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Parliament passes Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Bill

Sep 20, 2024 0

The Malawi parliament yesterday approved Bill No. 20 of 2024: Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises, paving the way for a comprehensive legal framework to support the growth of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in… ...

Food scarcity hits govt hospitals, Parliamentary on health committee reveals

Sep 19, 2024 0

The Parliamentary Committee on Health says the scarcity of food is one of the major challenges people are facing in Public hospitals. Following field visits to selected hospitals in Thyolo, Balaka, Ntcheu, Dowa, and Rumphi,… ...

Piped water scheme project progressing well -Mia

Sep 18, 2024 0

The Minister of Water and Sanitation, Abida Sidik Mia, says the piped water scheme that the government of Malawi is implementing is progressing well. Mia disclosed this in parliament when she was answering questions from… ...

Man arrested over counterfeit fertilizer, 80 bags seized

Sep 18, 2024 0

Police in Mponela, Dowa District, are keeping in custody a -51-year-old man identified as George Yotamu for being found in possession of 80 bags of NPK counterfeit fertilizer. According to Mponela Police PRO Macpatson Msadala,… ...

Eight people sentenced to 19 years in jail for robbery

Sep 18, 2024 0

The Lilongwe Principal Resident Magistrate Court has sentenced eight people to 19 years in prison for robbing a Chinese businessman of K30 million at gunpoint. They killed him and his driver, a Chinese national too.… ...

Parliament passes Real Estate Management Bill

Sep 18, 2024 0

Parliament yesterday passed the Real Estate Management bill that seeks to repeal the Land Economy Surveyors, Valuers, Estate Agents, and Auctioneers Act (Cap. 53:08), replacing it with new legislation to regulate the practice of real… ...

PAC condemns acts of violence in the country

Sep 17, 2024 0

The Public Affairs Committee (PAC) has strongly condemned the acts of violence that have engulfed the country, signalling a destabilizing factor in the forthcoming Malawi electoral equation. According to the statement signed by PAC chairperson… ...