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APM delves into global policy with local touch
President Peter Mutharika’s address at the United Nations (UN) on Tuesday forcefully sought a place for Malawi in the global policy shaping arena as much as it espoused domestic policy, the country’s...
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New Capital Hill offices ready February
Capital Hill’s new wing is expected to be ready in February 2016, more than two years after its initial deadline of July 2013. During a tour of the project, Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban...
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Mutharika appoints CFTC commissioners
President Peter Mutharika has appointed the fourth cohort of commissioners for the Competition and Fair Trading Commission (CFTC), almost three months after expiry of tenures for previous...
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Man arrested for terrorising travellers at Wenela
Police in Blantyre on Tuesday arrested 25 year old Limbani Chafera for allegedly terrorising travellers at Wenera Bus Depot in the city. Assistant Police Public Relations Officer for Blantyre, Andrew...
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Govt cancels subsidy contracts
Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development has cancelled some contracts of suppliers for Decent and Affordable Housing Subsidy Programme (DAHSP), popularly known as Malata and Cement Subsidy,...
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FOCOLD sends teen mothers back to school
Foundation for Community Livelihood and Development (Focold) has awarded 40-teen-mothers from Traditional Authorities Kapeni and Makata in Blantyre a scholarship worth K800 000 ($1428.57) to enable...
View ArticleIn Mulanje to celebrate Unima, our University
As promised a fortnight ago, we, Abiti Joyce Befu, MG 66, Amai (RTD), Sheikh Jean-Philippe LePoisson, SC (RTD), Mzee Native Authority Mandela and I, the Mohashoi, spent the last two weeks in Balaka...
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Ending exclusion in inclusive education
In this last part of the inclusive education series, EPHRAIM NYONDO deepens the debate on what Malawi should do to make sure that children with disabilities are getting the best out of inclusive...
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Will industrial hemp bring economic miracles?
Government last week announced that President Peter Mutharika had approved the cultivation of industrial hemp for trial purposes. The approval was a culmination of a sustained campaign by disparate...
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Poor sanitation at festival
People selling merchandise at a makeshift market during last weekend’s Lake of Stars Festival at Nkopola Lodge in Mangochi have complained of poor sanitation. The official venue of the festival had 18...
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Memories of Lake of Stars
Nearly K126 million was spent for this year’s Lake of Stars (LoS) Project, and an estimated 4 500 people attended the annual arts festival. Was the event bigger and better than last year? JOHN CHIRWA...
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Revenge missions
Nomads out to avenge 1st round league defeat BB want to hit back for Carlsberg Cup loss Domestic football powerhouses Big Bullets and Be Forward Wanderers will be out to settle scores this afternoon...
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How judiciary fuels injustice
Over 5 000 cases yet to be reviewed Some magistrates sit on court records The Malawi justice system is perpetrating injustice among court users and has been blamed for increased congestion in prisons...
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Politicians to lead electoral reforms
United Nations resident coordinator Mia Seppo has urged politicians in the country to champion electoral reforms which, in her view, have remained stagnant in spite of numerous previous...
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Audit report exposes financial mismanagement at MEC
A special investigative audit of the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has revealed gross financial mismanagement and flouting of procurement and recruitment procedures at the institution between July...
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I won’t snub call-up—Ng’ambi
Flames midfielder Robert Ng’ambi has said he will not turn his back on Flames’ call-up for Wednesday’s 2018 Fifa World Cup preliminary qualifier against Tanzania’s Taifa Stars. Ng’ambi expressed his...
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A blind man was accustomed to distinguishing different animals by touching them with his hands. The whelp of a wolf was brought to him, with a request that he would feel it, and say what it was. He...
View ArticleMake change attainable
Change is never easy, but many times the pain of avoiding the change can be worse than that of going through the change. So, whether you are on the receiving end of change or leading change, keep the...
View ArticleEscom, Escom, and BWB!
Escom; what a nightmare it has become. The worst part is that it has transferred its fright to all of us that are connected to the electricity grid to the extent of dictating our programmes. We are...
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‘Violence is crippling university education’
Malawi’s critical tertiary education will be crippled continually—and irreparably, eventually—if students do not embrace non-violent ways of protesting and if administrators do not move away from...
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