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AHL to lay off 40 percent of its employees

Jan 20, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

AHL Group will lay off 40 percent of the company’s workers due to financial challenges which the company is facing. Acting CEO Alfred Nkhono revealed this when he toured the company’s auction floors. "The company… ...

Namadingo bows to Grace Chinga

Jan 20, 2021 Lyonike Mughogho 0 &

Musician Dr Patience Namadingo is on the blink of letting out another product from his reggae mashups' basket, months after working with the legendary Giddess Chalamanda. The Urban Music People Awards best male artist of… ...

Teacher commits suicide after testing positive for COVID-19

Jan 20, 2021 Daniel Sapuli 1 &

A 29-year-old high school teacher has been found hanging in a toilet at Maone housing in Limbe a few days after being diagnosed with COVID-19. Limbe police station publicist Inspector Patrick Mussa has confirmed and… ...

Malawi records 853 new cases

Jan 20, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi on Tuesday recorded the highest number of confirmed daily cases since the pandemic began with 853 new cases recorded. The number of admissions has also hit 195, the highest since the pandemic began. On… ...

World Bank rebuffs Malawi over ‘Khato’ water project

Jan 19, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The World Bank says the Salima-Lilongwe Water Project is not the most cost-effective way of increasing water supply in Lilongwe and the bank has also raised concerns over the feasibility of the project. The bank… ...

Weather experts closely monitoring Cyclone Eloise

Jan 19, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services says it is closely monitoring Tropical Cyclone Eloise which is expected to hit Mozambique on 23 January. Director for the Department Jolamu Nkhokwe said the cylone has… ...

Nankhumwa urges Govt to reduce fuel prices, scale up cash transfer

Jan 19, 2021 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Leader of Opposition Kondwani Nankhumwa has urged Government to scale up cash transfer programme and reduce fuel prices to help cushion the suffering of Malawians due to rise in Covid-19 infections. He said this today… ...