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Hunger bites Malawi hard: Fish becoming extinct in Lake Chiuta

Jul 11, 2016 14

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has disclosed that hunger is leading to extinction of fish in Lake Chiuta in Machinga district as residents are now cultivating dried up land. Lake Chiuta is… ...

Follow the money – Chakwera tells MPs

Jul 11, 2016 10

Malawi Congress Party President Lazarus Chakwera who also doubles as leader of opposition in Parliament has urged fellow Parliamentarians not to relent in their pursuit of the money set aside for the 2016/2017 fiscal year.… ...

More female MPs wanted in Parliament

Jul 11, 2016 20

They used to be in a bigger number in the 2009 – 2014 Parliament team but in the 2014 elections their numbers fell and now there will be a strong advocacy to have them back… ...

Body parts is hot business in Mangochi? Three arrested for exhuming baby in the district

Jul 11, 2016 34

It can pass as coincidence or as evidence that the business of selling body parts in Mangochi is at its core. Police in Mangochi district have arrested three men for exhuming a baby’s grave and… ...

Govt fights Amnesty over albino killings

Jul 09, 2016 21

The Malawi government through the ministry of justice and constitutional affairs has hit back at Amnesty International over the rights group’s report on killings of people with albinism in the country. Amid reports of gruesome… ...

War within: Winiko quits DPP executive

Jul 09, 2016 198

Days after Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) summoned Member of Parliament (MP) for Mulanje South Bon Kalindo popularly known as Winiko following his semi-nude parade, the legislator has stepped down as deputy spokesperson of the party.… ...

Malawi’s consumer price index worries Cama

Jul 09, 2016 2

The Consumers Association of Malawi (Cama) has expressed concern over the country's Consumer Price Index (CPI) arguing that the Malawi should review its inflation basket to make it more accurate. According to Cama, the basket… ...