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Cement-gate Case Pushed to March 29
The High Court in Lilongwe has adjourned to March 29th the multi-billion Kwacha cement-gate case involving four people who allegedly used former President Peter Mutharika’s tax-free status to import at least 60 bags of cement.
Chakwera Faces MPs the Third Time
President Lazarus Chakwera is this morning appearing in Parliament, barely two weeks after delivering his third State of the Nation Address (Sona), this time, to answer questions from Parliamentarians on various issues of national importance.
Minister Challenge Teachers to Be Professional
The Ministry of Education has challenged teachers in the country to honor rules and regulations that guide the profession in order to uplift the country's education sector.
Mother in Custody for Aiding Daughters Defilement
Police in Mangochi have arrested a 33 years old woman for suspecting her to have aided his husband to defile two daughters as part of making her marriage strong.
Malawi Dismisses Mozambicans Claims on Food Rationing
The Nsanje District Council and the Malawi Red Cross Society have dismissed the allegations by some Mozambicans that they are being sidelined in the provision of food in camps for survivors of Tropical Storm Ana.
SRH Providers Aim High on Service Delivery
Organizations that provide sexual reproductive health systems have bemoaned lack of sexual reproductive health services in evacuation camps, saying it will fuel unwanted pregnancies among women and girls.
MUST Students Protest; Disrupt Examinations
Some students at the Malawi University of Science and Technology, (MUST) have staged protests and disrupted the administrations of examinations this morning after the management allegedly disallowed them to write examinations over outstanding fees balances.
Universities Challenged to Do More in Research
Institutions of higher learning in the country have been challenged to put their extra efforts in research apart from teaching and learning.
BT Synod Urges Members to Get Vaccinated
Board member for the church and society of the Blantyre Synod of the CCAP church, Rev Dr Josephy Thipha says it is the church's desire to have majority of its members vaccinated against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Floods Leave 48 Families Homeless
Following heavy rains which started on Saturday evening, people of villages around Traditional Authority Sitola in Machinga woke up to heavy flooding on Sunday morning, which has displaced over 48 families, killing livestock and destroying crop fields.
