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Fri, 14 May 2021 09:03:42 +0000
The root that’s failing
By Mankhokwe Namusanya: A Thursday… If this were 10 years ago, or more, the children would be walking with their feet naked. Being baked in the heat that the soil has absorbed. However, now, in 2021, most of the kids are in shoes. Plastic ones. Sti...

Fri, 14 May 2021 09:01:27 +0000
YDC brings ‘Walking Ngwazi’ production
YDC Theatre will this afternoon stage a play titled The Walking Ngwazi at Blantyre Cultural Centre (BCC). With the country commemorating the life of former President Hastings Kamuzu Banda today, which is a public holiday, the youthful theatre group j...

Fri, 14 May 2021 08:59:30 +0000
Hannah seeks to build career
Blantyre-based gospel singer Hannah Kadam’manja, who is arguably one of the most gifted vocalists, has lost out over the years in terms of progress in her music career. And, having represented the country at the Daughters Africa arena, she failed t...

Fri, 14 May 2021 08:57:17 +0000
Dynamos complete signing of Scorchers duo
Football Association of Zambia (Faz) Women’s Super Division side Lusaka Dynamos has completed the signing of Malawi Women’s National Football Team defenders Patricia Nyirenda and Chimwemwe Madise on three-year deals. Madise plays for DD Sunshine ...

Fri, 14 May 2021 08:54:57 +0000
Nomads eye seeded slot
Mighty Wanderers are out on a mission to secure full points in the TNM Super League match against Civil Service United at Civo Stadium in Lilongwe and earn a seeded slot in the FDH Bank Cup. Seeded slots in the newly introduced cup are a preserve of ...

Fri, 14 May 2021 08:52:05 +0000
Power generation hitches hit Marep
By Wezzie Gausi: Limited power generation capacity in the country continues to cripple implementation of the Malawi Rural Electrification Programme (Marep), Minister of Energy Newton Kambala has conceded. In Malawi, where reportedly less than 12 perc...

Fri, 14 May 2021 08:34:35 +0000
Standard Bank, Cat empower youths
Standard Bank has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a consortium being led by the Centre for Agricultural Transformation (Cat) aimed at creating an agricultural entrepreneurship ecosystem among the youth. Participants are required to convert ...

Fri, 14 May 2021 08:30:27 +0000
Depraved advice lands girl in trouble
A young girl’s dream of becoming a nurse was nearly completely shuttered by irregular, painful and prolonged menstrual cycles and counsel from people in her village. ERICK MSIKITI finds out. Thandeka, now 21 years old, from Phalombe District, was a...

Fri, 14 May 2021 08:26:40 +0000
Escom pens BCC on encroachment
The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) has asked Blantyre City Council (BCC) to stop a developer from proceeding with a multi-million kwacha project because it violates provisions of the Escom Act. Construction activities have been goin...

Fri, 14 May 2021 08:26:18 +0000
From ivory to pangolin: Are we winning on wildlife crimes?
Until recently, the word ‘pangolin’ rarely made news in the local media. And, it might as well be that not many Malawians knew that the country has this animal. Now it is trending as one of the most trafficked in the country. What’s the explana...



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