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Atupele Muluzi Urges Malawians to Vote UDF in 2025 Elections to End Economic Struggles
Malawi Freedom Network
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August 18, 2025
Mangochi, Malawi — United Democratic Front (UDF) president Atupele Muluzi has called on Malawians to vote for his party in the upcoming Malawi elections 2025, saying UDF is the only path to economic recovery and national stability. Speaking at a...
Malawi 2025 Elections: DPP’s Eluby Kandeu Tells Voters to End Economic Hardship by Supporting Peter Mutharika
Malawi Freedom Network
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August 18, 2025
Mangochi, Malawi – The senior most woman in the eastern region of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), Eluby Kandeu, has expressed confidence that Malawians who have endured economic hardships over the past five years will rally behind the DPP...
“Lilongwe Roars for Chakwera” – President Hails Record Voter Registration as Momentum Builds
Nyasa Times
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August 18, 2025
President Lazarus Chakwera stormed Lilongwe on Monday with fiery praise for residents who have turned up in record numbers to register for the September 16 elections — a show of political muscle that signals growing momentum for the Malawi...
Malawi Journalists Shine at SADC Media Awards; Minister Mumba Excited: “It’s a Symbol Malawi Can Compete Globally”
Nyasa Times
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August 18, 2025
Malawi celebrated a proud moment on the regional stage as three of its journalists finished as runners-up at the 2025 Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Media Awards. The accolades spanned Photojournalism, Radio, and Television, with Roy...
Finance Minister Chithyola Banda Dismisses ‘Fake News’ on Rally Disruption
Nyasa Times
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August 18, 2025
Finance Minister Simplex Chithyola Banda has strongly dismissed as “fake news” a report by Zodiak Online that his campaign rally in Kasungu West was disrupted by violence. The Minister, who is seeking re-election on the Malawi Congress Party (MCP)...
Lilongwe Bus Depot: A shameful symbol of 61 years of neglect
The Maravi Post
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August 18, 2025
LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-On Saturday, 16th August 2025, The Maravi Post visited the Lilongwe Bus Depot and captured an image that has left many Malawians embarrassed. Sixty-one years after Independence, the capital of Malawi still hosts a bus station...
UN Climate Adaptation Expo in Zambia concludes with urgent call for more finance to save lives and economies; helps countries harness AI to build climate resilience
News Ghana
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August 18, 2025
The largest annual climate adaptation event has concluded in Lusaka, Zambia, with an urgent call for scaled up investment to save lives, lift living standards and boost economic growth. NAP Expo 2025 focused on strengthening countries’ capacity to...
Food Insecurity Program In Malawi At Risk
The National Tribune
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August 18, 2025
After two major cyclones hit southern Malawi in four months, rural communities faced devastating crop losses and infrastructure damage during the leanest season of the year. In the aftermath of events like these, local leaders, government...
Malawi Election 2025: UTM Party’s Vision for Economic Stability and Development
Malawi Freedom Network
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August 18, 2025
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Maize Prices Soar to K85,000 per 50Kg, Pushing Malawians to the Brink
Nyasa Times
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August 18, 2025
Malawians are reeling as maize prices skyrocket, with a 50-kilogram bag now fetching a staggering K85,000, up from K60,000 just a few months ago. The sharp rise is tightening the noose around low-income families, forcing some to take drastic...
Cement crisis exposes Malawi’s deeper economic fault lines
The Maravi Post
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August 18, 2025
The Ministry of Trade and Industry has announced measures to address the cement shortage and rising prices that have rocked both consumers and the construction industry. In a statement, the Ministry revealed that it has facilitated the allocation...
Just as on Sugar, Mumba Delivers Again on Cement: K26,000 Cement Hits Local Market, Breaking Cartel Grip
Nyasa Times
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August 18, 2025
Trade and Industry Minister Vitumbiko Mumba has struck another blow against powerful cartels, this time in the cement industry, following his recent assault on sugar monopolies that had long kept Malawians at the mercy of inflated prices. Barely...
Cost-Effectiveness of HIV Prevention Strategies: A Systematic Review of Economic Evaluations
Dove Medical Press
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August 18, 2025
Hamid Talebianpour,1 Seyyed-Javad Hosseini-Shokouh,2 Mohammad Amiri-Ara,3 Mehdi Raei,4,5 Sayyed-Morteza Hosseini-Shokouh3,5 1Student Research Committee, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; 2Iranian Research Center for...
Police nab Taifa-Market breaker, recover stolen wrappers in Mzuzu
Face of Malawi
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August 18, 2025
Published on August 18, 2025 at 10:15 AM by Edgar Naitha 189 words • approx. 1 min read Police in Mzuzu are keeping in custody Gracium Masauko Gama 29, for breaking into a shop at Taifa Market and stealing property worth K5 Million. A report filed...
RBM courts banks on funding growth
The Times Group Malawi
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August 18, 2025
The Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) has challenged commercial banks to enhance support towards private sector investments to boost production and necessitate economic growth. RBM Governor McDonald Mafuta Mwale said by supporting the private sector,...
SMEs bank on networks for business survival, growth
The Nation Malawi
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August 18, 2025
Local entrepreneurs have said building ecosystems and strong networks is crucial to unlock growth and resilience for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the country. Home Industries founder and managing director Victoria Mwafulirwa said this on...
Big guns progress in FDH Bank Cup
The Nation Malawi
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August 18, 2025
Big guns Silver Strikers and FCB Nyasa Bullets are through to the round of 16 in the FDH Bank Cup after booting out Mighty Tigers 1-0 and Chilumba Barracks 5-0, respectively, yesterday. The Bankers left it late to pip a resilient Kau-Kau Boys, who...
Mumba hails Malawi media success in Sadc awards
The Nation Malawi
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August 18, 2025
Minister of Trade and Industry Vitumbiko Mumba has hailed Malawi’s strong performance at the 2025 Southern Afarica Development Community (Sadc) Media Awards where three entries finished as runners-up. Malawi emerged runners-up awards in...
UTM unveils economic reform plan in manifesto
The Times Group Malawi
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August 18, 2025
By Cathy Maulidi: On Saturday evening, UTM Party launched its manifesto, dubbed ‘The People’s Manifesto, 3rd Revolution’, which was officially unveiled by its president Dalitso Kabambe alongside Mary Chilima, widow of UTM founder Saulos Chilima....
Kabambe hails Livingstonia Synod for 150 years of independent service to Malawi
Malawi 24
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August 18, 2025
Advertisement UTM President Dalitso Kabambe has praised the CCAP Synod of Livingstonia for maintaining independence in its operations, despite being founded by missionaries. Kabambe said he hopes both the country and its politicians can learn from...