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awyers usher in new committee
Lawyers meeting at Nkopola Lodge in Mangochi have elected new office bearers for the Malawi Law Society to serve in…
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State speaks on Kasambara’s appeal case
Almost a year after convicted former minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Ralph Kasambara was granted bail pending appeal, a…
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HIV prevalence among LGBTI rises
Out of 1 742 men who have sex with other men (MSMs) and Transgenders (TGs) who were tested for HIV…
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Mwenefumbo wants Aford NEC to endorse UDF partnership
United Democratic Front (UDF) presidential running mate Frank Mwenifumbo has said he will sell his partnership with UDF to Alliance…
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Judiciary challenged on electoral disputes handling
A Kenyan top lawyer has urged the Malawi judiciary to recognise its important role in building and stabilising democracy especially…
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Parties pen MEC on monitors
Some political parties in the country have requested Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to extend period of submission of names for…
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Malawi court stops burial of albino kidnap suspect
The High Court in Lilongwe issued an injunction on Friday against burial of the body of Buleya Lule, a suspect…
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Malawi losing 379km² of forest land yearly
The Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining has said Malawi is losing 379 square kilometres (km²) of forest land…
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Ombudsman writes Capital Hill on albinos
In pushing for an end to atrocities against persons with albinism (PWA), Ombudsman Martha Chizuma has written Capital Hill that…
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WHO warns on local health financing
The World Health Orgnisation (WHO) has slammed low income countries, including Malawi, for not prioritising domestic health financing, depending on…
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Albino kidnap suspect dies
Buleya Lule, a suspect who allegedly offered to ‘buy’ a 14-year-old Dedza boy with albinism for K800 000 last week,…
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No tree planted in K5bn youth scheme
This year’s National Tree Planting Season is set to end on April 15, but the ambitious K5 billion Malawi Youth…
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City courts stakeholders on street kids welfare
Blantyre City Council (BCC) on Thursday engaged its partners to discuss the welfare of street kids in the city. The…
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Balaka schools armed against TB
Ministry of Health has intensified tuberculosis (TB) awareness in Balaka District by promoting the newly published TB sourcebook for primary…
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Culture fuelling child labour in Dowa—ministry
Ministry of Labour, Youth, Sports and Manpower Development officials say besides social and economic factors, culture is also partly to…
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Group promotes widows’ welfare in Salima District
Malawi Widows Association (Mawa) says it has stepped up efforts to help improve the welfare of widows in Salima District.…
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Survey shows gaps in special needs education
A baseline survey on special needs education (SNE) by the Education Department of the CCAP Synod of Livingstonia conducted in…
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Mzuzu CSOs summon minister
Youth and Society (YAS), together with 16 other Northern Region-based civil society organisations (CSOs), has summoned Minister of Labour, Youth,…
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BBC documentary highlights Malawi’s re-sentencing success
A documentary chronicling the impact of a resentencing project of inmates on death sentence in Malawi has hit the airwaves…
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PAC plans presidential meet
The Public Affairs Committee (PAC) will in March meet all the nine presidential candidates to make them sign a commitment…
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