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Committee rejects envoys
The Public Appointments and Declaration of Assets Committee of the recently dissolved Parliament last week rejected the appointment of former Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) commissioner general Lloyd...
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Ng’ambi injured, Mzava returns
Platinum Stars’ Malawian international Robert Ng’ambi will know this week whether he has passed a fitness test from an ankle injury he picked recently. Ng’ambi confirmed yesterday that he twisted his...
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It’s official: Lake of Stars goes back to Nkopola
The Lake of Stars returns to the incredible Sunbird Nkopola Lodge beach this September for the 10th edition of the award-winning arts event, rated among the top festivals in Africa by CNN and Metro....
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Urban cost of living down 1.5%
The cost of living in Malawi’s four cities of Lilongwe, Zomba, Blantyre and Mzuzu in February 2014, dropped 1.5 percent to an average of K117 000, largely propelled by a fall in maize prices. The...
View ArticleThe burden of plenty, the fury of maize.
It apparently looks like Malawi is this year blessed with an abundant harvest of its staple food, maize. Put simply, there are prospects of a bumper maize harvest. This is delightful news, considering...
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Coach, TD paint bright picture on U-20 preps
Malawi national Under-20 football team coach Ernest Mtawali and FAM technical director John Kaputa yesterday painted a bright picture on the team’s prospects to excel in the 2015 CAF Youth Championship...
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Battle lines drawn in Airtel Money regional finals
Fireworks are expected at netball courts in Blantyre, Zomba, Lilongwe and Mzuzu this weekend during regional finals of Airtel Money Netball Championships. According to Netball Association of Malawi...
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Getting the groundnut grade right
The export of legumes in 2012 fetched a record K15.3 billion and groundnuts alone, raked in K7.79 billion. But the sector is facing a lot of challenges leading to low crop productivity with compromised...
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Mwamaso wants Mwenda’s belt
Mzuzu-based boxer Felix Mwamaso has challenged Malawi Defence Force (MDF) pugilist Alick Mwenda for the middleweight title. New Dawn Promotions have agreed to sponsor a bout between the two renowned...
View ArticleIrate growers disrupt tobacco sales in Limbe
Irate tobacco growers yesterday halted sales of the leaf at the Limbe Auction Floors in protest over low prices buyers offered barely 30 minutes after Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Security...
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AHL for high tree survival rate
AHL Chemicals and Steel Limited (ACSL) general manager Adamson Tong’o says AHL has embarked on a programme known as ‘adopting a tree’ in all the schools where the trees will be planted throughout the...
View ArticleBetter flying deals, terms and conditions…
Sometime in August last year, I quoted Economic Empowerment Action Group (Eeag) president Lewis Chiwalo as crying foul over fares South African Airways (SAA) was charging then on the...
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Nomads aspirants come out of shell
A shadow executive committee led by incumbent chairperson George Chamangwana is tipped to be elected into office when Mighty Wanderers FC goes to polls on Sunday at their Chichiri clubhouse in...
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52 graduate with advanced certificates in ECD
Fifty two Early Childhood Development (ECD) teachers from Salima and Ntchisi have become the first group to graduate with an advanced certificate in ECD. The teachers underwent a comprehensive training...
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Mazembe want Luka to finish his contract
Luka Milanzi’s efforts to revive his career at Mighty Wanderers might not work as TP Mazembe have reportedly demanded him back to the Democratic Republic of Congo. His former club, Kabula United...
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No Cashgate names till July
Auditor General Stephenson Kamphasa has pleaded for patience from Malawians demanding to know names of individuals and companies involved in the plunder of K13.6 billion (US$33 415 233) in public...
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Aggie takes break from the ring
After her husband placed a wedding ring on her finger, local top female boxer Agnes Mtimaukanena says she has taken a break from the ring to concentrate on family matters. The 22-year-old boxer, who...
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Tobacco sales resumes at Limbe
Sales of tobacco at Limbe Auction Floors, which were disrupted on Wednesday, barely 30 minutes after the official opening, resumed yesterday after growers’ misunderstandings on price structure were...
View ArticleSkeffa’s Trust-gate, Kunkuyu’s lie?
Happy people, Nigerians say: “Wonders will never end.” It appears the endless surprises include one of the displeasing wonders of Malawi’s entertainment world. Picture this: the press reports that...
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Rekindling farmers’ hope after floods
When floods washed away her maize field, Otumala Watch was shocked, confused and hopeless. She did not know what to do let alone how to manage the gloomy situation she was in. “It was too much for me...
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