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Harare - President Robert Mugabe on Wednesday signed Zimbabwe's new constitution into law, clearing the path to crucial elections later this year. The long-time ruler inked the document two months after it was overwhelmingly approved in a referendum. "This day is an historic day, it's about the future," Constitutional Affairs Minister Eric Matinenga said at the signing ceremony, held in
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Lilongwe - Malawi's luxury presidential jet, bought by late leader Bingu wa Mutharika, has been sold for $15m to raise cash for the country, a government official said on Wednesday. Mutharika, who left the economy on the brink of collapse after he picked a fight with donors whose support accounted for almost 40% of the budget, bought the jet for
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Lilongwe — Each night Esnart Phiri, a widow with five children, sleeps outside the gates of the state-run maize trader or Admarc market, in Malawi's capital Lilongwe, as she waits for days on end to buy maize. Queues at Admarcs are never-ending as thousands of people wait for days to purchase the staple crop. Phiri told IPS that she puts
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Blantyre — In Malawi, where the healthcare system frequently makes headlines for its shortages of drugs and medical workers, a fact that is often overlooked is that two out of four central hospitals do not have a specialist physician in attendance. "A lot of conditions are not appropriately diagnosed because they are seen by clinicians who are not aware of
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Located in the southeast part of Africa, Malawi is rarely known for its night life, clubbing and staging of musical concerts. But last weekend, the story was different as the country erupted into a frenzy of excitement following the presence of Nigeria's pop duo, Psquare who stormed there to thrill their fans. Psquare were in Malawi to headline a concert
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Lilongwe — Malawi's first-ever tripartite elections in May 2014 will be a litmus test for President Joyce Banda, who is faced with an opposition majority in parliament, soaring food prices, and a potential treason trial. The charging of 12 top Malawian government officials with treason may be a catalyst for more unrest and a recipe for disaster for Banda as
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Blantyre - A Malawi high Court judge on Thursday granted bail to 12 politicians facing treason charges for allegedly plotting to oust President Joyce Banda. The court ruled each of the accused must pay a cash bond of around $625, surrender travel documents and report to police every fortnight. -
Blantyre - The sudden death of Malawi president Bingu wa Mutharika last year was caused by cardiac arrest, an inquiry ruled on Wednesday, hoping to lay to rest speculation that he may have been killed. "The president died on 5 April 2012 after irregular beating of his heart resulted in cardiac arrest," said the inquiry, which was appointed by President
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Blantyre - Police in Malawi on Thursday used teargas to break up a protest by primary school pupils marching against a public workers strike, police said. "Police fired teargas to bring peace," Nicholas Gondwa told AFP. -
Blantyre - Striking Malawian civil servants claimed to have brought government business to a halt on Wednesday, as they staged a walkout to demand higher wages. On Lilongwe's Capital Hill - home to the presidency and over 20 ministries - workers rallied and blocked entrances with tree branches. "All offices are closed and that means you can't get any service
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Malawi's government has invited bids for its 14-seat presidential jet, which is being sold off as part of cost-cutting measures. The office of President Joyce Banda says the plane will be sold to the highest bidder. Her predecessor, the late Bingu wa Mutharika, was strongly criticised for buying the jet five years ago at a cost of about $13.3m (£8.5m).
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Lilongwe — She has taken a personal pay cut, promised reforms, resumed aid flows from Western donors and put her predecessor's private jet up for sale. Malawi's president Joyce Banda seems to be making all the right moves to win over the hearts and minds of this impoverished southern African nation's roughly 14 million people. With over 65 percent of
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Maputo — Calm and tranquility have returned to the region of Baragua, in the northern Mozambican province of Niassa, after last Monday’s attack by a group of Malawians against a Mozambican police post, according to Interior Minister Alberto Mondlane. The incident was sparked off by the arrest of a Malawian citizen for crossing the border illegally. His relatives crossed the
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Blantyre - Former Material Girl Madonna has built 10 primary schools in Malawi this year, her charity announced on Friday. Two years after abandoning a $15m girls academy, the pop diva said projects this year would educate 4 871 children in the tiny southern African country. The projects were carried out by her charity Raising Malawi and the global non-profit
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Blantyre — Malawi has opened up negotiations on the economic partnership agreement (EPA) with the European Union, which have been deadlocked since 2002. The new round of negotiations may see President Joyce Banda's administration change the status quo and sign the free trade agreement. "We have opened up negotiations and consultations on EPAs. We can't ignore the issue anymore like
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LILONGWE, Malawi (AP) — Lots of mothers wake in the middle of the night to feed their babies, but not many get up to give a bottle to an infant elephant. Jenny Webb adopted a baby boy elephant who was just a few weeks old in February. The orphaned elephant calf was named Moses after being found in the grasses
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Blantyre — Patrick Martin, 14, and his brother Mayeso, 15, are safely home for the moment with their mother and other siblings in Kasonya village, Phalombe District in southern Malawi, after they and 12 other children were rescued from being trafficked to neighbouring Mozambique last month by their father. Every farming season, people from Phalombe District are taken to the
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Blantyre - A Malawian journalist was arrested and charged with publishing false information after basing a report on a fake Facebook account for President Joyce Banda, police said Monday. Justice Mponda, who works for the online publication Malawi Voice, is facing two counts of false publication and criminal libel, including insulting the president. The charges stem from a report sourced
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The Black Stars of Ghana have gained the honours of being the first team to qualifier alongside host country South Africa for 2013 African Cup of Nation (AFCON). They confirmed their 2-0 win against Malawi in the first leg with a 1-0 victory this afternoon in Lilongwe, Malawi. The lone goal came from A. Acquah at third minute. -
Malawi's President Joyce Banda says her country isn't ready to repeal a law which outlaws homosexuality, despite her pledge after taking office to work to overturn the legislation. Banda, Africa's second female head of state, told The Associated Press in an interview Friday that the public does not support overturning the law. Despite her own hopes of reform, "anyone who
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Mzuzu - Malawi and Tanzania on Friday ended five days of talks about their border on Lake Malawi, a long-ignored dispute with new importance as oil exploration gets under way in the region. Foreign ministers from the two countries will hold a joint news conference in the capital Lilongwe on Saturday to "explain the recommendations, but a final decision will
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Germany says it is beefing up aid to Malawi after the African country's new president adopted a new political and economic course. The government said on Wednesday that Germany's deputy Development Minister Gudrun Kopp met President Joyce Banda in Lilongwe and discussed a package of German support for Malawi's democratic and economic development. Germany reduced aid cooperation with Malawi under
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Malawi on Friday freed 377 prisoners to mark 48 years of independence from Britain, the home affairs ministry said. Most of the inmates released had "served at least half of their prison sentences with good behaviour and were not convicted of serious crimes", the ministry said in a statement. Malawi's 23 prisons hold 12 000 inmates - double their capacity.
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Dar es Salaam - Forty-two migrants from Malawi were found dead in a truck in central Tanzania, having perished from asphyxiation, Deputy Interior Minister Pereira Silima said on Tuesday. "They died of suffocation and had no food," Silima said. "There were more than 100 people in the truck," a local administration official told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity. "After
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Blantyre - The bodies of dozens of Ethiopians, believed to be illegal migrants, have been recovered from Lake Malawi after their overcrowded boat capsized earlier this week, police said on Thursday. "As of today, 47 bodies have been recovered," Malawi police spokesperson Davie Chingwalu told AFP, adding that they had been buried in mass graves "because the bodies had decomposed".
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