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A dozen heads of cattle. A dozen houses. Eight plots. A two-tonne lorry. A grinding mill. Two oxcarts. Two motorcycles. Eight bicycles. Three children in boarding schools. Rice farmer Sadiston Mbalu and his family are counting the proceeds from Likangala Irrigation Scheme, the largest in Zomba District. “Irrigation is a gift that keeps giving,” he

Stakeholders in the local mining sector have urged government to secure investment in exploration and extraction of mineral resources to maximise gains from it. The sentiments come amid concerns that local and foreign investors cannot finance large-scale mining projects. Speaking at the inaugural Mining Investment Forum in Lilongwe, Lotus Malawi managing director Keith Bowes said

In Rumphi 11 people have been arrested on suspicion that they murdered Levison Kondowe, 34, on March, 3, 2024 in the area of Traditional Authority Mwamulowe in

A driver identified as Adamson Luhanga, 49, has died in a road accident after his truck loaded with fuel overturned in Chikwawa escarpment. Chikwawa police p

Africa is struggling to make the switch to renewables for energy security. The scenario in many countries has worsened in the past decade. In Malawi, many regions are losing their woodlands as more than 90 percent of the country’s population still depends on unclean fuel like firewood and charcoal. With no serious measures to protect

Farmers in Karonga District have called on government to remove duty on irrigation equipment to enable them enhance irrigation farming to improve food and income security. The call comes a month after President Lazarus Chakwera toured irrigation projects in Rumphi and Karonga districts. During the visit, the President appealed to farmers to embrace irrigation farming

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Voting to elect three ward councillors for Kaporo, Chilanga and Rukuru in Karonga District closed yesterday with low turnout as a major concern for electoral stakeholders. Speaking to the media after closing the voting process at 4pm at Mwenitete in Kaporo Ward, Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Chifundo Kachale said the by-election was the third

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