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Teen mother gets scholarship
Danish Church Aid (DCA) has come to the rescue of a girl who dropped out of school due to…
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PR practitioners geared to promote professionalism
Public relations (PR) professionals have said it is high time they had a body to promote professionalism. Addressing members of…
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Minister rues gender-based violence
Minister of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare Jean Kalilani says sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) remains one of…
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‘Bad laws contributing to soaring maternal mortality’
Human rights activists and reproductive health experts have said restrictive laws on abortion are contributing to high levels of…
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NPL CEO spends night with mothers at Ndirande Health Centre
It was at around 6:30pm on Saturday when Nation Publications Limited (NPL) chief executive officer (CEO) Mbumba Banda walked into the maternity wing…
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Farmers to embrace biotechnology
Farmers in Lombwe Village in Traditional Authority (T/A) M’bang’ombe, Lilongwe, have said they are ready and willing to embrace bio-technology…
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Malawi Red Cross intensifies advocacy
Malawi Red Cross Society (MRCS) has developed an advocacy paper which aims to seek recognition as an auxiliary body to…
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2019 ‘dry run’
How important are the October 17 2017 by-elections? That is the question many are asking following presentation of nomination papers…
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Tobacco buyers demand 160 000 tonnes in 2018
Tobacco buyers have said they are ready to buy 160 000 tonnes of the leaf in the coming season 8…
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Female politicians asked against sympathy votes
Member of Parliament (MP) for Machinga East Esther Jolobala has challenged female politicians in the country to desist from begging…
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Bodies attack Masm double premium hike
Institute of People Management Malawi (IPMM) and the Consumers Association of Malawi (Cama) have hit at the Medical Aid Society…
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Road traffic paper scandal
As authorities dither to act on those behind the theft of road traffic security papers and production of fake vehicle…
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Fisp ‘No Objection’ delays worry House Committee
The Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture is concerned over further delays by the ODPP in issuing a ‘No Objection’ on this…
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Government u-turns on refugee re-allocation
Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs and Internal Security Samuel Madula has said the ministry has rescinded its…
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Roadblocks: Safety checkpoints or cash cows?
More roadblocks are expected to be removed from the country’s roads following reports that police are using them to harass…
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Parliamentary Committee hails MRA’s modernisation drive
The Budget and Finance Committee of Parliament has hailed the Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) for implementing various modernisation initiatives, including…
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Finca and MCA-Malawi executives in tonight’s Fun Run sleepover
Two female executives are tonight expected to sleep at Limbe Health Centre to raise funds for promotion of safe motherhood in support…
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Uladi suspended from PP NEC
An extraordinary national executive committee (NEC) meeting of former ruling People’s Party (PP) has suspended the party’s acting president Uladi…
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Malata subsidy progress in Thyolo impresses minister
Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development Anna Kachikho has expressed satisfaction with the progress of the Decent and…
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Monkey Bay youths demand health rights, protection
As one way of exercising their right to health, youths from some areas in Mangochi summoned duty-bearers and service providers…
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