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PAC summons Roads Fund Administration over poor roads

May 05, 2023 0

Officials from the Roads Fund Administration (RFA) were Thursday morning summoned by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament to answer on public outcry towards poor roads condition, a scenario which risks lives and properties… ...

Man jailed 14 years for attempted rape

May 04, 2023 0

Ntchisi First grade magistrate’s court has convicted 38-year-old Morris Phiri to 14 years Imprisonment with Hard Labour for attempting to rape an 18-year-old girl. The court heard from State Prosecutor Virginia Kasiya that on 14… ...

Chakwera vows to uphold press freedom

May 03, 2023 0

President Lazarus Chakwera has pledged that his administration will continue to promote and protect freedom of expression as a driver for all human rights. Chakwera made the remarks on Wednesday, when he hosted members of… ...

219 minors rescued from child labour

May 01, 2023 0

At least 219 children whose ages range from 5 to 17 have been withdrawn from tobacco and coffee plantations in the area of Senior Chief Vuso Jere in Ntchisi District. Disclosing this in an interview,… ...

World Bank commits K103 billion towards post Cyclone Freddy response

Apr 28, 2023 0

World Bank has committed to provide $100 million grant (approximately K103 billion) to Malawi Government to assist in the post Cyclone Freddy response. World Bank Managing Director of Operations, Anna Bjerde, made the commitment on… ...

Minister Usi calls for punishment for people destroying natural resources

Apr 27, 2023 0

Minister of Natural Resources and Climate Change, Michael Usi, has reiterated that government would not entertain people depleting the country’s natural resources but rather expose them to face the wrath of the law. Speaking Wednesday… ...

65 Cyclone Freddy camps closed in Blantyre

Apr 24, 2023 0

Blantyre district has closed 65 Cyclone Freddy camps which kept internally displaced people (IDPs), in a decommissioning exercise currently underway. The camps were commissioned last month following the devastating impact of Cyclone Freddy which claimed… ...