Traders cheating farmers under govt watch—study
A new study by the Agriculture Policy Research Africa (Apra) has exposed how unscrupulous traders use tampered weighing scales to buy...
CSOs condemn elderly killings
Civil society organisations (CSOs) have called for the protection of elderly groups following revelations that over 15 elderly people were...
Family lynches one, hacks another elderly to death
Family members have tussled following the death of a young man, resulting in the brutal deaths of two elderly people...
Beer brawl claims life, three nabbed
Police in Nkhata Bay have arrested three men for allegedly assaulting to death Kuwachi Banda following misunderstandings that ensued at...
MRA recalls some fired employees
The Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) has started recalling some of its officers whose contracts were terminated in August following revelations...
ILO, Ecam partner in new child labour pact
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the Employers Consultative Association of Malawi (Ecam) have signed an action programme to mobilise...
Protect forests—Chakwera
President Lazarus Chakwera has asked the private sector to adopt forest reserves in various communities to ensure the survival of...
Mzimba South health workers threaten strike
Nurses and clinicians at Mzimba South District Hospital have threatened to down tools from Friday should authorities fail to pay...
No money for gay rights consultations—MHRC
Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) says it is yet to get funding from government to constitute a national inquiry for...
Chakwera deplores violence, launches housing project
President Lazarus Chakwera took advantage of the launch of construction of 10 000 houses for security agencies to condemn his...
D-Day for sex Offenders
Minister of Justice Titus Mvalo says his ministry will propose amendments to the Penal Code to make punishments for rape...
DPP Mary Kachale moved to OPC
Principal State Advocate Steven Kayuni is, subject to Parliament’s approval, set to replace Mary Kachale as Director of Public Prosecutions...
Chambo too expensive for the poor—study
A latest study on Malawi’s fish variety tilapia (chambo) in urban areas has shown that the commodity is more expensive,...
Fresh calls To free ACB
Fresh calls for the independence of the Anti- Corruption Bureau (ACB) have emerged with legal, rights and socio-economic groups expressing...
City dwellers denied primary health care
City dwellers denied primary health care In yesterday’s edition of The Nation we started analysing the implementation to date of...
Water boards seek help over police water connections
Lilongwe Water Board (LWB) and its Northern Region counterpart have enlisted the help of the parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC)...
Granny abducted over witchcraft allegations
Police in Nkhata Bay have arrested six people for allegedly abducting Jane Zamtenge, 75, with the intent of taking her...
New Covid-19 wave imminent
Government and health experts have said the country is at a high risk of getting a second wave of the...
‘Govt, Tony Blair have no agreement’
Government has said it does not have a contractual agreement with the Tony Blair Institute (TBI) for Global Change, which...
Making marriage law count
In 2017, Parliament outlawed marriages involving boys and girls aged below 18. However, thousands of Malawian women still marry before...
