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National News
Save the Children to train 9 000 by 2018
Save the Children International through its Youth in Action (YIA) project last Thursday pledged to train 9 000 youths in…
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Malawi needs 340 ambulances
The Malawi health sector requires 340 ambulances to meet international standards which recommend one ambulance for every 50 000 people,…
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Synods cut ties with Scottish church
The CCAP synods of Nkhoma and Livingstonia have cut ties with the Church of Scotland over homosexuality, ending a…
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Chakwera shakes up MCP NEC
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera on Thursday reshuffled his party’s national executive committee (NEC), shifting around some old…
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Feature
Getting street children home
Malawi film producer Ezaius Mkandawire’s feature film, Daily Bread, lasts only five minutes, but it captures the reality some street…
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Political Index Feature
Scourge of party defectors
In his book, Trappings of Power: Political Leadership in Africa, Barrister and Governance Consultant Allan Ntata traces former parliamentarian Abel…
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Q & A
‘NO POLITICAL WILL TO DEVELOP AGRICULTURE’
Agriculture, Malawi’s economic mainstay continues to face various challenges one of which is erratic public funding towards growing the sector.…
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National News
Chauluka Irrigation scheme sounds SOS
Chauluka Irrigation Scheme in Ntcheu may soon be on the verge of collapse if no timely interventions are made…
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Entertainment News
Glamour at Luanar finale gala
What was meant to be a farewell gala for final year students at the Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural…
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Front Page
Green Belt Initiative delays anger MPs
Members of the Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources have expressed reservations at the low funding levels for the…
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National News
Salima under malaria siege
Khombedza Health Centre in Salima has sounded an alarm over increased cases of malaria it is handling monthly amid shortage…
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National News
Nigerian minister elected AfDB president
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has elected Nigeria’s minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Akinwumi Adesina as its president.…
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National News
Luanar bids to curb accommodation woes
The Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (Luanar) has approached the private sector to help address accommodation challenges…
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Front Page
Malaria vaccine found
Scientists on Friday announced the efficacy and safety of a candidate vaccine they have been trying over the past…
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Editors Pick
EU says electoral reforms key to check irregularities
The European Union (EU) has said the national identification (ID) programme is key to reducing irregularities during elections. EU head…
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Development
Youths lead in IT development
When Richard Munthali recently wanted to source information on Chancellor College (Chanco), a constituent college of the University of Malawi…
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Education
Bringing school classes to paediatric wards
At only nine, Stanford Mwale [not real name] dreams big. He wants to become a structural designer but he does…
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Education
When student camps light up futures for remote pupils
Justin Chikumba, 34, from Chinkutika Village in Ntcheu is married and has three children. A Form Three drop out, Chikumba…
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Editors Pick
Malawi to publish donor list on floods
Malawi’s Department of Disaster Management Affairs (Dodma) has said it will soon publish a list of all donations being made…
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‘Rhino population is under threat’
Malawi is one of the countries with some of the finest tourist attraction centres in Africa. At the centre of…
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