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Chaponda, accomplices out on bail
Former minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development George Chaponda and his alleged accomplices walked to freedom last evening after…
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Suspected DPP cadets threaten journalists
Suspected governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) youth cadets yesterday threatened to beat up journalists covering former minister George Chaponda’s bail…
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Chaponda’s arrest dents DPP—analysts
Political commentators have said the arrest of former minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development George Chaponda signifies the existence…
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ACB to jointly charge Chaponda, others
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has disclosed plans to jointly charge the three suspects in the Zambia maize import scam, among…
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Govt misses July 20 tombstone unveiling
There were no government representatives yesterday at the memorial service for victims of July 20 2011 nationwide anti-government demonstrations that…
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Poor economy affects savings—economists
Poor economic performance is the main contributing factor to the country’s low savings, economic experts have said. They argue that…
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Court refuses to quash Chaponda’s warrant of arrest
Lawyers for George Chaponda and his co-accused Rashid Tayub this morning applied for the vacation of an arrest warrant the…
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Chaos at registration centres
Chaos and misunderstandings between registration officers and the country’s citizens are refusing to die with prospective registrants feeling let down…
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Hundreds gather at ACB, boo Chaponda
Hundreds of people yesterday spent hours outside Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) offices in Blantyre waiting to see former Minister of…
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Frustration mars IDs exercise in Blantyre
People registering in the ongoing national identity cards project currently being rolled out by the National registration Bureau (NRB) in…
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Chaponda spends night in custody
Embattled former Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development George Chaponda and two others spent last night in police custody…
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Health workers’ July salaries to delay
Salaries for health workers are this month expected to delay following communication from Ministry of Health (MoH) Principal Secretary Dan…
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Kamuzu Barrage completion date on track
Contractors of the Kamuzu Barrage in Liwonde have embarked on the second and final phase of the project which includes…
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1.6m register for national IDs
The Ministry of Home Affairs and Internal Security has said 1.68 million Malawians have registered with the National Registration…
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Prisons downplay strike impact
Malawi Prison Service (MPS) has downplayed the impact of the strike by warders, stating that it did not affect dietary…
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APM hits at donors over LL water project
President Peter Mutharika yesterday made his position known on the $453 million Salima-Lilongwe Water Supply Project when he hit…
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LL Water Board confirms water mixed with sewage
Lilongwe Water Board (LWB) has confirmed that some areas in the capital city’s Area 18A residential estate were supplied tap…
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The Vice-President is my son—APM
President Peter Mutharika yesterday made an uncharacteristic move by openly praising Vice-President Saulos Chilima as his son and proclaiming that…
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3 prison warders summoned for stoning bosses
Zomba Central Prison officer in-charge (OC) Hardscot Mtegha yesterday suspended three warders on suspicion that they masterminded the stoning…
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Malawi’s maternal, newborns mortality among highest in Africa
Representatives of the Health Donors Group have said Malawi’s maternal and new-borns (neonatal aged between zero and 28 days) mortality…
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