Bullets to recall Ramadhan
Despite disagreements within Nyasa Big Bullets executive committee over coach Nsanzurwimo Ramadhan’s return from suspension, it has been resolved to recall him. Bullets general secretary Albert...
View ArticleCorruption, labour deficit Hamper business—report
Corruption and lack of skilled and semi-skilled workers continue to impact on Malawi’s business environment, thereby thwarting efforts to attract foreign direct investments (FDI), according to a new...
View ArticleMalawi’s maternal, newborns mortality among highest in Africa
Representatives of the Health Donors Group have said Malawi’s maternal and new-borns (neonatal aged between zero and 28 days) mortality rates remain among the highest in sub-Saharan Africa. The...
View ArticleNico Asset forecasts better budget implementation
Implementation of the 2017/18 National Budget is expected to be better than the previous fiscal year buoyed by resumption of budgetary support and expected higher domestic revenue, an investment...
View Article3 prison warders summoned for stoning bosses
Zomba Central Prison officer in-charge (OC) Hardscot Mtegha yesterday suspended three warders on suspicion that they masterminded the stoning and insulting of the new Chief Commissioner of Prisons...
View ArticleTNM, FMB partnership to enhance financial inclusion
TNM plc, an integrated mobile network and ICT service provider, on Monday partnered FMB plc, one of the country’s banks to enable TNM Mpamba customers withdraw their money from any FMB automated teller...
View ArticleThe Vice-President is my son—APM
President Peter Mutharika yesterday made an uncharacteristic move by openly praising Vice-President Saulos Chilima as his son and proclaiming that the two have an excellent working relationship....
View ArticleLL Water Board confirms water mixed with sewage
Lilongwe Water Board (LWB) has confirmed that some areas in the capital city’s Area 18A residential estate were supplied tap water that had been mixed with sewage. In an interview yesterday, LWB chief...
View ArticleAPM hits at donors over LL water project
President Peter Mutharika yesterday made his position known on the $453 million Salima-Lilongwe Water Supply Project when he hit at development partners for interfering in its implementation. But the...
View ArticlePrisons downplay strike impact
Malawi Prison Service (MPS) has downplayed the impact of the strike by warders, stating that it did not affect dietary requirements of prisoners on special diet. Commissioner of Prisons (Operations)...
View ArticlePeter Mutharika
President of the Republic of Malawi and also the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), I would realise that the hype that charecterised main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) rally in Ngabu,...
View ArticleBWB clarifies consumers’fears on pre-paid billing
In this interview, Our Reporter LLOYD CHITSULO engages Blantyre Water Board (BWB) public affairs officer PRISCILLA MATEYU to clarify on a number of complaints consumers have expressed regarding...
View Article1.6m register for national IDs
The Ministry of Home Affairs and Internal Security has said 1.68 million Malawians have registered with the National Registration Bureau (NRB) in the first phase of the National Registration and...
View ArticleKamuzu Barrage completion date on track
One of the new 6 gates at the barrage which will be automated Contractors of the Kamuzu Barrage in Liwonde have embarked on the second and final phase of the project which includes replacing the eight...
View ArticleHealth workers’ July salaries to delay
Salaries for health workers are this month expected to delay following communication from Ministry of Health (MoH) Principal Secretary Dan Namarika to government hospital directors informing them of...
View ArticleChaponda spends night in custody
Embattled former Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development George Chaponda and two others spent last night in police custody following their arrests on Wednesday morning by the...
View ArticleFrustration mars IDs exercise in Blantyre
People registering in the ongoing national identity cards project currently being rolled out by the National registration Bureau (NRB) in Blantyre have expressed concerns over some irregularities at...
View ArticleHundreds gather at ACB, boo Chaponda
Hundreds of people yesterday spent hours outside Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) offices in Blantyre waiting to see former Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development George Chaponda who...
View ArticleChaos at registration centres
Chaos and misunderstandings between registration officers and the country’s citizens are refusing to die with prospective registrants feeling let down by the process. People The Nation interviewed at...
View ArticleCommodity prices give farmers raw deal
While traders and other businesspeople continue to benefit from agricultural commodities prices, growers on the eother hand have described the prices as exploitative. A pigeon peas farmer based in...
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