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I did my part—Ben Phiri
Malawi President Peter Mutharika’s long-time Special Adviser and Assistant, Ben Phiri, who resigned from his position this week, says he will do nothing more than what he already did. The former...
View ArticleDo not stop students from sitting exams—Maneb
The Malawi National Examinations Board (Maneb) says it will not sit and watch candidates being prevented from sitting their national examinations because of school fees balances. Maneb spokesperson...
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Csec queries TPR
Civil Society Education Coalition (Csec) executive director Benedicto Kondowe has queried the qualified primary school teacher-pupil ratio (TPR) statistics government has been providing, arguing the...
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1 000 lose jobs in mining sector
At least 1 017 people lost their formal jobs in the mining sector last year, a latest government Annual Economic Report for the year ended June 30 2014 has indicated. During the year, based on the...
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BWB under fire from EIU, EU
The Blantyre Water Board (BWB) has come under fire from the European Investment Bank (EIB) for its lack of transparency in terminating contracts without consulting the bank in the K66 billion Malawi...
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Donors exert pressure on BWB
Blantyre Water Board (BWB) is under pressure to exhaust by October 31 this year K4.7 billion (10 million euro) project assistance from two financiers or risk government inheriting the projects, thereby...
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Nankhumwa urges journalists to stop ‘glorifying poverty’
By Yamikani Simutowe, Correspondent Malawi Minister of Information, Tourism and Culture Kondwani Nankhumwa has said government has put in place a number of economic policies and strategies aimed at...
View ArticleMaking your home child-friendly
One wise man from West Africa observed that a home full of children is never lonely. But the lack of loneliness comes at a cost. There are those fruit juice stains on the walls that come about because...
View ArticleMwanza sex workers case, Public Health Act
This story first made headlines in newspapers in this country in 2009. This case was an interesting story to most environmental health officers (EHOs). I thought to myself, so there is a district...
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EU to give Malawi €560 million in aid until 2020
The European Union and the Malawi Government today signed an agreement for future cooperation amounting to €560 million. Under a so-called National Indicative Programme (NIP), financed from the 11th...
View ArticleStop migrating
Moving towards greener pastures is always a personal choice; whether one is colour blind to presuppose that indeed it is green they are seeing. It is bizarre for one to believe that their destiny is...
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Is adultery ground for divorce?
Despite declaring marriage vows which include “till death do us apart”, despite hopes and dreams at the beginning of a marriage, sometimes couples find it hard to continue living together. According...
View ArticleHonesty, pathway and key to healthy relationships to holiness (13)
In my earlier article, I stated that if we are to be a holy people as God intends for us, then we must take a long, hard look at the level of honesty in our lives. And why is that? Because holiness...
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Apolisi anjata anzawo awiri
A polisi ku Mchinji anjata apolisi anzawo awiri powaganizira kuti adapatsidwa US$2 300 (pafupifupi K1 025 800) ngati chiphuphu kuchokera kwa mayi wina wa ku Zambia kuti amumasule atapezeka ndi mnyanga...
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Wakuba ng’ombe zitatu amulanga
Bwalo la milandu m’boma la Dowa lagamula bambo wina, Limbani Jossam, wa zaka 25 kuti alipire K420 000 kapena akakhale kundende zaka zitatu popezeka wolakwa pamlandu wakuba ng’ombe zitatu. Mneneri...
View ArticleHow do you make decisions?
Decisions are important and their timeliness is as important as all other considerations used to arrive at them. How do you make your best decisions? Here are some tips. Minimise middle of the road...
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Sakukhululuka
Gogo wanga, Banja ndi mkazi wanga lidatha zaka zinayi zapitazo koma akundiletsa kuti anawo abwere kwathu ndidzawaone komanso kuti ndikawaone amandiletsa. Ndichitenji? Ndikufuna kuona ana anga. WK,...
View ArticleRealities of driverless cars
A former school mate and college mate of mine, who is now national director for World Vision, Kenya, was recently on a trip to Seattle, USA. One morning, as a colleague of his drove him along the...
View ArticleBan ‘holy’ noise too
Noise levels can be a real problem in any neighbourhood and there are many issues surrounding noise pollution in a residential area that are covered by city council and municipal by-laws. These include...
View ArticleBest place for employees’ condoms
Last week, Chief Kazingist and some members of Nsanje Lalanje at Balaka Chibuku Tavern were in Dedza, continuing their nationwide familiarisation tour. They are touring the Central Region after a...
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