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Wed, 27 Jan 2021 07:08:48 +0000
Government hikes community college fees
By Patience Lunda: Ministry of Labour has revised upwards fees for national technical colleges, community technical colleges and community skills development centres in the country. In a circular dated January 21 2021, ministry officials indicate tha...

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 07:05:40 +0000
Sex workers to protest Covid restrictions
Female Sex Workers Association (FSWA) plans to hold demonstrations on Thursday to voice out concerns over Covid-induced restrictions on beer-drinking joints’ operating hours. In a notice sent to Lilongwe District Council on Monday, FSWA Executive D...

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 07:04:46 +0000
Malawi gets 3 million Euros for Covid
The European Union (EU) delegation to Malawi, European Investment Bank, German and Irish embassies have secured an additional 3 million Euros to finance Malawi’s battle against Covid. EU Head of Cooperation Ivo Hoefkens confirmed the development. â...

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 07:01:45 +0000
TSMC is a king-maker
TSMC is a Taiwanese chip contract manufacturer that you probably have not heard about. However, it may be the brains behind your Apple or Samsung expensive smartphone’s chip. TSMC assembles chips for others and let them claim the glory while it fat...

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 09:18:03 +0000
DPP: Norman Chisale case has twists, turns
Newly appointed Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Steven Kayuni has spoken on the delays in prosecuting the case in which personal bodyguard to former president Peter Mutharika, Norman Chisale, is accused of importing 1.2 million bags of cement w...

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 09:09:13 +0000
Malawi Electoral Commission closes head office
The Malawi Electoral Commission (Mec) has closed its head office in Blantyre for 10 days after 23 of its members of staff tested positive for Covid. Mec Chief Elections Officer Sam Alfandika said the closure was meant to prevent the further spread of...

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 09:05:28 +0000
Marketers push for industry regulation
The Institute of Marketing in Malawi (IMM) has revealed that it has submitted to the government the IMM Bill which aims at regulating the marketing profession in Malawi. According to IMM Public Relations Director George Damson, the marketing professi...

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 08:41:49 +0000
Wanderers owe players K12 million, to sell bus
Desperate times call for desperate action. This is the situation at Mighty Be Forward Wanderers, where the executive committee is planning to sell the club’s state-of-the-art bus to ease financial woes. Currently, Wanderers owe players K12 million ...

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 08:41:30 +0000
Smuggling eats through local manufacturers’ soul
The earth road from Thuchila River in Malawi to Mwanjanje, across Ruo River, in Mozambique is not a mere path; it is a route to improved welfare, a passage between poverty and prosperity, for the people of Mulanje District. There is no time of the ye...

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 08:30:12 +0000
Covid falsehoods: Villagers assault medical officials
By Tiyese Monjeza  There was commotion in Mkwate Village, under Senior Chief Malemia, in Zomba, as angry villagers stoned healthcare workers that were assigned to disinfect the body of a person that had succumbed to Covid. The incident happened at a...



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