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Admarc official in trouble

Feb 03, 2016 47

A community in Mzimba has complained that an officer working for Agriculture Development Marketing Cooperation (Admarc) at Mbalachanda depot in Mzimba demands bribes for them to buy fertilizer. The Admarc official has been identified as… ...

Patients denied treatment in Mzimba

Feb 03, 2016 13

Authorities at Manyamula Health Centre in Mzimba say that delay by the Electricity Supply Cooperation of Malawi (Escom) to repair a malfunctioning transformer which supplies power at the facility has greatly affected their operations. A… ...

NGO resurrects federalism calls

Feb 03, 2016 73

The Forum for the Advancement of Federalism and Rural Development (FAFRD) has resurrected calls for Malawi to adopt federalism. The renewed calls comes months after the Public Affairs Committee (PAC) weakened the federalists with a… ...

Residents chased from Mombera University site

Feb 03, 2016 57

The Malawi Government has relocated people who were living close to the proposed site for Mombera University in Mzimba. In a recent visit to the location, our reporter found that all the people who owned… ...

Malawi Hunger: Situation blamed on government’s negligence

Feb 03, 2016 64

The Farmers Union of Malawi (FUM) has blamed Malawi government for its lack of commitment in motivating maize farmers, saying the lack of seriousness may prolong hunger in the country. Speaking in an interview with… ...

Joyce Banda is ‘brainless’ – PP supporters

Feb 02, 2016 109

Some supporters of Malawi's former ruling People’s Party (PP) became very angry on Sunday and called their once beloved leader madam Joyce Banda “brainless” for her decision to appoint Uladi Mussa as acting president of… ...

Rapist got 14 year-old girl pregnant

Feb 01, 2016 154

A worker at Malawi’s Kawalazi tea estate in Nkhatabay has been arrested after he was involved in a sexual relationship with a minor. The man identified as 20 year-old Andrew Bernard has been sleeping with… ...