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National
Subsidies poorly targeted, as spending inflates—report
Ten African governments, Malawi inclusive, spend roughly $1.2 billion (almost K99 Billion) annually on poorly targeted input subsidies, a Global…
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Features
Stunted growth fight: One step forward, two backwards
The 2021 Global Hunger Index (GHI), which has been released on October 14, indicates that Malawi is not doing well…
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Government tough on information access
The government has warned that it will take action on heads of public institutions that are yet to appoint information…
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Features
Managing waste in a growing city
By Watipaso Mzungu: There is a nauseating stench wafting through the atmosphere in most of Lilongwe’s townships. Heaps of uncollected…
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National
Malawi needs K3 trillion to seal secondary school gap
Malawi needs about K2.85 trillion to construct 949 secondary schools at the rate of K3 billion per school to double…
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Business
Income inequality continues to widen
Income and wealth inequality has worsened in the country in the recent past with the richest 10 percent of Malawians…
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Business
Oxfam urges value addition in mining
Oxfam Malawi has urged women in the small scale and artisanal mining sector to add value to their products to…
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Oxfam against GBV
Oxfam Malawi has urged stakeholders to put much effort in combating violence against women and empower them to be key…
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Business
Unpaid work fueling inequality—Oxfam
A report by Oxfam has revealed that unpaid and underpaid work by women is fueling economic inequality in Malawi and…
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Features
Pangs of Cyclone Idai hit Phalombe
Early March this year, the country was hit hard by Cyclone Idai, causing panic, fear and displacing thousands of Malawians-—the…
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