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BWB starts K18bn MJ project
After weeks of disagreements, Blantyre Water Board (BWB) has finally rolled out the much-awaited K18 billion Likhubula Water Supply System…
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Govt rejects amendment to Referendum Bill
The government side of the House on Wednesday rejected a proposed amendment to the Referendum Bill that would have meant…
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Three die in road accident in Dowa
Three people including a Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldier have died near Mtengowanthenga Trading Centre in Dowa and 11 others…
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Luanar closes Bunda Campus over electricity protests
Management for Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (Luanar) on Tuesday closed its Bunda Campus over electricity protests which…
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MPs raise concern on phone signal
Members of Parliament (MPs), especially those from border districts, have raised concerns over how neighbouring countries’ mobile networks are interfering…
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House authorises K117bn bill
Parliament has authorised the government to borrow $160 million (about K117 billion) from the World Bank to finance an ambitious…
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Hands off judges perks—Law Society
Malawi Law Society (MLS) has objected to a proposal that a body outside Parliament should deliberate perks of judges and…
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PAC gets thumbs up
Political analysts and civil rights activists have hailed Public Affairs Committee (PAC) for postponing the planned December 13 nationwide demonstrations…
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Dangote ready to invest in Malawi—Envoy
New Nigeria High Commissioner Stanley Diriyai has told President Peter Mutharika that Africa’s richest man and Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote…
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Chilima urges African governments to invest in agriculture
Vice-President Saulos Chilima has urged African governments to invest in areas that intensify agricultural productivity and improved water management and…
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Government hails UNC safe motherhood project
Government has commended University of North Carolina (UNC) for $8 million (about K5.8 billion) safe motherhood project that included infrastructure…
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High Court dismisses Macra’s request
The High Court in Blantyre has rejected a request by Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) to vacate the permission for…
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Electricity generation improves to 200MW
The Electricity Generation Company (Egenco) says power generation capacity has moved upwards from 147 megawatts (MW) to 200 MW. In…
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Fisp hitches worry MPs
Members of Parliament (MPs) on Tuesday morning showed concern over what some have called delays in the distribution of the…
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NGOs urge Government to improve on health care
Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working in the health sector have called on government and its development partners to overcome the increasing…
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PAC postpones 50+1 demos
Public Affairs Committee (PAC) has postponed nationwide demonstrations slated for Wednesday following government’s turnaround to table electoral reforms bills in parliament.…
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Muslim youths rebuff MAM
Muslim youths and the Quadria Muslim Association of Malawi have distanced themselves from the call by the Muslim Association…
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Kamlepo protests circulated bills
Rumphi East member of Parliament (MP) Kamlepo Kalua (People’s Party-PP) has decried the Electoral Reforms Bills circulated in Parliament by…
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MPs to discuss Electoral Reforms Bills Thursday
Parliament will this Thursday forego Private Members’ Business to discuss the contentious Electoral Reforms Bill, Speaker of the National Assembly…
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Government changes proposed reforms
MPs’ Recall Provision back Swearing in after 15 days, not 30 Government has rejected several recommendations of the Special Law…
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