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Tue, 15 Jun 2021 08:43:58 +0000
Terror in diminishing forests
Rivers and streams have dried up. Birds of all manner of species are no longer winging from one tree bough to another. “It is a sad situation for us. Wild animals such as hares and antelopes are no longer there,” Senior Chief Malemia says of Mata...

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 08:35:50 +0000
Nsanje Festival courts sponsors
Organisers of the inaugural Nsanje Festival are running against time ahead of the event, which kicks off on July 6 2021. Musicians Association of Malawi (Mam) in partnership with Nyamithambo Arts Palace and various players in Nsanje District, includi...

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 08:32:04 +0000
I have done my part, says Fama chief
Film Association of Malawi (Fama) President Ezaius Mkandawire said Monday he has had a fruitful time serving the association and that he is looking forward to the incoming leadership to continue from where he will be leaving. Fama goes to polls this ...

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 08:28:36 +0000
No turning back for Member of Parliament Mike Bango
Member of Parliament for Kasungu North Mike Bango has said he will still present a motion to Parliament on Thursday this week to help mobilise support for the Malawi National Football Team. The former football commentator was contemplating cancelling...

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 08:08:01 +0000
FDH Cup national list ‘complete’
The national phase list of the inaugural K90 million FDH Bank Cup is almost complete after the conclusion of the regional stage. At regional phase, the competition attracted 62 teams from the three regional leagues, with Southern Region contributing ...

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 07:48:54 +0000
AfCFTA tariff lines on track—Ministry
The Ministry of Trade has expressed optimism that it will beat the June 30 deadline to submit tariff lines to the African Union (AU) for Malawi to start trading with peers under the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The pact was operationa...

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 07:45:03 +0000
New initiative to cut charcoal use in Lilongwe
Two international firms, C-Quest Capital and Ener- G-Africa, have embarked on an initiative aimed at reducing the use of charcoal at household level in Malawi’s Capital, Lilongwe, by 50 percent. The initiative comes at a time deforestation in Malaw...

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 07:41:14 +0000
Reserve Bank of Malawi cagy on gold market
Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) is cautious on joining the global market in trading gold it is buying from Artisanal and Small-scale Miners (ASMs) in the country. Presenting the 2021/22 National Budget, Minister of Finance Felix Mlusu indicated that gol...

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 07:37:06 +0000
19 earmarked for diplomatic missions
The government has appointed 19 people to head the country’s array of diplomatic missions pending confirmation by the Public Appointments Committee (Pac) of Parliament. However, in the wake of the diplomatic scandal in South Africa, where Malawi’...

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 07:31:03 +0000
Malawi faces 83,000 teachers’ shortage
The Civil Society Education Coalition (Csec) has said Malawi’s primary schools have a deficit of 83,000 teachers. “The development has resulted in Malawi failing to achieve the 1:40 teacher-learner ratio as highlighted in the National Education S...



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