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Fri, 10 Sep 2021 08:52:46 +0000
Committee backs Legal Aid Act change
The Legal Affairs Committee of Parliament Thursday threw its weight behind calls by the Legal Aid Bureau to have Section 14 of the Legal Aid Act amended. In its current state, Section 14 of the Legal Aid Act does not allow paralegals to represent peo...

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 08:43:25 +0000
Thom Mpinganjira bribery case judgement today
The High Court will today deliver its judgement on the case involving business magnate Thom Mpinganjira, who is alleged to have attempted to bride judges. Mpinganjira is being accused of attempting to bribe a panel of five judges who heard the presid...

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 10:33:48 +0000
Questions over interchange cost
The cost of constructing the Area 49 to Parliament Roundabout road, including the Area 18 Interchange, jumped by 115 percent from the initial K6.7 billion to K14.4 billion, The Daily Times has established. This has forced rights body, the Centre for ...

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 10:25:17 +0000
Food system gaps worry Chakwera
President Lazarus Chakwera has decried food system gaps in the country, saying Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) cannot be met if challenges are not addressed. SDGs, which the United Nations (UN) has been championing, are set to be achieved by 203...

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 10:17:50 +0000
Malawi gets K600 million in mining royalties
Malawi is raking in slightly over K600 million from mining royalties per year, the government has confirmed. Speaking in an interview, Director of Mines Burnett Msika said the amount excludes other taxes, including these that go to the Malawi Revenue...

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 10:07:50 +0000
Another go
Football Association of Malawi (Fam) has made arrangements to inspect progress of renovations at Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe Friday. Confederation of African Football officials declined to approve hosting of international matches at the China-...

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 09:56:04 +0000
Achieving food security through stronger markets
By Todd Benson: Malawi’s food systems are in crisis and, over the past 10 years, an average of 2.3 million Malawians annually have been vulnerable to hunger. Yet the country’s policy approach to food security continues to centre on subsistence pr...

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 09:51:13 +0000
Joseph Alfazema reappears
Musician  Alfazema has resurfaced with his fourth album titled Chipasupasu. Based in Lilongwe, Alfazema, who made headlines with his debut album Tilibe Chonena which also has songs such as ‘Maphunziro’, has been out of the limelight for some tim...

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 09:46:22 +0000
Gospel artist tells life experience in single
By Chris Loka: Gospel musician Shupo Siwande has released a single titled ‘Testimony’. In the single, the artist is exalting God for changing his life story from nobody to somebody and also encouraging Christians to trust God, saying He answers p...

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 09:42:30 +0000
Fam boss dances for Flames players
Football Association of Malawi (Fam) President Walter Nyamilandu has said he is enjoying doubling roles as de facto Malawi National Football Team chief supporter. Nyamilandu joined the handful Flames supporters in the stands at Orlando Stadium in Joh...



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