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Experts urge Africa to ease GMO regulation
Agricultural researchers at giant global seed producer DuPont Pioneer have called on African governments to ease regulations on genetically modified…
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Nice embarks on 50-50 campaign
National Initiative for Civic Education (Nice) Trust has quick-started the 50-50 male and female representation campaign prior to the 2019…
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K7m property lost in school riot
Property worth K7.5 million was damaged after Ntcheu Secondary School students torched and destroyed their institution in what government has …
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Government auditing arrears, claims
Secretary to the Treasury Ronald Mangani says his office has started auditing arrears or claims made by suppliers of goods…
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Elders key to disaster reduction—Chilima
Vice-President Saulos Chilima has asked for greater inclusion of elderly persons in reducing disasters and responding to the aftermaths. Chilima…
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MP pays for govt ambulance maintenance bill
Member of Parliament for Rumphi West Jacqueline Kowenhoven has come to the rescue of government by paying K1.6 million as…
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Tobacco tenants petition APM
Tobacco tenants have petitioned President Peter Mutharika, urging him to ensure that his administration addresses child labour and “modern-day slavery…
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Chief busts children’s ‘brothel’
Residents of an area under Village Head Ntambalika in Blantyre’s Ndirande Township woke up to a rude awakening on Sunday…
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Court defers Senzani bail, describes action as premature
The High Court in Lilongwe yesterday deferred hearing of an application for bail by convicted former principal secretary Tressa Senzani,…
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Blantyre mayor to launch clean, green campaign
Determined to regenerate the city of Blantyre as the most beautiful and clean, Mayor Noel Chalamanda will at the end…
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Chambo Fisheries says can restock Lake Malawi with chambo
Chambo Fisheries, a Blantyre-based fish farming company, has said it has capacity to restock Lake Malawi with chambo. Speaking in…
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CMST gives 400 bins to Beam
Central Medical Stores Trust (CMST) has donated 400 wheeled trash bins worth about K9 million to Beautify Malawi Trust (BEAM)…
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Govt embarks on unity promotion campaign
Malawi Government has embarked on a campaign to use football as a tool to promote unity and peace. Over the…
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2014 global hunger index: Malawi made great improvements
Two billion people suffering from hidden hunger according to 2014 Global Hunger Index, even as levels of hunger in many…
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Malawi communities urged to protect sex workers
Centre for Human Rights Education, Advice and Assistance (Chreaa) on Thursday mobilised leaders in Nancholi and Manase townships in Blantyre…
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Do more on maternal health—Lunguzi
Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Health Juliana Lunguzi has asked the private sector to do more on maternal and…
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JB’s items still at State House
Two months after former Malawi president Joyce Banda reminded State House that some of her items are still at Sanjika…
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K350m unaccounted for by councils
About K350 million has not been accounted for by city, town and district councils, four months after the Malawi Social…
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Homosexuality in Malawi: Man arrested for having sex with boy
Malawi Police in Blantyre are keeping in custody a man for continuously having sex with an underage male. This new…
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more woes for malawi
Malawi’s three-year economic programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF)—the Extended Credit Facilty (ECF)—is currently off the wheels, both government…
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