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Mzuzu vendors boycot market fees
Vendors in Mzuzu have boycotted payment of market fees two months after the city council raised the fees from K80…
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Beam engages commuters on hygiene, sanitation
First Lady Gertrude Mutharika’s Beautify Malawi Trust (Beam) has urged operators of minibuses, buses and bicycle taxis to embrace total…
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Zambia, Kenya to grace July 6 celebrations
Zambia President Edgar Lungu and Kenya’s Vice-President William Ruto are among the high profile guests expected to grace Malawi’s 51st…
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Leaders reflect on Parliament
Emotion, drama and wry humour were evident when Parliament wrapped up nine weeks of a memorable Budget Session in Lilongwe…
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CCJP brands Mines Ministry evil
Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) has branded Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy and Mines evil for allegedly tolerating…
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GOVERNMENT HIKES LOWEST SALARIES
Lowest paid civil servants will smile all the way to the bank after government approved a salary increment ranging from…
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Prayers set tone for independence feast
Interdenominational prayers organised by the country’s clergy on Sunday set the tone for Malawi’s 51st Independence Anniversary Celebrations which reach…
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CSOs demos against funds abuse slated for Tuesday
Despite last Thursday’s poorly attended protests, some civil society organisations’ (CSOs) leaders have organised yet another demonstration to demand action…
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Chakwera, CCJP warn govt over MSB sale
Government might have finally sold Malawi Savings Bank (MSB), but the dust over the controversial disposal of the bank is…
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Ombudsman office falls vacant as Chizumila retires
The office of the public protector, the Ombudsman, is vacant after Tijumile Chizumila’s contract expired and she has already left…
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Experts fear for MSCE results disaster
Education experts have warned that this year’s tight Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) examinations timetable is a recipe for…
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ACB director of corporate affairs killed in Lilongwe
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) says it is too early to speculate anything on the alleged assassination of its director…
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APM pardons 268 prisoners
As Malawi celebrates its 51th year of Independence onMonday July 6, President Peter Mutharika has pardoned 268 prisoners. According to…
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Man jailed for threatening police officer
Diphord Phiri of Nakhule Village, Sub-Traditional Authority (S-T/A) Mpunga in Chiradzulu has been sentenced to four years imprisonment with hard…
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Govt to punish officials who mismanage its contracts
Malawi Government has warned it will discipline senior public officials who show complacency in managing contracts or meddle with…
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AG to prosecute lawyers over fraud—inquiry
Several lawyers face criminal proceedings and possible disbarment after an ongoing Justice Department-led inquiry into alleged malpractices including embezzlement of…
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Ghosts terrorise Capital Hill coffers
As Malawians count the cost of Cashgate—the organised looting of Treasury through the manipulation of government’s accounting system—more billions were…
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Minibus plunges into stream in Lilongwe
A minibus, registration number NU 8603, yesterday plunged into a tributary that runs parallel to Riverside Hotel and pours into…
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8 years IHL for burglary, attempted rape
The Ntchisi First Grade Magistrate’s Court has sentenced George Sandramu, 32, of Ndenje Village, Traditional Authority (T/A) Malenga in the…
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