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Cement price should not exceed K7000—Govt
Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism has put a cap on the price of cement to help check the…
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Commentator faults APM on power investment
Acommentor has faulted President Peter Mutharika for ‘wrongly’ stating that for the past 50 years previous governments did not invest…
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NGOs fail to comply with law
Despite a legal requirement that NGOs should submit annual reports to government for purposes of accountability, the organisations continue to…
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Parliament weighs in on gensets project
On Saturday a joint parliamentary committee summoned officials from Escom and Egenco to a day-long meeting at Mponela, Dowa, to…
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APM warns Mps against plunder
President Peter Mutharika yesterday surprised his critics by setting an agenda for the country in a candid way by highlighting…
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Court holds medical drugs for 11 yrs
Government has lost K265 million worth of medical drugs tendered in court as an exhibit 11 years ago. The truckload,…
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APM dodges electoral reforms
With about 18 months to go to the 2019 Tripartite Elections in Malawi, donors have stressed that they expect the…
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Mchinji council told to refund money
Taxpayers will bear the blunt of abuse of K68 million meant for Decent and Affordable Housing Subsidy Programme at Mchinji…
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Climate fund doubled
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has doubled the amount of approved climate finance during the past year, to assist developing…
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African Court moves to engage state judiciaries
The Third Continental Judicial Dialogue opened Thursday in Arusha, Tanzania with a call to State judicial organs to fully integrate…
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Macra deputy boss seeks court’s protection
Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) deputy director general Francis Bisika has obtained a court order stopping the Malawi Government…
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Egenco in K5bn Nkula dam dredging project
Faced with pressure to increase power generation, Electricity Generation Company (Egenco) has embarked on a K5 billion project to…
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Mixed reactions to Road Traffic fines, fees suspension
There are mixed reactions to a Ministry of Transport and Public Works suspension of implementation of new fees and…
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New MPs sworn-in, police block MCP supporters
Three new members of Parliament (MPs), all affiliated to the opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP), were sworn in yesterday…
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Malawi alert on plague
Ministry of Health (MoH) says Malawi is on alert for any possible incident of a deadly form of plague…
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Herbalist jailed 28 years for defiling two girls
The Zomba Senior Resident Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday convicted and sentenced Grey Mcford, 32, to 28 years in jail for…
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Escom CEO removed, Chiwaya takes over
Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) chief executive officer (CEO) Evelyn Mwapasa has been removed from her position and replaced…
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Apam bemoans delayed justice on albino killings
The Association of Persons with Albinism in Malawi (Apam) has bemoaned the delay in delivery of justice for people with…
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‘Young people are tools for transformation’
Light of Youth Creative Organisation (LYCO), a Lilongwe-based theatre group, says the youth are tools for transformation and should play…
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Burundian arrested for defilement, girl rescued
Kanengo Police Station has rescued a 15-year-old girl from marriage and arrested Leonard Juma, a Burundian national, for defiling and…
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