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National News
Traditional Authority Mwamlowe buried
Frail waves ended their repetitive journey on a visibly serene beach, emitting a gentle blow that sent picturesque palm leaves…
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Development
Leaving women out of the gender train
When lawmakers passed the Gender Equality Bill last year, they envisaged its enactment ensuring equal numbers of male and female…
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Malawi detain 52 Ethiopian illigal migrants
Police in Karonga have arrested 52 Ethiopians who entered Malawi without requisite documents in another spate of illegal immigration bringing…
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Editors Pick
PP governor demands secession of the North
People’s Party (PP) provincial governor for the North, Christopher Mzomera Ngwira, has questioned simmering calls for a federal government, insisting…
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Ebola scare bigger than Aki na Ukwa
Good people, I am tempted to leak some vital information to Aki na Ukwa sensations from the Ebola hit West…
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Sickening aroma of summer festivals
Good people, the chilly weather is slowly petering out and smells of the summer sun are already here. For the…
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Chill
Using music for a healthy living
Three award-winning music outfits from the Northern Region come face-to-face with R&B sensation Lulu at Mzuzu Upper Stadium on Saturday, thanks…
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Development
Chisiki: Mothers’ ties, daughters’ downfall
It is harvest time! Since April, farming households that sowed and toiled in sweat have been reaping in smiles and…
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Feature of the Week
South Africa migrants trapping girls into early marriage
Confronting harmful practices is one way of saving girls from early marriages, but some rural communities cite trappings from pockets…
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Re-examining school leavers’ parties
Good people, form four examinations are over and homecoming parties are an in-thing. Predictably, ‘welcome to the world!’ was a…
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Culture
Timveni fiesta confirms gender disparities in arts
On a sunny Saturday afternoon, Plan Malawi’s Timveni TV convened nearly 3 000 boys and girls at Mzuzu Shoprite Complex…
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Development
Nkhata Bay’s solar dream comes true
Chilala is not your ordinary primary school. Travelling on the Lakeshore Corridor at night, it is easy to miss the…
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Education
Ending poverty 6 000 briquettes at a time
Unemployment is not an inability. Karonga Youth Entrepreneurs (Kaye) have risen to this song less sung, ready to tap the…
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Business News
RICE HUSKS: KARONGA’S NEW GOLDMINE
One’s waste is an entrepreneur’s goldmine. The business community in Karonga have risen to tap millions from ever-growing heaps of…
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Development
Married at 16 and back
Early marriage in rural settings is rampant. Bernadette Chingwani, a rural champion of girl education and women empowerment in Kawaza,…
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Editors Pick
Venus’ campaign to benefit Malawian girls
World tennis sensation Venus Williams has partnered Care International in a K30 million (US$72 289.2) online challenge to support girl…
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Editors Pick
Victim families want APM to end July 20 lies
Three years. Three presidents. Lamentations linger as families of 20 people killed during the countrywide demonstrations of July 20 2011…
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Give models a chance, Mr. President
Good people, our politicians need to be more quotable than South African legendary president Nelson Mandela or more eye-catching than…
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Business News
FUM,ETC Sign farm mechanisation deal
Farmers Union of Malawi (FUM)has sealed a deal which gives farmers’ cooperatives to own tractors manufactured by Mahindra. FUM president…
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Feature of the Week
Mzuzu fires: Confronting burning issues
Rushes. Thuds. Screams. Cries. Nervousness summed up the mood Sunday night as businesspeople raced to Mzuzu main market where goods were being…
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