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Aford VP rebuffs SG on NEC meet
Alliance for Democracy (Aford) vice-president TanilaniChipeta has rejected calls for a national executive meeting (NEC) to decide on the party’s…
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Bushiri pledges support to hungry Malawians
South Africa-based Malawian Prophet Shepherd Bushiri will from October to March 2020 distribute free maize to Malawians facing the threat…
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Inadequate drugs storage facilities costing lives—study
The Ministry of Health (MoH) has said inadequate drug storage facilities contribute to maternal deaths as women receive low quality…
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Schools body blames poor MSCE results on JCE abolition
Independent Schools Association of Malawi (Isama) says the abolition of Junior Certificate of Education (JCE) examination has contributed to most…
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Minister promises balanced budget
Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Joseph Mwanamvekha has hinted that the 2019/20 National Budget will be a balanced…
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APM says Nsanje Port awaits Moz approval
President Peter Mutharika says government is ready to revive the Nsanje World Inland Port project, which has already cost taxpayers…
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PAC interviews acting IG
The Public Appointments Committee (PAC) of Parliament has interviewed a presidential appointee for the office of Inspector General of Police…
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MPC obtains K700m loan to purchase buses
The loss-making Malawi Posts Corporation (MPC) has obtained a K700 million bank loan using its office complex in Blantyre as…
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APM the lone wolf
Whether out of austerity or change of focus, President Peter Mutharika has missed 90 percent of Sadc and AU Heads…
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We need realistic budget—Opposition
Chairperson of the Budget and Finance Committee of Parliament, Sosten Gwengwe, has said their expectation is that government will come…
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Diplomats clinging to embassies
Taxpayers will continue paying salaries and allowances for some recalled diplomats holding on to their positions at various embassies. Minister…
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Court adjourns as third UTM witness takes stand
The Constitutional Court sitting in Lilongwe has adjourned until Monday when it will continue hearing testimony from one of the…
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High costs of Elections case
Law experts have hinted that legal costs of the ongoing elections case may exceed K1 billion if the number of…
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Malawi, world mourn Robert Mugabe
Malawians, led by political leaders, have joined the world in mourning the passing on of former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe…
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Clean Limbe River—minister
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Ben Phiri on Wednesday gave Blantyre City Council (BCC) a seven-day ultimatum to…
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Tempers flare at Lunzu mining meeting
Tempers flared at a meeting at Lunzu in Blantyre on Tuesday as community members expressed dissatisfaction with the way authorities…
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NGO wants children out of streets
God Cares Rights Foundation, a non-governmental organisation, has stepped up its efforts to remove children from streets in Mzuzu City…
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FAM presidential candidates urged to release manifestos
Concerned football citizens, led by former Football Association of Malawi (FAM) general secretary Charles Nyirenda, Flames legend Peterkins Kayira and…
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MEC to register voters for by-elections
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) says it will hold a voter registration exercise for by-elections in Lilongwe South Constituency to give…
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Gwalidi completes testimony
UTM Party presidential candidate Saulos Chilima’s witness Miriam Gwalidi yesterday completed her testimony on disputed presidential elections which her party…
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