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Malawi swimmers stutter at Rio Olympics
Malawi’s chances of plucking medals at the ongoing Olympics in Rio, Brazil got slimmer on Friday after swimmers Amara Pinto and Brave Lifa failed to qualify to the next round of the respective...
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Diamonds outshine Tigresses
For the umpteenth time, in-form Kukoma Diamonds yesterday maintained dominance over their age-old rivals and defending champions Tigresses with a resounding 52-37 thrashing in the Rainbow Paints...
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Ivory smuggler arrested in Mchinji
Police in Mchinji last week arrested 26-year-old Mandala Chirwa of Lubaini Village, Sub-Traditional Authority (ST/A) Pitala in the district for allegedly possessing and selling ivory. Mchinji Police...
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SOS Children’s Villages hands over village to CK
As one way of ensuring no child grows up alone and that all children attain education regardless of their vulnerability, SOS Children’s Villages Malawi on Saturday handed over a children’s village,...
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Man arrested for stealing car
Police in Mulanje at the weekend arrested 28-year-old Felix Banda for allegedly stealing a Nissan Tiida Latio registration BU 2374 belonging to Beatrice Kalungulungu. The theft took place in...
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Frequent DCs transfers raise eyebrows
Activists have attributed unsustainable growth in local councils to frequent transfers of district commissioners (DCs) and other high-ranking officers by the Ministry of Local Government and Rural...
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Government upholds JB DCs promotions
Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development has endorsed the promotion of district commissioners (DCs) during former president Joyce Banda’s reign, two years after running court battles with...
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Mozambique refugees returning to Malawi
Fresh clashes in parts of Mozambique have resulted in the return to Malawi of scores of asylum seekers who had voluntarily gone back to their country several weeks ago. Earlier this year, Malawi...
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Govt for investment in climate adaptation, mitigation
Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining says Malawi’s vulnerability to the effects of climate change calls for an urgent need to invest in adaptation and mitigation to enhance community...
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Polytechnic to wear new face
The Malawi Polytechnic, a constituent college of the University of Malawi (Unima), has embarked on an ambitious project that will see the college having a four-storey building replacing the old...
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Elephant kills three in Dowa, Ntchisi
An elephant that escaped from Nkhotakota Game Reserve on Saturday killed three people in Ntchisi and Dowa districts before it was put down. According to authorities, the elephant attracted crowds of...
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Synod attacks Land Bill, gays
Livingstonia Synod of the Church of Central African Presbyterian (CCAP) on Saturday took advantage of the Umthetho Cultural Festival at Hora in Mzimba to ask President Peter Mutharika not to assent to...
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Minister backs culture to promote tourism
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Kondwani Nankhumwa has said culture is an important element to boost the tourism sector in the country. Nankhumwa, who represented President Peter...
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Carlsberg organises urban music legacy
Carlsberg Malawi Limited has organised an urban music show to maximise visibility of its brands and contribute to the economic welfare of urban artists in the country The show has been slated for...
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Poor funding, hunger cripple ECD programme
The Association of Early Childhood Development (AECD) has described poor funding and hunger as stumbling blocks to the successful implementation of the program. Speaking in Blantyre on Friday after...
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Luchenza Council CEO redeployed
The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development has redeployed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Luchenza Municipal Council, Andrew Misomali, who was sent on forced leave late last month for...
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Eastern region police arrest 13 suspected criminals
Police in Malawi’s Eastern Region have arrested 13 suspected criminals who have been terrorising residents Namwela in Mangochi. The suspects were arrested during a three day operation conducted at...
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The good, the bad and the ugly of VSLS
Thirty-year-old Stella Tchale, a resident of Ndirande Township in Blantyre, will live to remember the fruits of belonging to a Village Savings and Loans (VSLs) group. She is a member of Tikondane...
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Both my parents are retired primary school teachers. They both taught for nearly 40 years each. They have combined 80 years of experience. When they meet their former students who went far with...
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Opposition ponders single candidate in 2019
With 2019 General Elections barely three years away, some opposition political parties are considering forming a grand coalition to field a single presidential candidate. While some parties have...
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