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K20 bn ‘Bankgate’ suspect committed to High Court
The Blantyre Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday committed to the High Court a Pakistan national arrested on Tuesday on suspicion that…
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Supreme Court reserves Kasambara bail ruling
The Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal has reserved its ruling on a bail application pending appeal filed by former minister…
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7 billion kwacha ‘vanishes’
Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development officials yesterday failed to account for K7 billion expenditure in the 2013/14 financial…
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Khato back to work after court relief
The Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal yesterday set aside an injunction the Malawi Law Society (MLS) obtained last Friday for…
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Red locusts invade Mulanje
While farmers in Mulanje are still recovering from the devastating impact of fall armyworms which almost wiped out maize crop…
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PAC, govt tout progress after conference
The Public Affairs Committee (PAC) and the government technical team (GTT) have highlighted key developments achieved following proposals made by…
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BWB engages contractor for Likhubula project
Blantyre Water Board (BWB) has put pen to paper with India-based SMC Infrastructure Private Limited to undertake works in the…
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Police dismiss ‘bloodsuckers’ reports
The Malawi Police Service (MPS) has dismissed reports about the presence of human bloodsuckers in Phalombe and Mulanje districts. For…
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CSOs sue DPP
Days after the collapse of planned dialogue with Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to push for a refund of donations from…
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Court dismisses State in Murekezi case
The High Court in Lilongwe on Wednesday dismissed an application by the State to discharge the defence’s request for a…
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Parliament’s PAC justifies rejection of agencies
Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has justified parliamentary committees’ rejection of representatives of ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) not having…
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Malawi’s power project deadline remains intact
New York, September 19, Mana: The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) says it remains optimistic in its set target of completing the…
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MRA gives church organisations the ‘pay tax’ message
The biblical need for everyone to ‘give to Caesar what belongs to him’ rang particularly true and significant among religious…
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Forestry office impounds trucks carrying charcoal
Blantyre District Forestry Office (DFO) on Wednesday impounded two trucks carrying hundreds of bags of charcoal in Blantyre. According Blantyre…
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Former Roads Authority boss’ case starts today
Lilongwe Magistrate’s Court is expected to hear a case in which former Roads Authority (RA) chief executive officer Trevor Hiwa…
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Pakistani in K20bn ‘Bankgate’ arrested
Pakistani Abdul Rehman, who left the country in April amid allegations that he defrauded some local commercial banks of K20.9…
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Nurses unemployed amid staff shortage
An unemployment crisis has hit the country’s health sector despite statistics indicating that over 3 000 nurses and other health…
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FAM pledges more action for She-Flames
Following an average performance at the Cosafa Women’s Cup in Zimbabwe, the Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has pledged…
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DPP in fresh resource abuse
Before its face-off with civil society organisations (CSOs) which are demanding a refund of donations from public agencies is resolved,…
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PAC brands 2012/13 worst in public finance management
Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has described the 2012/13 fiscal year as marred by laxity and lawlessness in the management…
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