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Cholera kills one in Salima

Feb 19, 2018 4

Cholera has killed one person at Salima District Hospital, the Ministry of Health says. The death takes the number of people killed by the disease since October to 8. According to Ministry of Health Spokesperson… ...

Bloodsucking saga rages on: BBC and Malawian journalists attacked

Feb 17, 2018 40

People of Mwasota Malema village in the area of Paramount Chief Kyungu in Karonga district on Friday attacked four journalists after accusing them of being bloodsuckers. Karonga Police deputy spokesperson George Mulewa identified the victims… ...

Govt planning to reduce domestic debt

Feb 17, 2018 0

Malawi government has said it wants to reduce domestic debt from current 25 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to internationally recognised 20 percent of GDP in three years. The sentiments were made by Minister… ...

Gondwe spells out measures to cut spending

Feb 17, 2018 10

Minister of Finance Goodall Gondwe has revealed measures which government has put in place to cut spending. When he was presenting midyear budget review in Parliament on Friday, Gondwe said the measures include a reduction… ...

Cholera deaths rise to 7

Feb 16, 2018 6

The number of people killed by cholera in Malawi has risen to seven, the Ministry of Health says. According to Ministry of Health and Population, this follows the death of one person in Lilongwe. Providing… ...

Chiefs fault council over honoraria

Feb 16, 2018 1

Traditional leaders in Dowa district are accusing the Dowa District Council of failing to give them honoraria as stipulated in the Chiefs Act. The accusations are coming at a time when the chiefs have been… ...

Rural Malawians happy with SIM registration suspension

Feb 16, 2018 18

Malawians in rural areas have backed government for suspending the mandatory SIM cards registration exercise that was being conducted by mobile services providers. Minister of Information Nicholas Dausi announced on Monday that the process should… ...