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Malawi Parliament approves drafting of bill to legalise chamba

Dec 07, 2018 1

Malawi Parliament on Thursday approved the drafting of a bill which will seek to legalise industrial hemp. Independent Member of Parliament for Ntchisi North Boniface Kadzamira moved a motion for the drafting of the Medicinal… ...

Govt doubles chiefs’ honoraria

Dec 06, 2018 0

Government has doubled chief’s honoraria, fulfilling a promise Minister of Finance Goodall Gondwe made when presenting the budget in May. A letter dated 4th December, 2018 from the Department of Human Resources Development addressed to… ...

Our leaders are intellectually poor – Presidential candidate Ras Chikomeni throws shade at Malawian leaders

Dec 05, 2018 2

Presidential candidate Ras Chikomeni Chirwa says Malawi is facing various challenges because the country’s leaders are intellectually poor. Chirwa who is Nyabinghi Elder will contest for the presidency in the Tripartite Elections. In a video… ...

Malawian professor killed for exposing fake PhD syndicate

Dec 04, 2018 1

A Malawian professor in South Africa was killed for uncovering a syndicate that was issuing fraudulent PhDs at his university. Gregory Kamwendo aged 53, who was a professor at the University of Zululand (Unizulu) in… ...

Joyce Banda wants to complete development agenda

Dec 03, 2018 0

... vows to restore electricity in 100 days Former President Joyce Banda says she wants the presidency in 2019 in order to complete her development agenda that will see people in rural areas getting out… ...

Chakwera told to postpone rally over clash with Mutharika’s whistle-stop

Nov 30, 2018 1

The Mangochi District Council has told Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera to postpone a rally in the district saying it clashes with President Peter Mutharika’s whistle-stop tour. The MCP wrote the council seeking… ...

Heavy rain across Malawi today

Nov 29, 2018 0

Heavy rain is expected to hit the country today, the Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services says. The rains which will be accompanied by thunder and lightning will first hit areas in the southern… ...