Long wait for Culture Policy
Good people, the writing is on the wall: Malawi is the poorest country on earth. This is not surprising. For years, symptoms of a failed State have been all over the place, being sanitised into...
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Reclaiming the Malawian narrative
Once upon a time, Malawi was a hub of Zambian music. Apart from the frequent visits by artists, local radio stations, entertainment joints and social gatherings were characterised by Zambian music. Who...
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ACB probes RBMMzuzu project
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has opened a probe into alleged “malpractices and rampant breach of contractual and procurement procedures” in the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) Mzuzu Branch...
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Parliament discusses MSB sale
The National Assembly yesterday rejected the proposed sale of State-owned Malawi Savings Bank (MSB) and has since referred the matter to the Budget and Finance Committee of Parliament for further...
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Government ‘ignores’ health facility for 16 years
Despite shortage of dependable health facilities in most rural areas of the country, government has ironically ‘ignored’ Mbalama Health Post in Mangochi for 15 years. The facility, constructed by...
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APM launches He for She Campaign
President Peter Mutharika on Thursday launched the He for She Campaign at Parliament grounds in Lilongwe. The campaign being championed by several organisations, including UN Women and the Ministry of...
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Tukombo health facility downgraded
Efforts by Tukombo residents in Nkhata Bay District to curb cases of maternal deaths, women giving birth without help of health officials and other complications, have become shady following the...
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Court revokes, reverses bail for Cashgate suspect
The High Court in Lilongwe yesterday reversed an earlier ruling to revoked bail for Cashgate suspect Leonard Kalonga after he failed to show up for court to start defending himself. The former Ministry...
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Activists welcome Trafficking in Persons Bill
Human rights activists on Wednesday described the passing of the Trafficking in Persons Bill as a landmark, saying it had been a struggle apprehending offenders with no law in place. Speaking after the...
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RBM changes govt cheques
The Reserve Bank of Malawi says that changes happening in the information and communication technology sector have compelled government to change the cheques currently in use. In an interview in...
View ArticleWhy do we like finding excuses for our failures?
Why do we always want to find excuses for our failures? We can’t fund hospitals, schools and infrastructure projects—we blame it on development partners who, we whimper, have withdrawn budgetary...
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‘MPs have to abide by our ideals’
Recently, the United Democratic Front secretariat wrote the Speaker of Parliament to relocate its MPs to the government side. In this interview with our reporter Boniface Phiri, UDF Secretary General...
View ArticleWe are in Kasungu, join us
We are in Kasungu. In case you forgot, Kasungu is the home Dr Hastings Kamuzu Banda, Malawi’s founding president, the first life president of Malawi, the first life president but second president of...
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MPs fight govt over car loans
At least 18 members of Parliament are seeking court intervention for allegedly going seven months without receiving their salaries due to what they call misunderstandings between Treasury and CDH Bank...
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Malawi introducing English in adult literacy
Government has revealed that it is considering to introduce English in adult literacy programmes to enable learners gain maximum benefits. Ministry of Gender and Social Welfare assistant community...
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Should celebrities stay out of politics?
The history of Malawi democracy is littered with so many celebrities, particularly artists, who have taken temporary or permanent leave of their calling to join politics, ostensibly to serve the...
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Asemphana maganizo pa zoletsa ‘masacheti’
Pali kusemphana maganizo kutsatira kulengeza kwa boma kuti laletsa mowa wa m’masacheti umene Amalawi ena akhala akuthudzulira. Pamene mafumu ena akugwirizana ndi ganizoli, ena akuti palakwika ndipo...
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Self-boarding woes continue, defying govt ban
Last year, the Ministry of Education issued a circular condemning self-boarding in community day secondary schools. Weekend Investigate finds out, the situation is just as it was....
View ArticleIrony of gender equality
I was left mildly unimpressed on Thursday, February 26, as President Peter Mutharika launched the #HeForSheCampaign which calls for solidarity for gender equality and women empowerment. It appears...
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Germany interested in moringa, coffee
The Malawi Organic Growers Association (Moga) has disclosed that Germany is interested in Malawi’s organic coffee and moringa. According to Stanley Chidaya, Moga executive director, the market for...
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