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Dedza Young Soccer play off tie doubtful

Mar 11, 2016 Richard Jimu 97 &

A match between relegated super league sides, Dedza Young Soccer and Airborne Rangers is likely not to take place tomorrow with reports showing the Soccer Saints have sought a court injunction restraining its fixture against the… ...

Epac name Makonyola their new coach

Mar 11, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 6 &

Ahead of the top flight league which is set to commence next month, Lilongwe based football club Epac have hired Audrey Makonyola as their new coach. The team's general secretary Chiyembekezo Lita said Makonyola, who… ...

Police arrest robbers who stole from NBS bank

Mar 11, 2016 Bright Malenga 70 &

Police have arrested two people for breaking into Nkhotakota NBS Bank in order to steal millions of cash. The criminals broke into the bank last week after they climbed a fence that surrounds the premises… ...

Carlsberg pledges to support MBTS

Mar 11, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 4 &

Carlsberg Malawi Limited has pledged to support the Malawi Blood Transfusion (MBTS) in their blood collection efforts. The beverages manufacturer made the commitment on Thursday after signing a Memorandum of Understanding with MBTS. In the… ...

Govt blames Malawians for creating maize shortage

Mar 11, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 93 &

Minister of agriculture and water development Allan Chiyembekeza has hit out at Malawians for creating the current maize shortage. Chiyembekeza was speaking in Lilongwe where Japanese Tobacco International's (JTI) donated assorted food items. The minister… ...

Hunger Crisis: Machinga residents ambush trains to steal Wheat

Mar 11, 2016 Luke Bisani 56 &

Police in Malawi's Eastern region of Machinga have confirmed that people living along railway lines are ambushing trains carrying wheat from Mozambique. According to the police, many people along the railway line especially between Nayuchi… ...

Malawi to develop legal framework for exporting labour

Mar 11, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 63 &

Malawian youths will soon afford a smile as government says it is working on a legal framework that will help youths to find jobs outside the country. Minister of labour and manpower development Henry Mussa… ...