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Kyungu lambasts govt officials

Paramount Chief Kyungu on Wednesday took to task government officials who escorted Deputy Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Augustine Mtendere on an inspection tour of K579 million projects in Karonga, accusing them of hiding substandard projects from inspectors.

Teens languish in prison due to judicial flaws

A dozen teenagers, some as young as 14, have been serving sentences at Bvumbwe Prison in Thyolo instead of being committed to reformatory centres as required by the law that was passed in 2010.

Bvumbwe receives seal of approval

Malawi President Joyce Banda’s People’s Party (PP) should not have politicised a funeral by distributing party cloth, a Nation on Sunday survey has revealed.

Medical drug crisis scare in Malawi

With the Central Medical Stores Trust (CMST) not fully stocked and its capacity to procure drugs still on trial, Malawi could face another drug crisis as the donor-funded stop-gap emergency kits project expires next month.

Reduce impact of floods—Rev Nyondo

CCAP Livingstonia Synod general secretary the Reverend Levi Nyondo has urged government to find long-term solutions to minimising the impact of floods in the country.

Govt wants High Court to review magistrate’s ruling

The State wants the High Court to re-examine the ruling the Lilongwe Chief Resident Magistrate’s Court made on Wednesday last week, which referred the perjury case against four of the 12 accused in the treason case back to the High Court.

Villagers smash suspicious vehicle

Angry villagers in Nkhotakota last Saturday night smashed a vehicle they believed was in the village for evil intentions, police have confirmed.

Death toll in Mzuzu minibus accident rises

The number of people who have died following the collision of a lorry and a minibus at Lupaso in Mzuzu City on Thursday evening has increased to seven with 15 seriously injured.

Malawi tobacco growers want more auction

Some tobacco farmers in Malawi’s capital, Lilongwe have asked government to revise the current share in the marketing of tobacco on contract and auction system.

‘Malawi courts too slow’

The snail’s pace at which Malawian courts deal with cases has dented the image of the Judiciary in the country, a Nation on Sunday survey has shown.