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MP says his constituents not impressed with budget

Sep 17, 2020 0

Member of Parliament for Phalombe North East has claimed that people in his constituency are not impressed with the 2020/21 budget. The legislator, Dennis Namachekecha Phiri, who is a member of the Democratic Progressive Party… ...

Religious bodies gang up against proposed abortion law

Sep 15, 2020 0

Religious organisations representing Muslims and Christians have asked Members of Parliament to reject the abortion bill. The organisations include the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM), Malawi Council of Churches (MCC), Evangelical Association of Malawi (EAM),… ...

Five people arrested for torching house in Rumphi

Sep 12, 2020 0

Police on Friday arrested five men for torching a house of a fellow villager at Ntchenachena in Rumphi. According to Mnjere, the suspects are Billy Gondwe aged 63, John Gondwe aged 60, Amoni Gondwe aged… ...

Mindset change needed for Malawi to develop – NPC

Aug 30, 2020 1

The National Planning Commission (NPC) says there is a need for mindset change among people in the country in order for Malawi to develop. NPC commissioner Phillip Madinga made the remarks at the end of… ...

Chakwera wants Malawi to turn plans into reality

Aug 27, 2020 0

President Lazarus Chakwera says Malawians already knows the kind of nation they must build but there is need to turn these plans into reality. The Malawi leader was speaking today during the official opening of… ...

Youth urged to venture into commercial farming

Aug 22, 2020 0

National Coordinator for the Malawi Agricultural Commercialization Project (AGCOM), Teddie Nankhumwa, has urged young people to participate in commercial agriculture, saying the project is ready to support them. Speaking at a press briefing on Thursday,… ...

Kaliati complain over lack of coordination among NGOs

Aug 21, 2020 0

Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare Patricia Kaliati has expressed concern over lack of harmonization of programs among non-governmental organisations (NGOs) which she said spend about K200 billion a year. Kaliati made the… ...