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Oxfam slams ‘richman’s budget’
Oxfam says the country’s 2017-2018 budget has prioritised funding bureaucracy at the expense of the poor. A report analysing the budget review process which Oxfam has shared with The Nation notes that...
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Japan donates theatre equipment to Likuni
Japanese Embassy has donated $40 000 (about K29 400 000) for the purchase of an autoclave machine and anaesthesia at Likuni Mission Hospital. The donation follows a request that the hospital made to...
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CSOs call for Goodall’s head
Some civil society organisations (CSOs) have demanded the immediate resignation of Finance Minister Goodall Gondwe over his role in the impending disbursement of K4 billion development fund to...
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Bullets budget shoots to K480m
Nyasa Big Bullets have said they need to raise at least K210 million to meet their estimated K480 million budget for the 2018 coming season. According to records, the club spent close to K300 million...
View ArticleCustomer service lessons from Sunbird
Let us face it, Sunbird is one of the brands with an admirable record of high quality customer service. At least I am one of many that I know that are equally impressed by Sunbird. From the time you...
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Only one Super League player in U-20 squad
After getting criticised for using over-aged players in junior national teams, Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has announced an Under-20 national team squad that has only one Super League...
View ArticleMasm should give customers options
Effective September 1 the Medical Aid Society of Malawi (Masm), the country’s dominant provider of health insurance, has raised its monthly premium (subscriptions fees) by 25 percent. Following the...
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Mwawi, Mvula to join Queens in Australia
The country’s netball exports Mwawi Kumwenda and Joyce Mvula will join the Malawi Queens in New Zealand where they will feature in the Taini Jamison Quad Series this month, ahead of the Commonwealth...
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Madonna in video shoot for local project
Madonna has announced a video shoot and groundbreaking ceremony to signal the start of the construction of four school blocks in Kasungu. The project is part of the American pop star’s drive to...
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SA minister warns against tobacco billions
South African Minister of Health Aaron Motsoaledi has asked African governments to guard against the lure of tobacco money, saying the captains of industry are motivated to maximise profits at the...
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Still living in fear
One Friday in late December last year, Mozambican soldiers entered Lukono Village in Traditional Authority (T/A) Makanjira in Mangochi brandishing guns. At that time, some villagers were in the mosque,...
View Article‘Tchopanomics and Stupidity’
I was introduced to a short story titled ‘Love is a Fallacy’ by Mr Samu Samu when he taught us logic as the science of thinking. The story introduces one to the common fallacies of logic. I was...
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Timotheos Foundation hands over school blocks in Nsanje
Timotheos Foundation, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), has handed over school blocks for a junior primary school in Senior Chief Tengani’s area in Nsanje District. The junior primary school,...
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K4bn ‘bonus’ splits MCP MPs
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) legislators are split over the party’s handling of the controversial K4 billion that Treasury has allocated to all the 193 members of Parliament (MPs) to facilitate...
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Law Society loses case against RBM
The High Court in Blantyre has dismissed a Malawi Law Society (MLS) application for a judicial review of a Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) directive that compels insurance companies to pay directly to...
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UN hails Malawi women empowerment efforts
The United Nations (UN) has hailed Malawi for enacting positive policies and laws aimed at promoting women in the country. Speaking during International Women’s Day (IWD) commemorations at Bingu...
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Hands off Mabedi—Kaizer Chiefs
South Africa Premier Soccer League (PSL) outfit Kaizer Chiefs has snubbed Football Association of Malawi (FAM) offer to Patrick Mabedi to be Flames assistant coach. FAM on Monday announced that...
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Malawi promoter to bid for Chisale rematch
Malawi boxing promoter Jack Gunde has expressed interest to bid for and host the World Boxing Council (WBC) final elimination rematch between the country’s female boxer Ruth Chisale and Zambian...
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FCV donates uniforms to Rawo FA
The London based, FCV International Football Academy on Wednesday donated two sets of uniforms to Rawo Football Academy (RFA) at Mtengowanthenga in Dowa. RFA director Rabson Woodwell said the...
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Mdoka back from SA to face Mwenda
South Africa-based boxer Charles Mdoka has arrived in the country ahead of his national middleweight title-fight against Malawi Defence Force (MDF) boxer Alick Mwenda scheduled to take place at the...
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