National News
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UK provides K11bn anti-graft support
United Kingdom (UK) has committed an extra £10.8m (about K11 billion) to support Malawi in tackling serious and organised corruption.…
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Council sticks to proposed national teams’ allowances
Ministry of Youth and Sports has approved the same game bonuses and allowances for national team players and athletes despite…
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Minister applauds bamboo cultivation initiative
Minister of Forestry and Natural Resources Nancy Tembo has commended Feed the Future’s Agriculture Diversification (AgDiv), saying it will help…
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ActionAid takes social accountability head-on
ActionAid Malawi (AAM) has hailed its four-year Partnership for Social Accountability (PAS) project which is helping the country improve in…
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Women to protest against gender imbalance
Barely after clocking 100 days in office, the honeymoon is over for President Lazarus Chakwera’s Tonse Alliance administration as it…
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Magufuli gives Chakwera hearty welcome
Soon after arriving in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, for a three-day State visit, President Lazarus Chakwera and his entourage received…
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Court orders MEC to use old voters roll in Mangochi by-elections
The High Court in Blantyre has ordered the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to conduct November 10, 2020 by-elections in Mangochi…
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DPP to respect court order on Leader of Opposition
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) chief whip Simon Vuwa Kaunda says the party’s members of Parliament (MPs) will respect the court…
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MEC calls for continued media professionalism
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has called for continued professionalism among journaliststo avoid being manipulated by individuals seeking to achieve…
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Experts want more action on three-meals-a-day pledge
Fulfilling the metaphorical three-meals-a-day Tonse Alliance campaign promise would take more than just subsidies, experts have warned. Within 100 days…
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Hot payout burns govt
The Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) has moved to challenge the controversial award of over K750 million in…
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Chakwera prays for peace in Mozambique
President Lazarus Chakwera says the on-going insurgencies in some parts of Mozambique pose a threat to Malawi as a country…
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UK gives Malawi K5.3bn for Covid-19 response
The visiting United Kingdom (UK) Minister for Africa, James Duddridge, has announced an additional £6 million (about K 5.3 Billion)…
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Malawians urged to invest in Mozambique
Malawi High Commissioner in Mozambique Frank Viyazhi has said Malawian investors are losing out as they are not using trade…
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Name interchange after APM, govt asked
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) member of Parliament Francis Phiso has asked the Tonse Alliance administration to name the Area 18…
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Chilima appointed ambassador against girls’ online harassment
Plan International Malawi has unveiled Second Lady Mary Chilima as its ambassador against online harassment against girls and young women.…
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Intraparty fights necessary evil—CMD
Centre for Multiparty Democracy (CMD) says intraparty fights in some political parties will help to identify weaknesses to rebuild the…
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Mixed reactions to Tonse 100 days
President Lazarus Chakwera on Monday touted 35 things he has achieved during his 100 days in office, but most of…
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Police probe K1bn Escom procurement
Fiscal Police Section of Malawi Police Service has launched an investigation into the procurement of K1 billion materials at Electricity…
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Court delays mar justice
For over seven years now and counting, Mary (not real name) has been waiting for justice from the Industrial Relations…
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