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• Police Open Murder Case Over LL Death

  The police in Lilongwe have opened a murder case and launched a manhunt for people suspected to have murdered a 37-year-old man who was found dead in a car near Gogo Jenala along the M1 in Lilongwe’s Area 15 yesterday.

  https://zodiakmalawi.com/nw/national-news/65-news-in-central-region/6724-police-open-murder-case-over-ll-death

• People and Goods Packed Alike: Risky Journeys of Rurban Malawi

  In some parts of Malawi, apart from minibuses, small cars are used as commuter vehicles, but the problem is that the operators usually exceed the limit number for passengers and the cargo capacity in order to increase profits.

  Our reporter, Suwira Wanda, finds that corruption between the police and the operators of these vehicles is rampant, leading the law enforcers to pay a blind eye to this dangerous tendency

  https://zodiakmalawi.com/70-special-reports/6718-people-and-goods-packed-alike-risky-journeys-of-rurban-malawi

• From Kaoche Village with Six Points: The Story of Joseph Katole

  When he heard on Zodiak Radio that the Ministry of Education had announced the 2023 Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) examination results, Joseph Mathias Katole’s heart was pounding heavily. The thumping of the heart was out of anxiety.

  https://zodiakmalawi.com/70-special-reports/6710-from-kaoche-village-with-six-points-the-story-of-joseph-katole

• Misunderstandings Over Employment, Promotions Erupt in Civil Service

  There is growing resentment in the corridors of the civil service where top technocrats are questioning a sudden pattern of what they call “unprocedural employment, promotions and redeployments”.

  https://www.zodiakmalawi.com/nw/national-news/65-news-in-central-region/6561-misunderstandings-over-employment-promotions-erupt-in-civil-service

• Borrowers’ Nightmare: RBM Hikes Policy Rate to 24%

  Amid economic tantrums that the country is going through, Malawians should yet again brace for tough times ahead as the Central Bank, Reserve Bank of Malawi has announced an upward adjustment of the policy rate.

  https://zodiakmalawi.com/nw/business-news/22-business/6539-borrowers-nightmare-rbm-hikes-policy-rate-to-24

• Regular Extra Polio Vaccines Key to Ending the Disease-Expert

  A health expert has tipped health authorities in the country to carry out regular supplementary polio immunization campaigns, at least every three or four years, to ensure the disease is completely eliminated.

  https://zodiakmalawi.com/nw/national-news/65-news-in-central-region/6508-regular-extra-polio-vaccines-key-to-ending-the-disease-expert

• Malawi Kwacha Depreciates

  Results of a foreign exchange auction hosted by the Reserve Bank of Malawi on June 19 have pushed the maximum selling price of USD1 to MWK1, 063.86 from MWK1, 036 effective Wednesday June 21st 2023.

  https://zodiakmalawi.com/nw/business-news/22-business/6422-malawi-kwacha-depreciates

• Over Half of Malawians Living in Poverty Bondage

  At least 58.8 percent of Malawians are yet to break multidimensional poverty chains with the rural population dominating the list, a second national Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) report has revealed.

  https://zodiakmalawi.com/nw/national-news/66-news-in-southern-region/6658-over-half-of-malawians-living-in-poverty-bondage