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Justice Kamanga takes over Masambuka murder case
High Court Judge Dorothy NyaKaunda Kamanga has taken over the murder case of MacDonald Masambuka after her colleague Zione Ntaba…
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Experts warn on population boom
Experts have warned of worsening poverty levels in the country if the current population growth rate is not reduced, saying…
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Kamlepo Kalua quits PP
Outspoken Rumphi East member of Parliament (MP) Kamlepo Kaluwa has quit People’s Party (PP) and has since asked Speaker of…
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Police move on activists’ case
Malawi Police Service (MPS) has sought guidance from the Attorney General (AG) in the case of two human rights activists…
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Govt apologises for tractors deal
Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development has issued a public apology for the flawed procurement and disposal of archaic…
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HRDC hires lawyers for arrested protesters
Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has offered legal representation to people arrested during the July 4 to 5 protests to…
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Hundreds march for Jane Ansah
Hundreds of women took to the streets of Blantyre on Wednesday in support of the embattled Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC)…
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Activists charged, bail verdict Friday
The State on Wednesday formally charged human rights activists Gift Trapence and McDonald Sembereka, but the duo will wait until…
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SKC, APM lawyers tussle on technicalities
With the High Court sitting as a Constitutional Court set to start hearing a petition seeking to nullify presidential election…
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Dedza boy abduction: 4 found with case to answer
The High Court sitting in Dedza on Wednesday found four suspects linked to the missing of a boy with albinism…
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New land laws excite Nkhotakota leaders
New land laws have excited Nkhotakota communities for giving responsibility for customary land management and administration to local communities and…
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Midwife gets award for 8 000 live births
Retired nurse and midwife Charity Salima was yesterday awarded Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s Commonwealth Point of Light Award for…
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Magistrate finds June 20 suspects with case to answer
Seven people accused of vandalism and looting during June 20 demonstrations in Mzuzu have been found with a case to…
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Demos haunt councils
Local councils in Karonga and Mzuzu say their operations have been hit hard by the destruction resulting from last week’s…
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HIV cure in babies possible—researcher
Johns Hopkins Research Project country director Sufia Dadabhai says emerging opportunities can cure HIV. She said this at Blantyre Youth…
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Centre calls for even wealth distribution
The Centre for Social Concern (CfSC) has asked government to ensure fair distribution of tax revenues through initiatives that lessen…
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MCP official’s house torched, nyau injured
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) director of youth Richard Chimwendo Banda yesterday became the latest victim of suspected post-election violence after…
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Road accident claims MEC clerk who ‘transferred’ SKC
Malawians may not know why the name of the country’s then vice-president and presidential candidate Saulos Chilima was transferred from…
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FDH boss takes on CSO leaders
Tycoon Thomson Mpinganjira and FDH Bank have obtained an injunction stopping activists Timothy Mtambo and Gift Trapence as well as…
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Police arrest Trapence, Sembereka
Police have arrested human rights activists Gift Trapence, vice-chairperson of Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) who organised the recent demonstrations…
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