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  • Malawi Set for AU-ECA Conference

    Malawi is set for the third joint African Union and United Nations Economic Commission for Africa due to start in the capital Lilongwe tomorrow, local Finance minister says. Malawi Finance minister Ken Kandodo told zodiak online that the theme of the con...
  • Test for HIV then Marriage-Museum

    The Museum of Malawi has taken a swipe at religious leaders accusing them of fuelling spread of HIV by taking very little part in encouraging couples to go for HIV test. Museum of Malawi Curator, Mr. Michael Gondwe says he expected that religious leaders...
  • Test for HIV then Marriage-Museum

    The Museum of Malawi has taken a swipe at religious leaders accusing them of fuelling spread of HIV by taking very little part in encouraging couples to go for HIV test. ...
  • Mw. Fan,77, Wins Free Ticket For Barclays’ League Match

    A football fan aged 77 is among thirteen lucky Malawians travelling to England to watch a Barclay’s Premier League match. ...
  • Trade Infiltration irks Nationals

    There were protests in Rumphi a district in the North of Malawi on Thursday when non-Malawian traders resumed their businesses a few days after authorities forced them closed and arrested some. The protests follow suspicions that some foreigners plying...
  • Trade Infiltration irks Nationals

    There were protests in Rumphi a district in the North of Malawi on Thursday when non-Malawian traders resumed their businesses a few days after authorities forced them closed and arrested some. The protests follow suspicions that some foreigners plying...
  • Mw. in First World Kidney Day

    Malawians with kidney problems go through hell to access medical help, at least those few who are able to access it. This is coming to light now when, for the first time, Malawi joins the rest of the world commemorating World Kidney Day. The day falls on...
  • Tobacco Farming Aiding Deforestation

    Environmentalists think that although tobacco remains Malawi's main foreign exchange earner, the crop is also a major cause of deforestation. Logs and logs of firewood will be employed to process flue cured tobacco, for example representing the depleti...
  • Malawi Takes Tsetse Flies Head-On

    The Ministry of Health in Malawi says it is seriously looking into the problem of sleeping sickness which is driving out tourists from the Southern African nation thereby negatively affecting the tourism industry. Deputy Director for Preventive Health ...
  • More Farmers Speak on Malawi Tobacco Prices

    There are more concerns coming out of tobacco farmers in Malawi regarding prices as the country prepares to open its auction market on Monday. Farmers in the country’s top tobacco producing district of Kasungu in central Malawi are urging buyers to be ...
  • Malawi Tobacco Farmers Demand Adherence to Minimum Prices

    The Farmers Union of Malawi FUM has called on government to enforce buyers’ adherence to this season’s tobacco minimum buying prices as sales season begins in the Southern African state. This was a contentious issue last season leading to some buyers...
  • 2010 Malawi Tobacco Prices Drop

    Minimum prices for tobacco sales at the auction floors in Malawi will be slightly lower this year. The Tobacco Control Commission-TCC-attributed this to a general decrease in cost of production. ...
  • Maternal Mortality Worries Veep

    A resource mobilization campaign mounted by Vice President Joyce Banda has raised 25 million Kwacha. The funds are to help accelerate the reduction of maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity in Malawi. ...
  • Catholics Collect for Quake Victims

    The Catholic community in Malawi has mounted a campaign for monetary and material collection for victims of the Karonga earthquake which struck on December 6 last year. The gesture follows a 4.5 million Kwacha donation made by the Vatican-the headquart...
  • Malawi Teachers Await February Pay

    There is finger pointing in the government of Malawi on who is responsible for current delays in paying teachers' February salaries countrywide. While officials at the ministry of Education point at the office of the Director of Human Resources Managem...
  • ‘Haven’t Quit’- Mlelemba

    He says he is still on the ball. Former MTL Wanderers football star now playing for police sponsored side Blue Eagles George Mlelemba is not a quitter. ...
  • No Polls On SULOM AGM Agenda

    Finally, the Super League of Malawi-Sulom-has called for the much awaited for Annual General Meeting albeit with no elections as an item on the agenda. The AGM slated for March 12 this year comes after lengthy verbal exchanges between Sulom officials a...
  • City-Water-Demand Overwhelms Board

    Water demand for Lilongwe, the capital of Malawi has shot sharply consequently overwhelming the sole supplier, the Lilongwe Water Board-LWB. The boards current water reservoirs at Kamuzu Dams 1 and 2 are not adequate to meet the growing demand resulting ...
  • Malawi Wants More Electricity

    The government of Malawi will soon mount a hunt for feasible sites for hydro electrical power stations in this Southern Africa nation where power cuts and inadequate electrical power supply are inhibiting speedy development. Officials say feasibility s...
  • Bodies Missing After Boat Accident

    Police in Malawi Southern most district of Nsanje are still searching for bodies of two people who drowned on the Shire River Wednesday last week. The two drowned after a boat carrying five people capsized in strong winds as they sailed from Mozambique. ...