Beating hunger, dry spell with GMO crops
Most farmers in Malawi continue to face effects of climate change such as dry spell and sometimes prolonged rainfall which cause flooding in some parts of the country, damaging crops in the process....
View ArticleMinister urges innovative energy solutions
Minister of Mining Monica Chang’anamuno says there is need for long-lasting innovative solutions that transcends traditional boundaries by aiming not only to provide power, but also empower...
View ArticleDouble efforts for women empowerment—First Lady
First Lady Monica Chakwera has called on donors and development partners to double their efforts in financing gender equality interventions to ensure women are promoted in the country. She said this...
View ArticleRenowned preacher Sauti-Phiri retires after 29-year AE service
Pastor Abel Lazaro Sauti-Phiri, a renowned preacher and trainer of evangelists and disciplers in many churches in Malawi, has retired from the inter-denominational African Enterprise (AE) Ministry...
View ArticleMwanyali, Mbemba win Mzuzu City Half Marathon
Athlete Chikondi Mwanyali of Civil Service Athletics Club in Lilongwe yesterday retained the Mzuzu City 21-kilometre Half Marathon in men’s category. On the other hand, Fostina Mbemba of Moyale...
View ArticleMore Malawians depressed—World Bank
A World Bank report has found that more Malawians are depressed due to worsening poverty and financial woes on the back of an economy failing to create enough opportunities and increase income levels....
View ArticleBudgets off MW2063 track
The Malawi 2063 (MW2063) development plan that aims to turn the country into an upper middle income economy might be just another failed vision if the consistent financing gaps are anything to go by....
View ArticleUNDP report shows growing inequality
Poor countries’ lag in development is worsening global inequality and stirring up political polarisation, a new Human Development Index (HDI) report issued yesterday by the United Nations Development...
View ArticlePink eye disease cases rise, hit schools, prisons
Pink eye disease continues to spread across the country and has now affected 3 570 students while cumulative cases as of yesterday are pegged at 6 768 in 23 districts. Ministry of Health said since the...
View Article4 firms keen to set up fertiliser plant
Smallholder Farmers Fertiliser Revolving Fund of Malawi (SFFRFM) says four international investors have expressed interest to set up a fertiliser manufacturing plant in the country. However, it has...
View ArticleEU, Malawi discuss political, economic situation
The European Union (EU) and Malawi Government representatives met yesterday in Lilongwe and discussed several issues of mutual benefit, including the political and economic situation as well as...
View ArticleFamily loses three in 2 days to typhoid
Nothing can describe the pain of seeing one’s wife and daughter buried in one grave. But 53-year-old Isaki Sathula from Dzimbiri Village in Traditional Authority (T/A) Ganya in Ntcheu District has seen...
View ArticleMalawi staggers on water, sanitation
Access to safe water and sanitation services continues to be a major challenge driving people into desperation, especially in rural, peri-urban and poor households, Nation on Sunday has established. It...
View ArticleBudget will achieve objectives—Minister
Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs Simplex Chithyola-Banda has stood by his K5.9 trillion 2024/25 National Budget, saying he is hopeful it will achieve its objectives despite concerns from...
View ArticleTUM, Council tussle over registration
Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) has urged the newly-formed Teachers Council of Malawi (TCM) to stop threatening teachers with disbarment if they do not pay registration fee by June 30 2024. But TCM has...
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