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Mchinji fake doctor convicted
Veriano Fungulani, the stethoscope-dangling young man who was exposed and arrested for being a fake doctor at Mchinji District Hospital on Tuesday last week, has been sentenced to seven years...
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Businesspersons foil Malangalanga Market fire, nab suspect
Businesspersons at Malangalanga Spare-parts Market in Lilongwe on Sunday foiled a fire that would have destroyed their goods worth over K450 million ($818,181). They also nabbed a suspected arsonist....
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Chitipa petrol inferno claims five
Two more people have died in the Chitipa petrol fire, bringing the death toll to five. Northern Region Police spokesperson Maurice Chapola on Tuesday confirmed the death of six-year-old Grace Mwanja of...
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UDF dismisses APM resignation calls
The United Democratic Front (UDF) has dismissed calls for President Peter Mutharika to resign, saying he is not the source of the current problems affecting the country. Last week, some civil society...
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UP pleads with donors
Umodzi Party (UP) president John Chisi has asked donors to open their aid taps to help Malawians suffering from hunger and economic problems. Chisi’s appeal comes after donors withdrew budgetary...
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Malawi commemorates World Statistics Day
Malawi on Tuesday joined the rest of the world in commemorating the world Statistics Day (WSD). According to a press release from the commissioner of statistics at the National Statistical Office...
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E-Wallet contestants go into camp
At least 13 contestants of this year’s edition of E-Wallet singing competition went into camp on Wednesday at Monarchy Lodge in Blantyre. E-Wallet project coordinator Anthony Kafuwa said the camp is...
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K5m FAM Cup beach soccer November 7
Beach Soccer Malawi (BSM) has announced that the national finals of the K5 million ($9,091) beach soccer tournament will be held on November 7 at Sunbird Livingstonia Beach in Salima. Four...
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Women’s TZ friendly shifted to November 7
Malawi women national football team’s friendly match against Tanzania has been shifted to November 7, according to National Women Football Committee (NWFC) chairperson Severia Chalira. The national...
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Saccos can help to solve economic woes
Malawi Savings and Credit Cooperatives (Muscco) and Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) have said the country’s credit cooperatives, if well nurtured, can be part of the solution to the economic woes...
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MCA-M moves to boost power transmission
The Millennium Challenge Account-Malawi (MCA-M) on Tuesday signed a contract worth $7.5 million (about K4.2 billion) with a French firm, Alstom Grid, to design, install and commission the Supervisory...
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At work, we rarely get structured feedback. Of course, we do get feedback from peers and colleagues in the course of duty from time to time. Generally, the only time we get formal or structured...
View ArticleLessons from NBS Bank system crash
Earlier this month, pictures circulated on social network platforms such as WhatsApp and Facebook, showing desperate customers seated on the floor in banking halls. When I got some, I quickly dismissed...
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The long and short of market fires
It has become a clichè for Malawians to talk about market fires, but the repeated tragedies in Mzuzu and other parts of the country call for renewed workmanship to safeguard the business community and...
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JB appointed into global nutrition board
Former President Joyce Banda has been appointed into the board of directors for Canada-based Micronutrient Initiative (MI), an organisation that provides different perspectives to end micronutrient...
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Paris deal must not be punitive like Kyoto Protocol
After 20 years of on-going climate change negotiations, there is need for a climate change framework that is not punitive and does not prescribe solutions to countries rather, the new framework should...
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Tanzanian envoy presents credentials
President Peter Mutharika yesterday received letters of credence from new Tanzanian High Commissioner Victoria Mwakasege at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe. Speaking after the ceremony, Mwakasege said her...
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Mtafu burial in BT today
Nuerologist and retired politician George Nga Mtafu, who died after sustaining injuries in a road accident in Blantyre on Tuesday, will be laid to rest at Ntonda Village in the outskirts of Blantyre...
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MHRC ‘incapacitation’ worries rights activists
Human rights activists have expressed worry over continued delays by authorities to finalise appointments of commissioners of the taxpayer-funded Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) after some...
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Flanders commits to social sectors assistance
The Flemish government has committed to support Malawians in improving their lives through implementation of programmes in the social sectors of health, education and agriculture. Koen Verlaeckt, the...
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