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Three ex-cabinet ministers, cleric join DPP
The governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) yesterday welcomed to its fold three former Cabinet ministers and a former general…
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Three ex-cabinet ministers, cleric join DPP
The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) on Sunday welcomed to its fold three former cabinet ministers and former general secretary…
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IG rebuffs K500m claim
Treasury and the Malawi Police Service continue to differ over a K500 million interest claim as payment for goods supplied…
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Human traffickers on the loose
Despite a recent government ban on labour export to the Middle East, agents in the trade continue to operate with…
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AG attracts PAC’s wrath
The Auditor General (AG) on Saturday attracted the wrath of the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament when he failed to…
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Blantyre woman narrates husband’s gruesome murder
A 76-year-old man at Chadzunda in Blantyre has been gruesomely murdered by unknown criminals who broke into his house in…
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Up for sale: Govt scanner
Supplier wants to recover his dues Up for sale: a K620 million CT scanner that government bought in 2012 but…
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UDF quagmire over 2019 polls
United Democratic Front (UDF) regional governors have asked the party’s national executive committee (NEC) to start working on contesting the…
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Fresh probe in K236bn Cashgate names
Despite clearing them of any wrong-doing in the K236 billion Cashgate, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has instituted fresh investigations on…
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DPP’s Jeffrey ups claim from govt to K70bn
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) says governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) secretary general Grezelder Jeffrey has raised her compensation claim from…
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K875m ‘looters’ risk prosecution
The National Audit Office (NAO) has warned that culprits in the missing K875 million Centre for Disease Control (CDC) funding…
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Minister bemoans corruption effects on gender
Minister of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare Jean Kalilani has said corruption disproportionately affects the poor, particularly women. Kalilani,…
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Ministry seeks to reduce teacher to pupil ratio
In a bid to reduce the high teacher to pupil ratio in primary schools, Minister of Education, Science and Technology…
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NRWB boosts profit by K224 million
Northern Region Water Board (NRWB) says it has collected about K1.1 billion in six months, making a net profit of…
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Mera warns against flouting standards
The Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) has indicated it may decommission some fuel service stations that flout the authority’s standard…
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Parliamentary committee pushes for regulation in tobacco growing
The Parliamentary Committee on Commissions, Statutory Corporations and State Enterprises has urged the Tobacco Control Commission (TCC) to ensure that…
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Loans Board collects K357 million
The Higher Education Students’ Loans and Grants Board (HESLGB) has collected about K357 million in loan repayments from former…
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Escom in gender violence fight
Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) has embarked on a campaign against gender based violence (GBV), noting the vice…
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Inflation down to 7.1%
Headline inflation for December 2017 has dropped by 0.6 percentage points from November’s 7.7 percent to 7.1 percent, with…
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10 more councils In CDF abuse probe
Treasury says it has extended its audit exercise to 10 remaining district councils to examine how the Constituency Development…
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