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Men suspected of stealing K86m soya get bail
The Lilongwe Magistrate’s Court on Friday granted bail to two people suspected to have stolen K86 million worth soya…
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Lilongwe constituents take MP to task
People of Lilongwe Kumachenga Constituency have demanded implementation of projects that their member of Parliament (MP) Marko Ching’onga promised…
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Council sectors told to prioritise activities
Nkhata Bay District Council has been advised to consider prioritising the district’s men and boys activities in its operations,…
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NGO rolls out HIV testing project
Nkhata Bay District’s HIV and Aids prevalence rate is expected to drop following the rolling out of an HIV…
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Woman arrested for offering to buy albino bones
Police in Machinga have arrested a 43-year-old woman for allegedly offering to buy bones of a person with albinism. Machinga…
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Road projects hit a snag in Zomba
Zomba City Council says the road upgrading project which was launched in February this year will delay further due to…
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Ministry to cut distance to health centres
Minister of Health Peter Kumpalume said his ministry is actively pursuing a policy of ensuring that people, including those…
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MP wants CDF raised to K25m
Nkhotakota South member of Parliament (MP) Greselder Jeffrey (Democratic Progressive Party-DPP) has proposed an increase in the Constituency Development…
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Refugees bemoan poor conditions at Dzaleka
Refugees and asylum seekers living at Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Dowa have expressed worry over deteriorating living conditions at…
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‘Industrial hemp is not chamba’
Parliament on Thursday adopted a motion to legalise the farming of industrial hemp, but a human rights activist has…
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Malawi, Mozambique strategise on refugees
Malawi has engaged Mozambique in talks over the neighbouring nation’s escalating public disorder that has resulted in burning of…
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Media equipped in gender laws
Ministry of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare says the media can play a crucial role in curbing gender-related problems…
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Industrial hemp advocates salute Parliament
Industrial hemp advocates have commended members of Parliament (MPs) for passing a motion to legalise cultivation and use of…
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Absent MPs to miss allowances
Parliament has vowed to recover allowances of legislators who abscond from sittings without valid reasons. Speaker of Parliament Richard…
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World Bank report faults Malawi higher education
The World Bank has faulted Malawi’s higher education system for failing to supply sufficient numbers of well-qualified graduates in…
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Nsanje chief for death penalty
Senior Chief Malemia of Nsanje has supported calls by Mulanje South legislator Bon Kalindo (Democratic Progressive Party-DPP) to give…
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K12 million for Naotcha road project
Blantyre District Council has allocated K12 million for the Naotcha Ring Road project scheduled to begin in two months’…
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Kasungu Lions raise funds for Mtunthama Primary School
Touched by the plight of pupils at Mtunthama Primary School in Kasungu, the Lions Club of Kasungu has embarked…
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Salima in malnutrition fight
Anti-malnutrition project targeting 22 000 children and 13 900 pregnant and lactating women has been launched in Salima. The…
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Press Trust equips school with K48m blocks
Public charity Press Trust has built two school blocks and toilets worth K48 million at Chimwemwe Primary School in…
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