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Govt, lawyer condemn Chitipa slavery deal
Malawi Government has condemned the Chitipa slavery deal where a Tanzanian is suspected to have sold five Malawian boys to work on a farm in Tanzania. The Nation on Tuesday reported of a deal in which...
View ArticleWaterAid faults statistics on access to clean water
WaterAid Malawi has said statistics that have been released on the progress made by the country in increasing access to clean and safe water are not a representation of the situation on the ground....
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Increase Fisp beneficiaries—MCP
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has asked government to increase the number of beneficiaries of the Farm Inputs Subsidy Programme (Fisp). Ironically, in the run up to the May 20 Tripartite Elections, MCP...
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Chaos in Lilongwe: Vendors clash with police over burnt market
There was commotion in Lilongwe’s Old Town yesterday as chaos reigned and business ground to a halt as police clashed with irate vendors for hours in a bid to disperse them and bring sanity. Malawi...
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Judge Mtambo orders prosecution to start parading witnesses
Justice Michael Mtambo has ordered the prosecution in the former budget director Paul Mphwiyo attempted murder case to start parading witnesses at 2pm today after denying them an adjournment. The...
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Fam dangles K100 000 for each Flames player
In a bid to motivate the Flames to give out something extra and turn the tables against Benin on Saturday, FAM is dangling a K100 000 each Flames player should they qualify for the group stages of the...
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PCL jolts MSE into action
Press Corporation Limited (PCL) was last week the only counter that pushed the performance of the Malawi Stock Exchange (MSE), resulting in the market being marginally bullish. Due to PCL’s price gain,...
View ArticleWanted: An agriculture scientist of the Carver type
The Malawi economy suffers the frustration of a man who tries to climb a wet anthill. When he has gone half way towards the top, he steps downwards and must start again. Again, he makes progress...
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Maneb hailed for zero exam leakage
Civil Society Education Coalition (Csec) and Independent Schools Association of Malawi (Isama) say it is not too late for Malawi to rewrite the ugly story on integrity and credibility of results of...
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Norway urges legal implementation on disability
Norway has urged government to improve disability rights by strengthening implementation of legislation and policies which it has signed if the rights of children with disabilities are to be realised....
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Government bans thin plastics
Production, importation, distribution and use of thin plastics is now illegal in Malawi unless exempted, government has said. The ban which prohibits, among others, plastic carrier bags, alcohol...
View ArticleManeb is exploiting teachers
The Malawi National Examinations Board (Maneb) conducts Primary School Leaving Certificate of Education (PSLCE), Junior Certificate of Education (JCE), Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE)...
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Chisiki: Mothers’ ties, daughters’ downfall
It is harvest time! Since April, farming households that sowed and toiled in sweat have been reaping in smiles and droves. But in Mzimba, it is not only mounds of maize, groundnuts, beans, pumpkins and...
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Mafikizolo to headline LOS
South African musical outfit, Mafikizolo, will be coming to Malawi next month as the headline act for the Lake of Stars (LOS) International Music Festival, it has been confirmed. According to the LOS,...
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25 shortlisted in Search for a Star
You have to kiss a lot of frogs to get your Prince Charming. Well, Dumisani Mfune, Rudo Chakwera and Marvin Hanke can testify to that. After auditioning in Mzuzu, Zomba, Blantyre, Lilongwe, Salima and...
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APM salutes Flames, Queens
President Arthur Peter Mutharika has saluted the Flames for qualifying for the group stages of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. He also saluted the Malawi Queens for retaining the fifth...
View ArticleACB director deserves better legal protection
We have been there before and we seem not to learn from past mistakes, so it seems, in as far as the appointment and removal of the director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) is concerned. In 2006,...
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Fighting the bear called tax evasion
Malawi has been awash with the golden jubilee celebrations. The pomp created by this has received mixed reactions as to whether Malawi has really achieved what she had wanted when fighting for...
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Queens jet in today from Scotland
Malawi Queens arrive through Lilongwe today from the 2014 Glasgow XX Commonwealth Games in Scotland where they retained their number one position in Africa. A hearty welcome is expected to be given to...
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FAM probes journalist for aiding Benin
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) is investigating one of the electronic media journalists over allegations that he offered Benin national soccer team technical information on how they could beat...
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