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Fri, 19 Nov 2021 08:23:29 +0000
Government adamant on AIP price
The Ministry of Agriculture has insisted that K27,000 is the price it will pay private suppliers of fertiliser per 50 kilogramme (kg) bag of fertiliser under the Affordable Inputs Programme (AIP). Minister responsible Lobin Lowe said the government d...

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 08:17:14 +0000
Lazarus Chakwera demands disability-friendly structures
By Deogratias Mmana: President Lazarus Chakwera has directed the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development to assess buildings in the city and local councils to ascertain if they are disability-friendly. Chakwera has further directed the Min...

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 07:50:46 +0000
Malawi eyes $400 million deals at Dubai Expo
By William Kumwembe in Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Malawi has set another ambitious target to attract $400 million worth of trade and investment pledges at the on-going 2020 Dubai Expo. The country is also estimated to generate trade inquiries worth...

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 07:16:13 +0000
Dominant Scorchers
Malawi Women’s National Football Team has dominated the 2021 Cosafa Women’s Championship best 11 after contributing two players and a coach. The Scorchers were impressive in the 2021 Cosafa Women’s Championship played in Port Elizabeth, South A...

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 06:57:49 +0000
The pursuit of ‘extraordinary’ education
Former government official hostess Cecilia Tamanda Kadzamira retains vivid recollections of the day in 1972 when Malawi’s founding president Dr Hastings Kamuzu Banda revealed to her his dreams to establish a school in Mtunthama, Kasungu, modelled o...

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 06:39:06 +0000
Burkina Faso president admits problems
Burkina Faso’s president Roch Marc Christian Kaboré has admitted to problems that “must be corrected in the fight against terrorism” after an attack that killed 53 people. The suspected jihadist attack on Sunday, in which 49 soldiers and four ...

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 06:37:30 +0000
The Flames are a waste of hope
In an ideal world, Dear Pain, one colours achievements the best way possible, be it by bluffing in public, hanging a horde of medals [gold ones, especially] on the wall inside one’s house, no matter how dilapidated, or using other means of advertis...

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 06:34:43 +0000
Gwamba set for Mzuzu
Rapper Gwamba, real name Duncan Zgambo, said Thursday he was 100 percent ready to give people an exciting outing ahead of the long awaited Gwamba Live concert set for Mzuzu Stadium on Sunday. The Gwamba Live concert was expected to be held last year ...

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 06:31:28 +0000
Auditions for Ka Jive contest start Saturday
The road in the popular dance competition Ka Jive Season Five begins Saturday afternoon with auditions for the Southern Region at Times Entertainment Studios situated at Times Group headquarters at Ginnery Corner in Blantyre. The competition, which h...

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 06:28:35 +0000
RAJ Nation signs Toddie
One of the country’s music brands, RAJ Nation, has signed blossoming dancehall musician Toddie. Jay Jay Cee, one of the founders of RAJ, said the brand opted for Toddie because of his skills. “I have known the musician’s skills way back since s...



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