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Judge orders Standard Bank to produce cheque images
The High Court judge Redson Kapindu has ordered Standard Bank to produce cheque images that show transactions carried on the…
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Kwacha continues to slide, hits K595 to dollar
The kwacha has continued to slide against major foreign currencies, with a latest foreign exchange bureau rates report from Reserve…
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APM garlanded Scout Patron
President Peter Mutharika, garlanded today as Patron of the Scout Association of Malawi (SAM), has urged the Scout movement to…
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Skilled workforce key to lure investors—Mutharika
President Peter Mutharika says it has been proven globally that a skilled workforce is key to attracting investors who in…
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Kanyika residents to sue government, miner
People from Kanyika in Mzimba, the proposed site for a niobium mine, have engaged a lawyer to claim compensation for…
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APM speaks on oil licences
President Peter Mutharika has said government is reviewing six licences issued to prospective investors to explore the availability of oil…
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Reforms under scrutiny
Commentators have asked the Public Service Reforms Commission (PSRC) chaired by Vice-President Saulos Chilima to ensure speedy implementation of the…
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Government cautions councils on budgets
Treasury has cautioned district councils against twisting existing procedures regarding usage of development budgets. The warning comes amid growing disagreements…
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K515bn public debt under audit
NAO to assess, evaluate operational effectiveness Malawi’s astronomical public debt is currently undergoing an audit to find options to manage…
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Efforts to make kachasu more potent kills four in Lilongwe
A hospital laboratory cleaner’s apparent experimentation of lacing a container of illicit kachasu gin with illegally-acquired office drugs –in the…
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Tension surrounds soldier’s death in Lilongwe
Tension has surrounded the death of a Malawi Defence Force soldier, Lance Corporal Chipiliro Chiwere, who was stabbed with a…
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Police arrest Chilomoni murder suspect
Police in Blantyre have arrested suspected assassin of Dyson Mjojo, a 48-year-old Chilomoni Township resident whose death on June…
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Lilongwe businessperson loses K5.6 million in robbery attack
Police in Lilongwe are keeping in custody two men suspected of attacking a businessperson and robbing him of K5.6 million.…
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Significance of safe motherhood initiative
National Organisation of Nurses and Midwives (Nonm) chairperson Dorothy Ngoma, who once headed the initiative under Joyce Banda, said…
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Safe motherhood initiative faces collapse
The Presidential Initiative on Maternal Health and Safe Motherhood (PIMHSM) faces uncertain future due to limited donor financing, something…
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Health Sciences students home for months
Upgrading registered nurses and midwives at Malawi College of Health Sciences ((MCHS) have stayed home for five months with no…
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Ministry re-introduces school inspectors
The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has said it has re-introduced inspectors in the education system in accordance…
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Malawi Microfinance Network championing early fraud detection
The Malawi Microfinance Network has trained over 20 officers and senior managers from various microfinance institutions in managing risk of…
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K4 billion ivory on fire in 30 days
Government is expected to burn down ivory with a street value of K3.8 billion ($72.5 million) within the next 30…
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MEC seeks freedom
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) on Friday asked Parliament to pass a motion in the House obliging the Treasury to…
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