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Beer hall brawl kills one in Nkhata Bay
Police in Nkhata Bay have arrested a 21-year-old man for allegedly killing his friend after the two fought at…
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Police engage clergy in crime fight in Mzimba
Police in Mzimba have engaged the clergy in the fight against crime in the district. The development is in…
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Mutharika applauds Chinese support
President Peter Mutharika says he appreciates the support the Chinese government is rendering to Malawi, citing the education sector…
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Malawi needs security policy—Britain
The British government says Malawi needs to formulate a National Security Policy if it is to arrest sophisticated crime…
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MBTS appeals for blood donations
The Malawi Blood Transfusion Services (MBTS) on Tuesday appealed for more blood donors to enable it to meet the…
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MP Masangwi hands over school to community
Blantyre City East parliamentarian Noel Masangwi on Wednesday handed to Nkolokoti community the K79 million Mpata Primary School built…
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What the tariff hike means to consumers
In its statement announcing the tariff hike, LWB says with the new tariffs, a domestic consumer will be paying K1…
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Court protects timber cooperatives from eviction
The High Court in Mzuzu has stopped Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining from evicting timber cooperatives in…
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Drug theft suspects plead not guilty
A couple accused of stealing medical drugs and supplies from public hospitals worth millions of kwacha pleaded not guilty to…
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MCTU protests minimum wage hike
Malawi Congress of Trade Unions (MCTU) protested government’s proposal to raise the minimum daily wage from K551 to K687.70…
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Buckets used for stool, water in police cells
In some police stations, it is normal for remanded suspects crammed in a holding cell to use a bucket for…
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Price of water up
Malawians should brace for more hard times as water boards in the country have increased the price of water…
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Malawi worst country to grow old
The 2014 HelpAge International has ranked Malawi 93rd out of 96 countries in the world, and among the 10 worst…
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Govt, UNFPA commend Sadc SRH advocacy
Government and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) have commended Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc) countries for gains they are…
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Government revises minimum wage
The Malawi Congress of Trade Union (MCTU) has called on employers in the country to consider raising salaries for their…
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Causes of food poisoning unpacked
A nutritionist at Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (Luanar) has described food poisoning, especially in sweet beer,…
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MPs tour media houses
Members of Parliament (MPs) belonging to the Media, Information and Communications Committee have embarked on a nationwide tour of…
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Lilongwe child thief gets 5-year jail sentence
Tiyanjane Khombe—a 32-year-old woman who feigned being pregnant, but ended up stealing a four-month-old baby from its mother at Bwaila…
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Initiation camps cling to children
As the first term of the 2015/2016 school calendar opened on Monday, several children in some Southern and Eastern…
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MZ to have a modern park
Mzuzu City Council (MCC)is strategising to develop a modern park in the city to accord citizens a proper leisure centre.…
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