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Kachere school project takes off
The long-awaited project to construct Kachere Primary School has finally taken off, thanks to the intervention of Member of Parliament…
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Universal Leaf to increase investment in Malawi tobacco industry
By Gloria Masanza** Malawi tobacco buyer Universal Leaf has promised to increase its investment in the industry in order to…
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Malawi poachers poison elephants for ivory
Poison also affecting smaller animals While government uses armed game-rangers to fight elephant poaching, the people committing the crime in…
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Corruption syndicate busted at KIA
A syndicate of Immigration, police and Lilongwe Handling Company (LHC) officers at Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) in Lilongwe has been…
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Chief proposes assessment mechanism for politicians
Group village head Mtenje of Blantyre has proposed the institution of legal instruments empowering the electorate to conduct periodic assessments…
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‘Speed up privatisation of park’
Communities around Liwonde National Park in Machinga and Balaka have pleaded with government to expedite the privatisation of the park…
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Malawi new Marriage Bill gazetted
Malawi has moved fast to gazette the newly passed Marriage, Divorce and Family Relations Bill, a vital step for the…
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MCP protests xenophobia attacks to SA embassy
Malawi Congress Party leaders today [Friday] met with the South African High Commissioner Cassandra Mbuyane-Mokone in Lilongwe to express outrage at…
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APM impersonators out on bail
Two of the five people suspected to have impersonated President Peter Mutharika and other senior government officials to swindle chiefs…
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ACB objects release of lawyer’s computers
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has objected to an application by private practice lawyer Yambani Mulemba to have his impounded computers…
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Treasury withholds K1bn for Mzuzu roads
Malawi’s Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Development has withheld K1 billion it pledged for rehabilitation of roads in Mzuzu…
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KCH hails bypass fee introduction
Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH) has hailed the newly introduced bypass fee, where patients going to referral hospitals without reference from …
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Foundation eases Mzuni health woes
Mzuzu University (Mzuni) health service woes have been eased by Richard Feilden Foundation in the United Kingdom who have constructed…
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Zuma urges S. Africans to embrace immigrants
President Jacob Zuma yesterday urged South Africans to embrace immigrants and accept that the country cannot succeed in isolation. In…
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Police question man over K2m Kondowe deposit
Fiscal police in Blantyre yesterday summoned for questioning a Pakistan businessperson in connection to the mysterious man that deposited K2…
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Lutepo faking illnesss—Doctors
Trial to go ahead May 4 Two independent medical assessments of businessperson and Cashgate suspect Oswald Lutepo have found that…
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Malawi First Lady launches global campaign for greater access to sanitation
By Justice Mponda and Gloria Masanza** • becomes the first signatory of the campaign Malawi First Lady Madame Gertrude Mutharika…
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Ireland says justice system key to growth
Ireland says a solid justice delivery system and rule of law encourage sustainable economic growth in a country. Ireland Ambassador…
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High Court faults ACB on appeal
The High Court in Mzuzu has dismissed an appeal by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on a lower court decision, accusing…
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Malawi, Mocambique in joint albinism fight
The Malawi Police Service (MPS) has teamed up with their Mozambican counterparts to fight against the abduction of people with…
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