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Thu, 28 Jan 2021 08:42:35 +0000
Doctors speak on Covid symptoms
Medical experts in the country have said high temperature has not been one of the common symptoms in coronavirus infection in Malawi, marking a departure from World Health Organisation’s categorisation of high temperature as one of the symptoms of ...

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 08:36:00 +0000
Chakwera, PP mourn parliamentarians
By Rebecca Chimjeka & Pilirani Kachinziri: President Lazarus Chakwera has described as devastating the death of two members of Parliament (MPs) that succumbed to Covid Wednesday. “My heart is heavy with grief by the passing of Hon Jacqueline Ch...

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 08:23:30 +0000
Policy rate maintained
The cost of borrowing is expected to continue easing following the decision by the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) Monitory Policy Committee (MPC) to maintain the policy rate at 12 percent. The policy rate is the rate at which commercial banks borrow mo...

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 08:16:15 +0000
Broke Wanderers suspend training
Cash-strapped Mighty Be Forward Wanderers players have forced the club’s hierarchy to suspend training sessions as a way of controlling the team’s growing debt. Wanderers Captain Alfred Manyozo Jr made the revelation Wednesday, saying they reache...

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 08:10:22 +0000
Hope rises for young mothers
It has been a year since 19-year-old Stella Chipote of Chigumula Township in Blantyre dropped out of school after falling pregnant while in form four at Bangwe Secondary school in the city. Life has not been easy. The father of the child, a fellow st...

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 08:04:19 +0000
Mawu plans secondary School short story contest
Malawi Writers Union (Mawu) has said it plans to introduce a secondary school short story competition as part of nurturing talent and also uplifting writing in the country. The writers body’s president Chikumbutso Ndaferankhande said Wednesday that...

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 07:01:31 +0000
Piksy crafts Vision 2063 theme song
Piksy continues to play an important role as an artist in tackling issues using his musical talent, with the latest seeing him stitch a Vision 2063 theme song titled ‘Malawi 2063’. This is not the first time for Piksy to produce theme songs as he...

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 06:57:16 +0000
Begin with yourself
By Patrick Achitabwino: Humanity is obsessed with greatness. We all believe that we can do better. But those that have done better have been beneficiaries of doing the impossible, upsetting tables, implementing crazy ideas that made a difference. It ...

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 06:53:03 +0000
Indian farmer leaders condemn violence
Leaders of farmers’ unions in India have condemned the violence during a “tractor rally” held by farmers in the Indian capital to demand repeal of new agricultural laws. On Tuesday, tens of thousands of farmers began the day in a convoy of trac...

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 06:50:48 +0000
Fam boss passes Fifa eligibility test
Football Association of Malawi (Fam) President Walter Nyamilandu has heaved a sigh of relief after passing Fifa Eligibility test. “I am delighted to have passed the Fifa eligibility test which is a vote of approval with regard to integrity. This gi...



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