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Jumbe demands K584 million from govt
–Kaphale says there was no contract –Accuses govt of ‘unfair dismissal’ from bank CEO job Former minister of Finance Friday…
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Norway envoy decries Maula congestion
Norwegian Ambassador Kikkan Haugen has called for the need to reduce population of inmates at Maula Prison in Lilongwe and…
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Malawi electoral reforms target next House meet
Scrapping off the first-past-the-post electoral system and other reforms aimed at improving legitimacy of the country’s election system and the…
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Malawi ranked 5th on gender equality
Malawi has been ranked number five in the inaugural Africa Gender Equality Index published by the African Development Bank (AfDB)…
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JB dropped from Forbes powerful women’s list
Former president Joyce Banda’s international profile has dipped during her time out of office as she has dropped out of…
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Lilongwe woman’s brutal death irks minister
Minister of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare Patricia Kaliati has described as shocking and uncalled for, the death of…
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ACB calls off strike
Employees of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) yesterday called off their strike following government’s commitment to raise their pay by nine…
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Malawi lawyers accused of abusing clients, MLS investigating 400 cases
Malawi Law Society (MLS) says it is investigating 400 cases mostly involving lawyers’ alleged embezzlement of clients’ funds and overcharging.…
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Assets directorate ‘under funded’
Director of Public Assets Declaration Christopher Tukula has warned that inadequate budget funding to the directorate will lead to lack…
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Malawi President top aide Ben Phiri quits
—cites serious allegations against him as reason Malawi President Peter Mutharika’s long-time top aide, Ben Phiri, has resigned from his…
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Liquor sachets still rampant in Chitipa
Liquor sachets are still available in Chitipa despite government’s decision to ban liquor packaged in sachets to protect youths from…
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Fire guts Kamuzu Road market
Kamuzu Road Market in Salima was burnt down by a fire that started late on Monday. According to a witness,…
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Macra launches second TV white spaces project
Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) has launched the second pilot project of Television White Spaces Test Bed at Mulanje Secondary…
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Malawi judiciary grappling with financial problems
Chief Justice (CJ) Andrew Nyirenda has said balancing the number of judges in the court regions is a tough task…
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Zomba City fails to elect mayor
Zomba City Council yesterday failed to elect a new mayor when councillors demanded that the voting exercise should be re-run…
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VP says post-disaster needs assessment ready
Malawi Vice-President Saulos Chilima says the report of the post-disaster needs assessment undertaken with support from cooperating partners to determine…
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Delays put MSB at risk of collapse
–Market analyst warns of possible bank run –Public institutions join bandwagon of massive withdrawals Delays in privatising the wholly State-owned…
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US, Scotland assure APM of support
Officials from the United States of America (USA) and Scotland yesterday assured President Peter Mutharika of their support in national…
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DCs outnumber available councils—Minister
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Trasizio Gowelo says Malawi has more district commissioners (DCs) than available councils, blaming…
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56 cholera cases registered in Blantyre since March
Blantyre Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (Wash) cluster has said the district has so far registered 56 cases of cholera with…
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