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With the cost of living rising by 46 percent as of May 2023 compared to the same period last year, the majority of the poor are grappling to make ends meet. Individual consumers, consumer rights and governance bodies have since said the current status is a threat to Malawians livelihoods. Centre for Social Concern (CfSC)

Girls who learn at Junju Community Day Secondary School (CDSS) in Rumphi District have expressed hope of improved performance once a hostel being constructed is completed. The 80-bed hostel is being constructed by Rumphi District Council with funding from the World Bank through performance-based Governance to Enable Service Delivery (Gesd) project. A student Mary Nyirenda

President Chakwera on Sunday hosted Scorchers captain Tabitha Chawinga and her family to a luncheon at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe. The luncheon,according to State House press secretary Anthony Kasunda, was aimed at honouring the player for her achievement. The Scorchers captain won the Serie A Femminile League Golden Boot with 23 goals to become the

A 29-year-old man in Mzimba identified as Gerald Kapira has allegedly stabbed to death his 38-year-old wife Lizzie Mbewe. Peter Botha, Mzimba Police

Elube Mhone, 18, from Karonga experienced blindness for six months due to type one diabetes mellitus complications. The metabolic disease, populary known as diabetes, results from elevated blood glucose level. Two years prior, she was a regular outpatient at Nyungwe Community Hospital in Karonga. The condition interrupted her learning at Ngala Community Day Secondary School.

A new women’s collective is helping fishmongers diversify incomes as declining fish populations lead to increased sex-for-fish requests in Malawi, writes Rabson Kondowe for Al Jazeera For three consecutive days in October 2018, a fish monger disguised as Catherine went to Luwuchi fishing camp in Rumphi District along Lake Malawi to buy usipa. On each

Headteacher Jailed 3 Years for Swindling Examination Fees

Ellen Mdandu, from Katutula Village, Traditional Authority (T/A) Mkanda in Mchinji District, feels humiliated and embarrassed to have delivered a baby on the banks of Luwelezi River in the presence of even children. Her labour pains started at dawn on May 1 2023. “It started so small, but rapidly progressed as the day broke. And,

Police in Mangochi District have arrested two individuals on charges of fraudulently obtaining Primary School Leaving Certificate Examination (PSLCE) fees from

Death has been announced of Traditional Authority (TA) Zolokere of Rumphi District. The late TA, real name Moses Godfrey Khunga, succumbed to Stroke on Tuesd