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PAC endorses resignation call
The Public Affairs Committee (PAC) on Wednesday released the communiqué from the two-day stakeholders all-inclusive conference in which the group…
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Kapito to report arrest to UN meet
The arrest of Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) chairperson John Kapito is one of the key issues to be tabled…
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5 arrested in AG office robbery
Five people have been arrested on suspicion that they broke into the National Audit Office (NAO) in Malawi’s capital, Lilongwe,…
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$350m energy grant decision Thursday
The United States (US) Government’s Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is this Thursday scheduled to decide whether to release the $350…
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Tension high as Atupele is hospitalised
Tension rose to another high on Wednesday as youths closed the Paul Kagame Highway in Lilongwe, declaring Machinga North East…
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Caught on camera
Malawi Police Service officers beat a man in the capital, Lilongwe, soon after detained Machinga North East MP Atupele Muluzi…
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Malawi’s VP visits Atupele in prison
Malawi’s Vice President Joyce Banda has left Maula Prison in the capital, Lilongwe, where she paid a solidarity visit to…
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Muluzi furious at son’s arrest
Malawi’s former president Bakili Muluzi, furious at the arrest of his son Atupele, is considering cutting short his medical treatment…
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Police yet to return Kapito’s forex
Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) chairperson John Kapito was on Tuesday still waiting for police to return the foreign currency…
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Man claims shot by police
A 32-year-old man claimed on Wednesday that police shot him during clashes in Area 24 in Lilongwe which ensued after…
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Japan gives Pump Aid K19.2 million grant
The Japanese Government has given Pump Aid Malawi a K19.2 million (about $114 970) grant to install 85 Elephant water…
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Herbalist suspected of rape
Police in Mponela, Dowa, have arrested herbalist Chikaoneka Kampanda (56) on suspicions of raping and indecently assaulting women soliciting medication…
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‘Donations to prison essential’
Donations to prisons reduce the Malawi Prison Service’s burden of providing for inmates who need a conducive environment to reform.…
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52 radio extension officers trained
Fifty-two radio extension officers on Friday completed their five-day training aimed at bridging the gap in agriculture extension at the…
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Science commission trains teachers
The National Commission of Science and Technology (NCST) is training secondary school science teachers to enable them to effectively teach…
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Inflation soars to 10.9%
Malawi’s year-on-year headline inflation for February quickened by 0.6 percentage points to settle at 10.9 percent from 10.3 percent in…
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Muluzi furious at Atupele’s arrest
Malawi’s former president Bakili Muluzi, furious at the arrest of his son Atupele, is considering cutting short his medical treatment…
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Atupele charged with inciting violence
Lumbadzi Police in Malawi’s capital, Lilongwe, have charged Atupele Muluzi, son of Malawi’s former president Bakili Muluzi, with inciting violence…
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Atupele faces arrest
Reports say police are planning to arrest Machinga East MP Atupele Muluzi following the burning down of a police unit,…
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Poly students threaten strike over loans
Students at the Polytechnic, a constituent college of the University of Malawi in Blantyre, on Monday abandoned classes and threatened…
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