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Ntcheu gets K366m market structures
Shire River Basin Management Programme (SRBMP) on Wednesday handed over market structures worth K366 million to Ntcheu District Council. The…
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Mzimba develops five-year development plan
Members of M’mbelwa District Council in Mzimba District say they are excited with the formulation of a five-year development plan…
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North national IDs ready for distribution
The second consignment of the National Identity Cards (IDs) for the Northern Region arrived in Mzuzu on Wednesday ready for…
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Poly unveils expansion plans
The Polytechnic, a constituent college of the University of Malawi, says due to lack of space, its next expansion plans…
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No sacred cows in DPP primaries
The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has said no one, even the most loyal members, will represent it in the…
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Chanco support staff holding vigil at University office
Support staff at the Chancellor College, a constituent college of the University of Malawi (Unima) are currently holding a vigil…
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DPP youth leader warns APM on 2019
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) national youth director Louis Ngalande has cautioned President Peter Mutharika to tread carefully and “seriously rethink”…
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Ansah rebuffs MCP resignation calls
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Jane Ansah on Wednedsday rebuffed calls from main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) to resign.…
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K16.2bn bank sale proceeds still idle
Three years after disposing two commercial banks—Malawi Savings Bank (MSB) and Indebank—government is yet to decide on how to use…
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Courting investors a daunting task—CSOs
Civil society organisations (CSOs) have said courting investors to Malawi remains a daunting task even for President Peter Mutharika unless…
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PAC board to meet over April 27 demos
The board of the quasi-religious group Public Affairs Committee (PAC) is set to meet “shortly” to discuss how to mobilise…
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Broadband strategy to address Internet gaps, says Macra
Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) has said the National Broadband Strategy will address supply and demand gaps in the…
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MHRC gets tough on child marriages
Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) says the fight against child marriages cannot be won unless perpetrators are given stiff penalties.…
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World Bank awards four best innovation youth ideas
World Bank, through Malawi Youth Can (Tingathe) programme, on Tuesday awarded four youths with best innovative ideas. The World…
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HIV discoverer visits Malawi next week
Dr Jay Levy, the American scientist who co-discovered HIV, will visit Malawi next week. The medical researcher based at the…
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DPP’s Chilima saga
As former First Lady Callista Mutharika openly thrusts Vice President Saulos Chilima towards a presidential run under the DPP banner…
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Members want Veep to stand as MP
Some Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) yesterday stormed Vice-President Saulos Chilima’s residence in the capital city to ask him to stand…
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Defence lawyers fault ACB in Chaponda case
Defence lawyers in the Maizegate case involving Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) vice- president George Chaponda and businessperson Rashid Tayub have…
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Tobacco season off to good start
Malawi’s tobacco selling season this year got off to a good start at the Auction Floors in Lilongwe, with farmers…
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MEC holds two by-elections today
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) is today conducting by-elections in Milonde Ward in Mulanje South East Constituency and Malindi Ward…
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