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Chakwera delivers! G2G fuel deal bearing fruits as 50 million litres dock in Tanga
The Maravi Post
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July 17, 2025
MZUZU-(MaraviPost)-A vessel carrying approximately 50 million litres of fuel has arrived in Tanga, Tanzania, in what officials have described as a critical step toward stabilizing Malawi’s fuel supply chain, thanks to President Lazarus Chakwera’s...
Chakwera is back to capital: To grace RBM economic symposium
The Maravi Post
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July 17, 2025
LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-President Lazarus Chakwera is back to the capital after successfully carried state duties in Blantyre. Chakwera arrived safely with heroic welcome at Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) on Thursday afternoon. Meanwhile, the...
Malawi: 'We Are All Sick' - Report Exposes Deepening Mental Health Crisis Among Men
All Africa
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July 17, 2025
A hard-hitting new report by mental health advocacy group Sorry I'm Not Sorry has exposed a silent and growing mental health crisis among men in Malawi, with financial pressure, emotional strain, and identity struggles pushing many to the...
Malawi’s Refugee Crisis Deepens as UNHCR Scales Back Support
OkayAfrica
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July 17, 2025
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is scaling back its presence at Dzaleka Refugee Camp in central Malawi, following severe funding shortages that have forced a reduction in food assistance, healthcare, and other essential...
Rot at the Top? NACA Tears Into DPP Chamkakala, Police, and Chakwera Over Collapsing Anti-Corruption Fight
Nyasa Times
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July 17, 2025
The National Anti-Corruption Alliance (NACA) has come out swinging — accusing Malawi’s top officials of crippling the fight against corruption and protecting politically connected thieves. In a fiery press briefing at Crossroads Hotel in Lilongwe,...
ActionAid Malawi Urges CBCCs to Embrace Winter Cropping to Combat Food Shortages
Nyasa Times
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July 17, 2025
ActionAid Malawi has encouraged Community-Based Child Care Centres (CBCCs) across the country to adopt winter cropping as a sustainable strategy for mitigating the impact of climate change on food production. The organization’s Executive Director,...
Atupele Muluzi in High Gear: Building Bridges from Malawi’s Grassroots to the Global Boardrooms
Nyasa Times
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July 17, 2025
UDF President Atupele Muluzi is not sitting back and waiting for change to arrive — he’s chasing it, building it, and signing it into reality, brick by brick, meeting by meeting. From village gatherings in Machinga to executive boardrooms in Abu...
Media Council pledges safety, support for journalists as Malawi enters into campaign season
The Maravi Post
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July 17, 2025
LILONGWE–(MaraviPost)-As Malawi’s electoral campaign period begins, the Media Council of Malawi (MCM) has pledged to protect and support journalists to ensure safe, ethical, and professional reporting. Speaking to Maravi Post on Wednesday, July...
Know Your Presidential Aspirant: Dr Dalitso Kabambe, very clear with vision-agenda for Malawi but struggling with grassroots politics
The Maravi Post
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July 17, 2025
In the realm of politics, experience is often heralded as a cornerstone of effective leadership. It is the bedrock upon which trust, credibility, and the ability to navigate complex socio-economic landscapes are built. In this context, Dalitso...
Malawi, others push resilience agenda at global HIV gathering
The Times Group Malawi
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July 17, 2025
MNDOLO – We must achieve better health outcomes – File photoBy Alick Ponje in Kigali, Rwanda: Officials from Malawi, led by Secretary for Health Samson Mndolo, joined others in pushing for resilience to be the buzzword as poor countries grapple...
MISA Malawi Mourns Veteran Journalist Gracious Chitakata
Face of Malawi
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July 17, 2025
180 words • approx. 1 min read The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Malawi Chapter has expressed deep sorrow following the untimely death of veteran journalist Gracious Chitakata, who passed away in Blantyre on Wednesday, July 16. Until...
Malawi’s Southern Region tops TB cases
The Maravi Post
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July 16, 2025
LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-The Southern Region continues to bear the highest burden of Tuberculosis (TB) in Malawi, recording 9,630 cases so far in 2025, a slight drop from 10,019 in 2023. This was revealed by the National Tuberculosis and Leprosy...
Battlelines drawn in inaugural National Bank of Malawi women’s play-offs
The Times Group Malawi
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July 17, 2025
Three women’s football teams are set to battle for a spot in the inaugural National Bank of Malawi (NBM) Women’s Premiership at Mzuzu Stadium from today to Saturday. The play-offs will involve Central Region giants Malawi Defence Force (MDF)...
Malawi’s Constitutional Court Strikes Down Criminal Defamation Law in Landmark Ruling
Nyasa Times
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July 16, 2025
The High Court of Malawi, sitting as a Constitutional Court, has delivered a historic judgment declaring section 200 of the Penal Code—Malawi’s criminal defamation law—unconstitutional, in a case brought by political activist Joshua Chisa Mbele....
Malawi faces $3.59bn growth financing gap
The Times Group Malawi
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July 16, 2025
Malawi is facing a $3.59 billion financing gap to fast-track structural transformation by 2030, despite recent improvements in revenue collection. This is according to the recent African Development Bank (AfDB)’s 2025 Country Focus Report titled...
Malawi Rap Beef Heats Up: Boi Sticx Fires Shots at EM El and 60 Grams in Facebook Rant
Face of Malawi
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July 16, 2025
378 words • approx. 2 min read The Malawian hip-hop scene is heating up again, and this time, it’s Boi Stickx a fast-rising rapper from BrainLock Fam who’s at the center of the storm. Fresh off the release of his latest single “Stop It”, Boi...
Malawi's justice ministry files papers opposing Bushiri couple's bid to review application against their extradition to SA
Eye Witness News
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JOHANNESBURG - The Ministry of Justice in Malawi has filed its papers before the high court in Lilongwe opposing a review application launched by self-proclaimed prophet, Shepherd Bushiri and his wife, Mary, against their extradition to South...
Joyce Banda Says She’s Secured 100,000 Jobs Abroad for Malawi’s Youth
Nyasa Times
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July 16, 2025
Former President and leader of the People’s Party (PP), Joyce Banda, says her focus is on empowering women and young people as a strategy for national development — and she’s already making strides. Joyce Banda Speaking in Mtandire, Lilongwe,...
Chakwera peace call found wanting
The Nation Malawi
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July 16, 2025
President Lazarus Chakwera’s national address calling for peaceful campaign fell short of tackling substantive concerns on political violence ahead of the September 16 General Election, opposition parties and political pundits have stated. In a...
Chakwera’s rhetoric is empty, enough — Malawians deserve action, not sermons
The Maravi Post
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July 15, 2025
President Lazarus Chakwera has once again taken to the podium to call for peaceful and violence-free campaign meetings. But even as he speaks of peace, his silence on the violent behavior of his own panga-wielding thugs speaks louder than any...