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Karonga District Hospital in bad shape
Hospital advisory committee (HAC) members at Karonga District Hospital have expressed concern over the drainage system of the facility. Speaking…
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13 000 people to benefit from relief project
Karonga Diocese of the Catholic Church, through its development arm the Catholic Development Commission in Malawi (Cadecom), plans to…
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Police arrest ‘harmless’ 15-year-old boy at APM rally
Police officers last Thursday arrested a 15-year-old boy (name withheld) for allegedly carrying a maize stalk at President Peter…
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Rise in crime shocks police
The Malawi Police Service (MPS) has expressed shock over the general breakdown in security and rise in criminal activities…
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Salima council formulates by-laws
Salima District Council has formulated refuse and rubble management by-laws aimed at improving sanitation and hygiene in the district. District…
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Mchinji chiefs protest sour MPs-councillors relations
Chiefs in Mchinji District have protested the poor relationship between members of Parliament (MPs) and ward councillors. Sub-Traditional Authority…
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NGO invests K11.5m in Karonga tertiary students
The Foundation for Community Support Services (Focus) has sourced $16 000 (about K11.5 million) from partners in the United States…
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Govt withholds K600m for Mzuzu roads
Government has withheld about K600 million for construction of tarmac roads in Mzuzu, a development that has seen Mzuzu City…
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Cassim Chilumpha’s wife dead, buried
Wife to former vice-president Cassim Chilumpha, Khalida Chilumpha, died yesterday in Blantyre after a short illness. Nephew to the former…
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Man arrested over 84-year-old’s murder
Salima Police Station on Saturday arrested Angiliano Nkhoza, 55, of Mikuju Village, Traditional Authority (T/A) Ndindi in the district on…
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Inspectorate report condemns Mzuzu Prison
Mzuzu Prison is subjecting juvenile offenders to “indescribable tragedy” and rights activists have recommended urgent intervention from government to save…
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Mayors’ elections January 2017
Three of the country’s four cities—Blantyre, Lilongwe and Mzuzu—will in January 2017 hold mayoral elections following the expiry of…
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Murders on the rise, Chipoka police strained
Resource-constrained Chipoka Police Unit in Salima District is fighting an uphill battle to break a crime wave, including the…
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2016: When cholera, typhoid hit hard
To many Malawians, the year 2016 has not been very good. This was the year when over a thousand…
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Chilima appeals for optimism in 2017
Vice-President Saulos Chilima has asked the public servants tasked to steer public sector reforms to bring about a positive…
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Spot fines phase out gradual—Road Traffic
The Directorate of Road Traffic and Safety Services (DRTSS) in Malawi has said the phasing out of spot fines…
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Politicians wish Malawians good health
President Peter Mutharika and other political leaders yesterday wished Malawians good health as they joined the Christian community in…
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Thodi new nib boss
Former chief Immigration officer Elvis Thodi has been appointed the new director general of the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB)…
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HIV/Aids worsen among fishers, sex workers in Mangochi
Mangochi district Aids coordinator Ernest Kadzokoya says high HIV and Aids prevalence among fishers and sex workers in the…
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Cadecom asks people of Lower Shire to relocate
Communities clinging to disaster prone-areas in the Lower Shire have been asked to relocate to higher areas. Speaking on…
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