakota man is in police custody for allegedly raping and impregnating his 21-year-old step daughter to get rich.…
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