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Fri, 26 Mar 2021 08:12:39 +0000
Human rights bodies hail albino murder conviction
By Wezzie Gausi: Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) and Centre for the Development of People (Cedep) have welcomed the conviction of two people who killed a person with albinism. The two organisations have commended the Judiciary, Mala...

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 08:06:28 +0000
Covid misconceptions threaten maternal health
Details have emerged that expectant women are shunning hospitals due to misconceptions surrounding Covid. The development dampens gains achieved in safe motherhood interventions. Presidential Adviser on Safe Motherhood Dorothy Ngoma said random visit...

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 10:02:12 +0000
Government snubs teachers
The government has rejected a proposal by the Teachers Union of Malawi (Tum) to give them the monetary value of personal protective equipment (PPE) for working during the Covid pandemic. A letter, which Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on E...

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 09:54:54 +0000
Government to investigate KIA liftgate
The government has said it will dig deeper into reports that Malawi paid $48,000 (about K36 million) to a bogus Kenyan firm to install a new lift in the control tower at Kamuzu International Airport. Homeland Security Minister Richard Chimwendo Banda...

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 09:44:31 +0000
Revitalise agriculture sector, institute urges
Independent policy think-tank, Mwapata Institute, says the country’s agriculture sector continues facing myriad challenges which require fresh policy direction to address. It says a rejig of the agriculture supply chain could help the sector regain...

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 09:40:39 +0000
Flames revive Afcon qualification dream
Malawi National Football Team Wednesday kept the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualification dream alive with a 1-0 victory over South Sudan at El Hilal Stadium in Khartoum, Sudan. The result means possibilities of reaching the promised land in Group...

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 09:40:19 +0000
Towera Vinkhumbo, Joyce Mvula lead week statistics
Malawi National Netball Team stars Towera Vinkhumbo and Joyce Mvula continue to dominate United Kingdom’s Vitality Netball Superleague, with round seven statistics favouring them. Vinkhumbo and Mvula feature highly in the statistics leaders of the ...

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 09:30:43 +0000
Grin ropes in Busiswa, Somizi
Having hosted a number of outings through Grin’s Fire Friday’s events, musician Tay Grin has brought in South Africa’s Somizi and Busiswa for Friday’s show. The show dubbed All Star Edition; raising funds for Covid with your favourite celebri...

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 09:21:51 +0000
Daughters of Africa winner in makeover
Blantyre-based singer Hannah Kadam’manja made history for the country in 2010 when she triumphed in Daughters of Africa contest in Kenya. She then proceeded to represent Malawi in the Netherlands alongside winners from other countries, held close t...

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 09:17:52 +0000
Be firm on principles
By Patrick Achitabwino: The identity you create shapes how people perceive you. It should not amaze you that other people always attract the best jobs or best public opinion. The common denominator is that they created a unique identity for themselve...



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