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Sat, 15 Jan 2022 07:23:27 +0000
Budget circus
By Deogratias Mmana: In less than a month from now, Members of Parliament will be meeting – again – at the National Assembly in Lilongwe to deliberate and pass the budget for 2022/23 financial year. But ringing in their head will be the voice of ...

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 07:13:46 +0000
Kezzie Msukwa granted leave for judicial review
High Court judge Simeon Mdeza Friday granted Minister of Lands Kezzie Msukwa leave for judicial review in a case he is alleged to have been involved in questionable land deals with Zuneith Sattar. Hearing of the application was at the High court in L...

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 07:07:04 +0000
Our Gaba, our Flames
Malawi National Football Team, the Flames, turned on a vintage performance as they came from a goal down to beat Zimbabwe 2-1 at Kouekong Stadium in Bafoussam, Cameroon Friday. The victory revived Malawi’s hopes of qualifying for the knockout stage...

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 05:52:39 +0000
Lifeline trials: How Social Cash Transfer is being undermined
The Social Cash Transfer Programme is a well-intentioned social protection initiative that is rescuing lives living on the edge. But 15 years after Malawi started implementing it, it is still being haunted by a raft of challenges, including theft of ...

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 05:42:54 +0000
Giving Bingu wa Mutharika a moving image life-line
When former President Bingu wa Mutharika succumbed to cardiac arrest in April 2012, death put a stop to whatever hope the citizenry had in him. All of a sudden, belief in the national agenda he vowed to advance after winning his second term in the 20...

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 05:36:31 +0000
Come with clean hands
In the course of the week, there have obviously been a couple of arguments from some people regarding the 60-day amnesty offer dangled by the country’s Attorney General (AG) Thabo Chakaka Nyirenda to those that defrauded or helped in defrauding the...

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 05:30:49 +0000
Isaac Chilemba u-turns on retirement
South Africa based Malawi pugilist Isaac Chilemba has put on hold his retirement plans after Malawi Boxing Control Board (MPBCB) asked him to continue fighting. Chilemba announced his retirement after losing to Russian Pavel Silyagin on unanimous dec...

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 05:20:45 +0000
Super League clubs start preparations
The early bird catches the worm. Some Super League teams have started preparations ahead of the new season. The new football season is expected to kick off on February 26. Some teams indicated that they started training last week whereas others are e...

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 05:04:46 +0000
Maba earmark 16 for Commonwealth Games
Malawi Boxing Association (Maba) intends to identify 16 amateur boxers to represent the country at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England from July 28 to August 8. Maba is waiting for the Malawi Olympic Committee (Moc) and the government ...

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 05:00:51 +0000
Fall armyworms scare
By Patience Lunda: Up to 9,000 hectares of crops – out of 54,000 hectares – have been attacked by fall army worms and African army worms in Thyolo District. Ministry of Agriculture told Malawi News Friday that it has also received reports of fall...



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