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Low women representation worries Pacenet
The Pan African Civic Educators Network (Pacenet) has described the low participation of women in leadership positions as worrisome and…
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Malawi minimum wage up 74 %
Malawi Government has raised the statutory minimum wage by about 74 percent from K317 (about $0.80) to K551 (about $1.38)…
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Mandatory HIV testing case back in court
The High Court in Blantyre is today expected to hear arguments on whether the police and medical personnel violated the…
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KCH mortuary shut down as bodies rot
Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH) mortuary at Malawi’s major referral hospital has been shut down after three of its coldrooms have…
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Malawi reduces stunting rate to 40 %
The Department of Nutrition has said stunted growth among children under the age of five across the country has been…
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JB honours Chief Justice
Malawi President Joyce Banda has described Chief Justice Anastasia Msosa as a phenomenal woman who is an inspiration to women…
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Chisi is public servant— MEC
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has told Umodzi Party (UP) president Professor John Chisi that he was rejected to stand…
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Forensic audit finds K13 billion stolen
Fraud and theft have cost the Malawi Government about K13 billion (about $32.5m) in public funds, including K3.7 billion (about…
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Malawi, Tanzania border row verdict March
The African Forum for Former Heads of State and Government mediating the border row over Lake Malawi between Malawi and…
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Debts, contract breaches rock Fisp
The Farm Input Subsidy Programme (Fisp) is crippled as billions in debts, contracts breaches and unaccounted for coupons suck its…
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Mozambican refugees flocking to Malawi
The spectre of civil war in Mozambique has forced thousands of Mozambicans to flee to Malawi, evoking bitter memories of…
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Kwataine takes drive on motherhood to North
Chairperson of Malawi’s Presidential Initiative on Maternal Health and Safe Motherhood Senior Chief Kwataine last week met traditional leaders in…
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Funding delays affect 50-50 campaign
Parliamentary candidate for Thyolo South West Constituency Flaviour Kaliati has attributed the fall of female candidates in primary elections to…
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Floods leave 1500 people homeless in Mangochi
Over 1 500 people are homeless and about 200 hectares of various crops have been washed away by heavy rains…
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Civic education trophies hailed in Aids fight
Pressure is mounting on the National Initiative for Civic Education (Nice) Trust in Mulanje and Phalombe to introduce football and…
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Cashgate report goes to Parliament Monday
The touchy and much awaited preliminary forensic audit report into the cashgate scandal is expected to be presented to Parliament tomorrow, Nation on…
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Religion, politics meet to honour Bishop Sitima
Singing, altar boys resplendent in white robes and the whole paraphernalia of Catholic pageantry was on show today as the…
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Joyce Banda cornered on cashgate
If there were any attempts by Malawi President Joyce Banda or any agency to fool around with findings into the…
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Army pays supplier over K3bn in a day: ACB probes
Malawi Defence Force (MDF) paid S.F International over K3 billion (about $7.5m) using different cheques on July 17, 2013 for…
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UDF against prioritising labour exports
Opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) says if it forms the next government through the 20 May tripartite elections, it will not prioritise…
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