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Senior chiefs ask Germany govt to extend programme
Some senior chiefs in the Southern Region have pleaded with Germany to continue supporting government-owned Results-Based Financing for Maternal…
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Phalombe Council by-laws to protect the disabled
Phalombe District Council, in collaboration with Malawi National Association for the Deaf (Manad), has developed by-laws to protect…
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Court retains K500m bank robbery case in Mzuzu
First grade magistrate Cuthbert Phiri has thrown out an application by the defence to transfer a Standard Bank robbery…
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Mchinji launches mass cleaning exercise day
Mchinji District Council has launched a weekly cleaning day to fight cholera in the district. Mchinji district commissioner…
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Government rescues Mzimba people
Minister of Transport and Public Works Jappie Mhango on Friday launched construction of a K46 million Mongo Bridge across Kasito…
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Chiefs pledge to fight early marriages
Traditional leaders in Mchinji have called for stiff punishment for parents who force their children into early marriages. The…
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Youths call for empowerment programmes
Youths in Balaka have called for a change in focus among stakeholders in the country’s fight against early marriages…
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MP says climate change a gender issue
Nkhotakota North East legislator Martha Lunji has underscored the need for collaboration in environmental conservation, saying climate change…
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DPP blames chiefs for ‘nepotistic’ behaviour
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) secretary general (SG) Greselder Jeffrey has blamed chiefs in the Central Region for the…
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BWB, Mulanje community sign water project MoU
Blantyre Water Board (BWB) yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Mulanje residents to facilitate cooperation in…
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Ministries grilled on K55m UNGA expenses
Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) yesterday grilled two ministries for collectively spending about K55 million in unbudgeted expenditure to…
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Lack of knowledge affects access to justice
Lack of knowledge of the country’s laws, coupled with a shortage of paralegal officers in prisons, has led to…
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BWB fraud suspects third bail ruling Tomorrow
The Blantyre Magistrate’s Court is tomorrow expected to deliver its ruling on bail application by three Blantyre Water Board (BWB)…
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Man arrested for defilling 2-year-old step-daughter
A 27 year – old man is in police custody in Chikwawa for allegedly defilling his 2-year-old step-daughter. According to…
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Save the Children builds two schools in Zomba
Communities from traditional authorities (T/As) Chikowi and M’biza in Zomba have hailed the construction of Bevlee and Tillie community…
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Ministry conducts assessment of Makanjira dry spells
The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development has said it will conduct an assessment of the dry spells…
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Escom drills Central Region staff in GBV
Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) on Friday sensitised its Central Region employees to ways of detecting, reporting and…
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Village gets tap after 41years of unsafe water
For the first time in 41 years, communities of Eliza Village in Traditional Authority (T/A) Mlonyeni in Mchinji have…
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Mzuni constructs K7m solar fish dryer
Mzuzu University (Mzuni), in partnership with the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, has constructed a solar fish dryer…
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Fall armyworms haunt Kaporo farmers
A griculturalists and farmers in Karonga have appealed for pesticides to contain the spread of fall army worms ravaging…
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