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Communities in Fayette County are making their little corners of the planet cleaner with community cleanup events this month. In Uniontown, the semi-annual City of Uniontown Community Cleanup event will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 27. Volunteers are welcome to join in and will meet across from the Maple Garden Apartments […]

Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs Simplex Chithyola Banda has urged parastatals to explore and implement activities that have the potential to grow their revenue base. Speaking during the signing of performance agreements between Treasury and parastatals in Lilongwe yesterday, he said it was the expectation of government that State-owned enterprises (SOEs) go beyond delivery

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 Barracks in Mzuzu, came tops in women’s category. Mwanyali finished the race in a record one hour six minutes 47 seconds, beating his previous record of

At the end of February the Audubon Society announced the results of the 52nd Poynette Christmas Bird Count, which was held on Dec. 30, showing some recovering populations, some dwindling,

Football Association of Malawi (FAM) president Fleetwood Haiya says he is hoping to see more football sponsors following Castel Malawi’s review of packages ahead of the new season. He said this on Wednesday evening at Amaryllis Hotel in Blantyre after Castel Malawi managing director Thomas Reynaud announced the increased sponsorship of the Ibongetse Castel Challenge

National Planning Commission (NPC) director general Thomas Chataghalala Munthali has urged the government to work with the private sector and de-risk investments in critical sectors to stimulate local economic growth. He was reacting to Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) data which showed that private sector credit had dropped 2.5 percentage points from 20.4 percent in

Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Masauko Chamkakala and Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) chief investigations officer Vilera Liwonde on Tuesday testified against former presidential aide Norman Chisale for allegedly intimidating public officers and obstructing justice. Appearing before Lilongwe principal resident magistrate Roderick Michongwe, the DPP told the court that Chisale threatened him through a letter dated October

The High Court of Malawi has moved itself to review the Blantyre Principal Resident Magistrate’s Court’s decision that granted bail to South African businessperson William Bilderberg. Bilderberg, who is answering three counts furnishing false information, illegal entry into Malawi and false declaration of a Malawian passport, was released on bail on January 25 2024 by

International Monetary Fund (IMF) resident representative for Malawi Nelnan Koumtingue has backed the fund’s approach to debt restructuring amid concerns over the country’s negotiations with bilateral and commercial creditors. He was responding to assertions that the absence of multilateral development banks (MDBs), which hold about 65 percent of the country’s external debt, would undermine the

The United States-Africa Business Summit is expected to take place in Dallas, Texas, USA from May 6 to 9 this year, the Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) has announced. The CCA says the summit will be held under the theme ‘US-Africa Business: Partnering for sustainable success’ and will focus on US-Africa trade, investment, and commercial