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US downgrades Malawi over trafficking
The United States of America (USA) Government has downgraded Malawi for failing to meet “minimum standards for the elimination of…
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Science Week takes off on a high
The organisers of this year’s edition of the African Science Week (ASW) have expressed optimism over the impact the event…
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Pandor to launch Customer Service book
After noticing poor performance in business customer service, one of the country’s customer service freelance trainers, Reheema Mittawa Pandor has…
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Use African media as news sources—SA Govt
The South African Government’s Communication and Information Systems (GCIS) department has emphasised the need for use of local media within…
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Govt targets 50% power access by 2025
Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining Bintony Kutsaira says government is working to have up to 50 percent of…
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Govt gets more pressure on land
Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has given government up to December 2 2019 to put in place an action plan…
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Govt still importing maize
Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development has proceeded with plans to import maize despite local traders having started selling…
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MP aspirants blew k19.7bn
Findings of The Cost of Politics in Malawi Survey confirm that it is not cheap to vie for political office…
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Chief elections officer in court today
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Chief Elections Officer Sam Alfandika has started defending the electoral body in the ongoing presidential elections…
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Committee, Escom differ on slogan
Parliamentary Committee on Natural Resources chairperson Werani Chilenga on Tuesday asked Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) to end power…
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Fire guts Poly hostel, college closed
Management at The Polytechnic, a constituent college of the University of Malawi, on Tuesday gave students up to 6pm to…
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Fresh quest or peace
Key political parties in the ongoing presidential election nullification petition have avoided making a clear commitment on whether they would…
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Court learns MEC official signed results 2 places apart
The High Court of Malawi sitting as the Constitutional Court in Lilongwe yesterday learnt that Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) presiding…
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Govt rolls out K38.8bn food response programme
Department of Disaster Management Affairs (Dodma) has rolled out the 2019/20 Lean Season Food Insecurity Response Plan (LS-FIRP) to arrest…
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Eto’o, Mtawali In the area
Four-time African footballer of the year Samuel Eto’o and Malawi football legend Ernest ‘Wire’ Mtawali will headline the Mpira Stadium…
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HRDC suspends Livimbo demos
The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has suspended demonstrations it had planned to force government to come up with stringent…
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Malawi’s longest serving Speaker dies
Family and politicians have described the death of the country’s longest serving Speaker of Parliament Nelson Khonje as a big…
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Entrepreneurs petition MRA
Hundreds of businesspeople in Mzuzu yesterday took to the streets to protest against what they termed corrupt practices, harassment and…
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Malawi denies DRC boy diagnosed with Ebola
Health authorities have denied that an eight year-old Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) boy who showed Ebola-like signs and symptoms…
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