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Teachers worried over confusion on fees abolition

Jan 02, 2019 0

Secondary school teachers teaching in rural areas have expressed fear that parents will accuse them of stealing money owing to rickety information on government's decision to abolish tuition fees. Government in September last year abolished… ...

Youth in Malawi don’t know how to use condoms

Dec 29, 2018 0

Many young people in Malawi have no clue how to use condoms due to lack of access to youth friendly health services (YFHS), something which is exposing them to sexually transmitted infections and teenage pregnancies.… ...

Lack of sanitation facilities for menstruating girls leading to school dropout

Dec 23, 2018 0

When menstruation begins, adolescent girls either absent themselves from school or attend classes in discomfort due to inadequate sanitation facilities at the institution. Some girls have, according to our snap survey at Chipongo Primary school… ...

Forex black market boom: Police warn of swindlers

Dec 22, 2018 0

To people who fancy shortcuts, black markets are ideal for their various business transactions. In Malawi, it is reportedly during festive seasons like Christmas, when these illegal markets experience a 'boom' because those based in… ...

MPs’ absenteeism irks Malawians

Dec 14, 2018 0

..Speaker urged to be calling register Malawians in Mzuzu have described the mass absenteeism of Members of Parliament in the august house as questionable. The concerned citizens, in random interviews this publication conducted on Thursday… ...

Young imbibers’ gang in unity of purpose

Dec 11, 2018 1

Alcohol drinkers under the age of 18 in Mzuzu have vowed that not even government policy interventions will ever stop them from patronizing drinking joints. They will, according to them, still booze despite the ban… ...

Rural civil servants having stressful paydays in Malawi

Nov 29, 2018 0

Imagine waking up at midnight to catch the only vehicle that can take you to Mzuzu to withdraw your salary. At the bank, you are told, they are experiencing network problems and you cannot withdraw… ...

22-year-old teacher offering free classes to the elderly

Nov 11, 2018 0

After completing his training in teaching basic education, 22-year-old John Punja Nkhata decided to practice his skills through teaching elderly men and women in Mzuzu how to read and write. Nkhata who completed his training… ...

Disabled woman feeding orphans in Mzuzu

Jun 25, 2017 104

Born in 1977, Emily Jungwana, has never stood to her height. She has always been crawling. Both of her legs are crippled. Her life story is a good script for a movie, but still, she… ...

35 Lengwe loggers jailed

May 07, 2017 3

A court in Blantyre has sentenced over 35 men including two Chinese nationals to prison for felling trees at Lengwe National Park. The 35 men – including 2 Chinese, 22 Mozambican and 1 Mozambican-Portuguese National… ...

Mzuni target MK20m in fundraising

May 05, 2017 5

Mzuni FC have embarked on a series of fundraising activities as one way of expanding their financial base ahead of the 2017 TNM Super League season. The club hopes that through these shows it will… ...

Nkhatabay widows breathe sigh of relief

May 04, 2017 4

The coming of Banana Bunchy Top Virus (BBTV) in Malawi tripled trouble for widows who rely on banana production for survival in Nkhatabay. Emily Phiri, a widow who has eight children in the area of… ...

Malawi clergy happy with Trump

Feb 01, 2017 56

He might be under fire from almost all the quarters of the world but new American President Donald Trump has gotten the backing of Malawian pastors. Members of the clergy in Malawi have spoken in… ...

Man jailed for using fake K2000 note

Jan 19, 2017 39

A 24 year-old man has been jailed after he deliberately used a counterfeit K2000 note to pay a sex worker for her services in Mzuzu. Samson Chimaliro was sentenced to 10 months in prison following… ...

Man arrested for murder in Mzuzu

Jan 19, 2017 65

A 34 year-old man is in custody at Mzuzu Police Station for murdering a 30 year-old man by cutting his head and legs. The suspect Mike Banda is accused of killing Precious Mwale of Makhalala… ...