Mutharika misleading Malawians on cashgate
As expected, Heatherwick Ntaba, the party’s supreme propagandist, led the team.uring the campaign period, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) capitalised every moment to spin the Cashgate scandal as...
View ArticleTBAs still delivering women—Maikhanda
Maikhanda, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) promoting safe motherhood, has expressed concern over traditional birth attendants (TBAs) still delivering women in homes. The organisation this week...
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How the mighty faired in polls
Latest results released by the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) on Wednesday show some heavy weights lost embarrassingly in the parliamentary elections, while a few won by wide margins. Here is how...
View ArticleAPM finds ‘a good thing’ again
Malawi President Peter Mutharika and Gertrude Maseko were on Saturday declared husband and wife after they took wedding vows at CCAP’s St Michaels and All Angels in Blantyre. The couple, at 10:42 am,...
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Africa Music Awards beckons Malawian musicians
Malawian musicians stand a chance of making a mark on the continental stage via the Africa Music Awards (Afrima), which have called for entries for this year’s event. Afrima is a combined effort to...
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Bullets fail to go top, Silver suffer heavy defeat
The clock wasn’t lying and there was just a minute left for Big Bullets to return to the summit of the flagship Super League table today, but sadly it wasn’t to be. Azam Tigers equalised in the last...
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Be courageous to develop the nation—Chakwera
Leader of Opposition in Malawi Parliament Lazarus Chakwera has called on both the Executive and the Legislature to strive towards moving the country forward in terms of development. He said this on...
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Bullets U-turn on appeal
Big Bullets have decided not to appeal against Super League of Malawi’s (Sulom) K1.2 million fine for the violence that occurred during their Super League match against Epac FC last Sunday. The...
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BAT Ground in bad state
Blantyre’s other main soccer venue BAT Ground’s state has taken a turn for the worse and is now a risk to fans’ lives. The wooden stands are worn out while the pitch now looks like a potato field. BAT...
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MSE in mixed fortunes, registers 61% capital growth
The Malawi Stock Exchange (MSE) exhibited mixed fortunes in 2013 out of the sampled four stock exchanges in central Africa, with some companies on the 14-counter bourse performing well while others...
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Saving rural women from bush deliveries
On a chilly Sunday morning in March this year, Mary Kumwenda 40, from Kazizwa Village, T/A Mpherembe, Mzimba embarked on a painful and long journey to Thunduwike Health Centre. She was feeling labour...
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Govt urged to prioritise maternal health
National coordinator for Presidential Initiative on Safe Motherhood, Dorothy Ngoma, has asked the newly elected government to prioritise maternal health, saying what has already been achieved should...
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Cashgate: Atupele says it was a result of leadership failure
United Democratic Front (UDF) leader in Malawi Parliament Atupele Muluzi has said the looting of public resources at Capital Hill, widely known as Cashgate, resulted from a government that was not...
View ArticleIs there one path to development?
The end of the World War II saw European colonies in Asia and Africa marching towards independence. First, it was India, Burma, Indonesia in Asia then Ghana, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)...
View ArticleTime to take clear stand on abortion
It is easy to understand concerns by Ipas Malawi on the delays by government in seeing to it that legal reforms on abortion are done and implemented. The number of people dying due to unsafe abortions...
View ArticleOn 50:50 campaign
The NGO Gender Coordinating Network (NGOGCN) would like to respond to two separate articles written by Muthi Nhlema and a Concerned Citizen published in The Nation of Monday June 9 2014, on My Turn and...
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Chidale, Chakaniza reign supreme in Nico General Golf
Blantyre-based golfer Paul Chidale’s supremacy was evident on Saturday when he outsmarted a field of 72 golfers at Kasasa Golf Club at Dwangwa, Nkhotakota to win the Nico General Golf. It was sublime...
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Millions view Malawi tourism advert on CNN
About 185 million people managed to watch the Ministry of Tourism and the Malawi Investment Trade Centre (Mitc) advert which was aired on the Cable News Network (CNN) Europe, Middle East and Africa...
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MCCCI calls for government partnership
The Malawi Confederation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (MCCCI) has called on government to consider a Public Private Partnership (PPP) deal with the chamber in putting up a world class...
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Malawi attends first-ever UNEA meet
Malawi has joined over 100 countries at the first session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) which has been inaugurated in Nairobi, Kenya, the headquarters of the United Nations...
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