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Luanar Bunda campus re-opens Jan 22
The Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (Luanar) Bunda campus, which was closed on December 13, following students’ protest…
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Fears over US aid freeze
Malawi’s social sector could collapse under Trump’s foreign budget cut proposal United States (US) President Donald Trump’s proposal to cut…
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30 NGOs want new fees reversed
About 30 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) including civil society networks have asked government to reverse the decision to increase fees payable…
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Chikulamayembe forgives DPP
Paramount Chief Chikulamayembe of Rumphi has said he has forgiven the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) for the fracas that…
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Malawi on the Internet: It’s getting worse
Freedom House’s Freedom on the Net, 2017 report shows that 2017 was, as Wire.com puts it, a “terrible year for…
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LCC fires two directors, demotes one
Lilongwe City Council (LCC) has fired two directors, reinstated one and demoted a fourth one, all of whom were suspended…
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K7.9bn public works programme starts
Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development has rolled out a K7.9 billion Public Works Programme (PWP) under Masaf IV…
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Legal Committee to discuss Electoral Comission Bill
Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee says it will meet to review the Electoral Commission Act (Amendment) Bill to see if it…
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Malawi misses out on new MCC compact
Poor governance and failure to tame corruption have cost Malawi eligibility for the second compact of the United States of…
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Cholera outbreak: Burning questions
Cholera is ravaging the country, with Karonga being the worst hit. In this interview, our reporter AYAMI MKWANDA asks Minister…
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Two more lawyers dump Chaponda
Two more lawyers representing former minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development George Chaponda have discharged themselves from the Zambia…
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Scotland targets 17 districts in water project
The Scottish government, through the Water Futures Programme is conducting assert mapping on water resources in selected districts of the…
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42 tourism facilities face closure
Tourism authorities in the Northern Region have threatened to close 42 facilities for falling below minimum standards. According to…
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Court denies Chanthunya bail, discharge
The High Court in Lilongwe on Wednesday dismissed an application for bail or discharge by fugitive murder suspect Misozi Chanthunya…
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Malata and Cement Subsidy beneficiaries worry over delay
Beneficiaries of Decent and Affordable Housing Subsidy Programme (Dahsp) also known as Malata and Cement Subsidy in Chikwawa have…
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MoH seeks 480 000 cholera vaccine doses
The Ministry of Health (MoH) says it has requested over 400 000 doses of the cholera vaccines from the World…
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Africa Parks relieves Chikwawa communities
There was joy, songs of praise when Africa Parks (Majete) handed over a K12 million classroom block to…
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Embassy probe moves to Kenya
Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is scheduled to investigate circumstances surrounding the loss of public funds at Malawi’s foreign mission…
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Thugs vandalise Ntcheu DHO security lights
Unknown thugs last Thursday vandalised newly installed solar-powered security lights at Ntcheu District Hospital. The thugs went away with…
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Gulewamkulu wounds toddler in Nkhotakota
Police in Nkhotakota have arrested a member of the Gulewamkulu cult for unlawfully wounding a three-year old girl in…
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