Malawi President in Tanzania for three-day state visit
07 october 2020 - 14:19:18Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Malawi President Lazarus Chakwerwa arrived in Tanzania on Wednesday for a three-day state visit [...] Full text...
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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Malawi President Lazarus Chakwerwa arrived in Tanzania on Wednesday for a three-day state visit [...] Full text...
South Africa: Ramaphosa salutes Malawi's historic election
28 june 2020 - 17:58:49Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday offered his congratulations to Lazarus Chakwera on his election [...] Full text...
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Kenyatta hails Malawi's new President Chakwera
28 june 2020 - 14:53:12Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta Sunday joined other African leaders in congratulating Malawi’s new President Lazarus Chakwera. Also hailing [...] Full text...
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Malawi's new president sworn in
28 june 2020 - 12:14:33Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Lazarus Chakwera was sworn in as the new president of Malawi on Sunday, barely 24 hours [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch calls for free, fair, safe election in Malawi
03 june 2020 - 05:36:54Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Human Rights Watch has called on the Malawi authorities to ensure a free and fair, as well [...] Full text...
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The judiciary: A facilitator or hindrance to democracy in Africa? (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest Writer)
26 february 2020 - 09:08:17Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - In political science, the ‘trias politica’ model for the governance of the state, popularised in modern [...] Full text...
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Malawi's constitutional court nullifies presidential election results
04 february 2020 - 00:06:45Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi's constitutional court Monday nullified the 21 May 2019 presidential election in the Southern Africa country [...] Full text...
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Mugabe's final resting place still unknown as preparations for funeral proceed
12 september 2019 - 12:51:52Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - As preparations for the funeral this weekend of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe proceed, the family [...] Full text...
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Ramaphosa says South Africa must quell attacks on foreigners
04 september 2019 - 17:25:59Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa told officials and business leaders on Wednesday that he was [...] Full text...
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AI slams Malawi for arrest of civil society leaders in post-election clampdown
11 july 2019 - 04:57:07Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Amnesty International has slammed the Malawi authorities for the arbitrary arrest on allegations of fraud of [...] Full text...
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Kenyatta congratulates Malawian President Mutharika on re-election
28 may 2019 - 13:43:45Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has congratulated Malawian President Peter Mutharika for winning the presidential election in [...] Full text...
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Tanzanian president in Malawi on two-day state visit
24 april 2019 - 17:46:01Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli left for Malawi on Wednesday for a two-day state [...] Full text...
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UN chief sends condolences to families of Malawi flood victims
12 march 2019 - 06:34:08New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has extended his condolences to the families of flood victims across [...] Full text...
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At least 23 people killed in Malawi flash floods this week
09 march 2019 - 20:03:40Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Heavy rains and floods have affected most parts of the Southern Region in Malawi, following the [...] Full text...
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UN Assembly wraps up annual general debate
02 october 2018 - 06:23:12New York, US (PANA) - In the end, after all was said and done in the marathon of speeches from [...] Full text...
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Climate change and multilateralism figure high on first day of UN General Assembly debate
26 september 2018 - 07:03:42New York, US (PANA) - If there was one issue that was a recurrent theme on Tuesday on the first [...] Full text...
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COMESA summit begins in Lusaka
18 july 2018 - 10:22:16Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The 20th Summit of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Heads of State [...] Full text...
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US: World leaders' action must offer hope of better future - Mutharika
21 september 2017 - 09:06:32New York, US (PANA) - Arthur Peter Mutharika, the President of Malawi, has underscored that it is the responsibility of [...] Full text...
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Malawi: FIFA consoles Malawi football victims
19 july 2017 - 06:43:27Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - The world football governing body, FIFA, has consoled the Football Association of Malawi (FAM) and victims [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Amnesty International says press freedom threatened in Southern Africa
03 may 2017 - 15:36:24Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Persistent attacks against journalists and media owners are threatening press freedom and the growth of [...] Full text...
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Malawi: Malawi set on recovery path after El Niño-induced drought
22 march 2017 - 18:49:35Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Solidifying the gains in macroeconomic stability, by limiting spending to available resources and safeguarding external and [...] Full text...
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Zambia: Zambia probes alleged corruption in Zambia-Malawi maize deal
17 january 2017 - 00:00:01Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in Zambia has disclosed that investigations have been instituted into alleged corruption [...] Full text...
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Malawi: UN Women Goodwill Ambassador spotlights efforts to end child marriage
11 october 2016 - 05:52:34Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Thanks to growing implementation of a law passed last year, child marriage may soon be a [...] Full text...
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UN: Southern African leaders stress regional efforts for sustainable development
21 september 2016 - 16:05:35New York, US (PANA) - Southern African leaders addressing the UN General Assembly on Wednesday stressed the importance of regional [...] Full text...
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UN: African leaders, UN agencies to utilise women's potential for economic growth
11 september 2016 - 17:39:46New York, US (PANA) - African leaders and partners are determined to broaden investments on the African continent by utilising [...] Full text...
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Kenya: AI wants discrimination against Malawian albinos tackled
13 june 2016 - 12:23:39Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Malawian officials must live up to their promises to end violence against people with albinism and [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: UN rights office expresses concern at surge in Malawi mob killings
06 april 2016 - 05:51:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United Nations human rights office on Tuesday expressed concern over the increased number of mob [...] Full text...
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UN: World leaders call for accelerated action to end AIDS epidemic by 2030
28 september 2015 - 08:30:57New York, US (PANA) - The Governments of Kenya and Malawi, together with the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), [...] Full text...
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UN: 'Malawi facing worst food crisis in decade, requires US$81 million in relief aid'
25 september 2015 - 18:44:36New York, US (PANA) - More than 2.8 million people will face hunger in the coming months in the worst food [...] Full text...
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Zambia: Zambian President off to Malawi to attend independence anniversary
05 july 2015 - 17:37:58Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambian President Edgar Lungu on Sunday left for Malawi to attend that country’s 51st independence anniversary [...] Full text...
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Côte d'Ivoire: Summit on investment in Africa holds in London Dec
23 june 2015 - 10:54:32Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The second edition of the Global African Investment Summit (TGAIS), which showcases business opportunities and [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Eastern, Southern African countries launch Free Trade Area
10 june 2015 - 21:07:58Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Heads of State and Government of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa [...] Full text...
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Malawi: Former Malawi army chief, deputy arrested over 'cashgate'
11 may 2015 - 20:52:53Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi's official corruption-busting body, the Anti-Corruption Bureau, on Monday arrested former Army Commander General Henry Odillo [...] Full text...
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Malawi: Mutharika confirms 6 Malawians died in South Africa xenophobia attacks
05 may 2015 - 13:56:20Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi President Peter Mutharika has confirmed that at least six Malawians were killed in the recent [...] Full text...
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Malawi: Mutharika engages Mugabe on South African xenophobia attacks
20 april 2015 - 14:00:02Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi president Peter Mutharika has urged President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, in his capacity as chairman [...] Full text...
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Malawi: Calls for boycott of South African goods as Malawians plan demos over xenophobia
17 april 2015 - 14:12:21Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawian civil rights activists have urged Malawians to boycott South African shops and goods to show [...] Full text...
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Malawi: First xenophobia victims expected back in Malawi Sunday
15 april 2015 - 12:23:34Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The first batch of Malawian xenophobia victims are expected to be repatriated home from South Africa [...] Full text...
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Malawi: Malawi postpones ivory burning
02 april 2015 - 12:24:30Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi has postponed the much-anticipated burning of four metric tonnes of ivory impounded from poachers and [...] Full text...
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UN: UN welcomes Malawi leader’s condemnation of attacks on people with albinism
28 march 2015 - 06:46:40New York, US (PANA) - The UN Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has welcomed [...] Full text...
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Malawi: Govt seeks US$16m to avert flood-induced food crisis
09 march 2015 - 12:57:48Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi is seeking at least US$16 million to help farmers replant food crops after several thousands [...] Full text...
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Malawi: Fear grips Asian community as abducted businessman is found brutally murdered
04 march 2015 - 13:51:21Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Fear has gripped the Asian community in Malawi as a prominent businessman was abducted and later [...] Full text...
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Zambia: Tanzanian President in Zambia for State visit
25 february 2015 - 13:33:34Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete arrived in the Zambian capital, Lusaka, on Wednesday for a State visit [...] Full text...
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UN: WFP provides succour for flood victims in Malawi
24 january 2015 - 06:17:11New York, US (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) on Saturday said it has begun distributing high-energy biscuits [...] Full text...
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Malawi: Malawi's death toll climbs to 176 as violent rainstorms continue
16 january 2015 - 16:27:23Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The death toll in Malawi's raging floods has climbed to 176 with hundreds others still missing [...] Full text...
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Malawi: Mutharika declares 10 districts 'disaster areas' over violent flood
15 january 2015 - 07:05:20Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi President Peter Mutharika has declared ten of the country's 28 districts 'disaster areas' following the [...] Full text...
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Malawi: Mutharika declares 10 districts 'disaster areas' due to floods in Malawi
13 january 2015 - 17:42:08Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi President Peter Mutharika has declared 10 of the country's 28 districts 'disaster areas' following devastating [...] Full text...
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US: IMF reviews Malawi's economic performance
18 december 2014 - 20:21:31New York, US (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday completed an economic mission to Malawi to finalize [...] Full text...
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Malawi: Madonna leaves Malawi
02 december 2014 - 13:33:19Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - US pop diva, Madonna, who has spent the thanksgiving holiday in Malawi, Monday afternoon left the [...] Full text...
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Malawi: Madonna meets Malawi President Mutharika
28 november 2014 - 17:10:40Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - US pop diva Madonna, spending her third day in Malawi, Friday met the southern African [...] Full text...
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Malawi: Madonna launches first paediatrics ICU in Malawi
27 november 2014 - 17:02:19Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - US pop diva Madonna, who returned to Malawi Wednesday for the first time since her acrimonious [...] Full text...
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Malawi: School pupils run riot over delay in payment of teachers' salaries
19 november 2014 - 15:39:26Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Police on Wednesday used teargas to disperse hundreds of angry school pupils who took to the [...] Full text...
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Zambia: 8 African leaders to attend President Sata’s burial Tuesday
05 november 2014 - 14:06:36Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Eight African Heads of State will attend Zambian President Michael Sata’s burial on 11 November, in [...] Full text...
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Malawi: Malawi diplomat haunted by Mugabe 'idiot' remarks
03 november 2014 - 12:25:11Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - A Malawian diplomat, who dubbed the veteran Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe "an idiot" several years ago, [...] Full text...
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Malawi: Ruling party loses seat in Parliament
28 october 2014 - 20:43:53Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The High Court in the Malawi capital, Lilongwe, on Tuesday struck a blow to the ruling [...] Full text...
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Malawi: Malawi Assets Director arrested
17 october 2014 - 20:52:09Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The Anti Corruption Bureau on Friday arrested the newly-appointed Assets Director, Christopher Tukula. Egrita Ndala, the corruption-busting [...] Full text...
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Malawi: Legal activist faults appointment of Malawi's new anti-corruption head
13 october 2014 - 16:19:01Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Although Malawi's law does not specify that only lawyers should head the country's Anti-Corruption Bureau, having [...] Full text...
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Malawi: Malawi's biggest cash heist foiled (Correcting amount in para 1 to US$1.25 million)
04 september 2014 - 19:52:37Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Over half a billion Malawi Kwacha (about US$1.25 million) was recovered in the wee hours of [...] Full text...
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Malawi: Malawi's biggest cash heist foiled
04 september 2014 - 16:00:30Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Over half a billion Malawi Kwacha (about US$1.5 million) was recovered in the wee hours of [...] Full text...
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Malawi: Government avoids new taxes amid zero-aid budget
02 september 2014 - 17:59:27Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi's Finance Minister, Goodall Gondwe, on Tuesday presented the delayed 2014-2015 national budget without increasing any [...] Full text...
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Malawi: President Mutharika rules out war with Tanzania over disputed lake
12 august 2014 - 16:45:41Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi President Peter Mutharika has ruled out going to war with neighbouring Tanzania over the disputed [...] Full text...
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Malawi: Chief 'cashgater' released on bail
23 july 2014 - 16:55:06Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - In Malawi, a magistrates' court in the capital, Lilongwe, Tuesday released on bail businessman Oswald Lutepo, [...] Full text...
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Malawi: Mysterious fire guts electoral body warehouse as recount fight rages on
15 july 2014 - 13:04:32Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - A mysterious fire in the wee hours of Tuesday gutted a Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) warehouse [...] Full text...
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Malawi; President Mutharika fires army chief
25 june 2014 - 12:21:31Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi's newly-elected President Peter Mutharika has fired the head of the Malawi Army, Gen. Henry Odillo, [...] Full text...
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Malawi: Mutharika picks editor as Press Secretary
24 june 2014 - 17:22:05Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi's newly-elected President, Peter Mutharika, has named the country's oldest weekly Malawi News editor, Frederick Ndala, [...] Full text...
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Malawi: Mutharika appoints opposition leader into Cabinet
23 june 2014 - 08:15:43Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi's new President Peter Mutharika late Sunday appointed Atupele Muluzi of the opposition United Democratic Front [...] Full text...
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Malawi: President Mutharika weds in colourful ceremony
21 june 2014 - 14:09:05Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Scores of ululating and cheering Malawians Saturday thronged Blantyre's historic Henry Henderson Institute (HHI) of the [...] Full text...
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Malawi: President Mutharika to wed ex-legislator Saturday
20 june 2014 - 15:57:29Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - All roads Saturday lead to the Ndata Farm in the Malawi tea-growing district of Thyolo, some [...] Full text...
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Malawi: President Mutharika to deal with "cashgate" indicted individuals
17 june 2014 - 16:41:01Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi's new President, Peter Mutharika, says his administration has formulated a comprehensive action plan to decisively [...] Full text...
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Malawi: Opposition legislator elected Malawi Speaker of Parliament
16 june 2014 - 17:18:24Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Vice President, Richard Msowoya, has been elected Speaker of the [...] Full text...
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Malawi: New Malawi president, Mutharika, to wed ex-legislator
13 june 2014 - 17:04:30Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi's newly-elected President, Prof. Peter Mutharika, will marry his long-time lover and confidante, Gertrude Hendrina Maseko, [...] Full text...
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Malawi: Ex-IMF guru back as Malawi Finance Minister
06 june 2014 - 15:12:06Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The new Malawi President, Peter Mutharika, has appointed veteran economist, Goodall Gondwe, as the new Finance, [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: President Jonathan congratulates new Presidents of Malawi, Egypt
04 june 2014 - 20:35:17Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has congratulated newly elected Presidents Peter Mutharika of Malawi and Abdulfattah Al-Sisi [...] Full text...
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Zambia: President Sata congratulates Malawi’s new President, Mutharika
03 june 2014 - 14:19:53Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Michael Sata, on Tuesday congratulated Peter Mutharika, on his successful election as president of [...] Full text...
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Malawi: New leader extends olive branch to Banda
02 june 2014 - 14:28:09Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Newly-elected Malawi president, Peter Mutharika, has extended what he called an "olive branch" to his predecessor [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: AUC hails Malawi over successful polls
02 june 2014 - 08:50:55Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Chairperson of the African Union Commission Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has congratulated the people of Malawi [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Zuma salutes Mutharika on Malawi election victory
01 june 2014 - 10:30:48Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Jacob Zuma, has congratulated Peter Mutharika, on his successful election as [...] Full text...
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UN: Ban urges continued calm in Malawi
31 may 2014 - 16:35:39New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged all parties in Malawi to continue to call for [...] Full text...
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Malawi: Mutharika sworn in as President, as Banda concedes (Correcting inauguration date)
31 may 2014 - 15:20:23Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Africa's second female President Joyce Banda, smarting from a crushing defeat at the hands of her [...] Full text...
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Malawi: One killed, 3 police officers injured in post-election violence
30 may 2014 - 15:19:13Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - One person has been confirmed dead while three police officers were injured, one of them seriously, [...] Full text...
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Malawi: More drama in Malawi elections as judge disqualifies self in decider case
29 may 2014 - 15:17:47Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The release of the results of Malawi's long-overdue May 20 elections results remains uncertain as the [...] Full text...
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Malawi: Results of controversial election out Friday
28 may 2014 - 19:42:02Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) says it will announce the results of last Tuesday's closely-fought [...] Full text...
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Malawi: Announcement of election results to be deferred
26 may 2014 - 20:08:33Blantyre, Malawi, (PANA) - The Malawi Electoral Commission will seek a 30-day extension of the eight-day deadline for announcing the [...] Full text...
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Malawi: Court nullifies Malawi president's suspension of elections
24 may 2014 - 18:48:49Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) -The High Court in Blantyre has set aside President Joyce Banda's proclamation to nullify Tuesday's closely fought [...] Full text...
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Malawi: State-run radio, television chief on "forced leave"
23 may 2014 - 13:48:38Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - State-run Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) Director General, Benson Tembo, has been sent on "forced leave" for [...] Full text...
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Malawi: Mutharika calls for calm, not ready to claim victory
22 may 2014 - 21:14:54Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Peter Mutharika, the Washington State University constitutional law professor, who is front-runner in Malawi's Tuesday presidential [...] Full text...
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Malawi: Pres. Banda demands manual vote recount, alleges 'massive rigging'
22 may 2014 - 12:18:01Blantyre, Malawi, (PANA) - Malawi President Joyce Banda, facing a possible defeat at the polls, Thursday demanded a manual recount [...] Full text...
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Malawi: Late president's brother takes early lead in Malawi polls
21 may 2014 - 17:46:57Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Peter Mutharika, candidate for the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in Tuesday's Malawi presidential elections, could [...] Full text...
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Malawi: Violence erupts in Malawi over electoral irregularities
20 may 2014 - 17:43:19Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Police fired several rounds of teargas to disperse frustrated voters who vented their anger on electoral [...] Full text...
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Malawi: Voting opens
20 may 2014 - 11:41:52Malemia, Malawi (PANA) - Voting has opened in Malawi's fifth elections since the advent of multi-party politics in the country [...] Full text...
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Zambia: Zambian veteran politician refutes reports linking him to Malawian elections
14 may 2014 - 16:46:39Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian veteran politician, Vernon Mwaanga, has refuted media reports linking him to the forthcoming Malawian general [...] Full text...
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Malawi: EU deploys 80-member observer mission to Malawi
25 april 2014 - 14:30:46Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has deployed an 80-member observer mission to Malawi ahead of the 20 [...] Full text...
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Malawi: 'Runaway' vice-presidential running mate throws Malawi elections in disarray
15 april 2014 - 22:13:05Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Congress for National Unity (CONU) president, Rev. Sylvester Chabuka, who last week shocked the six-party Malawi [...] Full text...
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Malawi: Banda 'shocked' as two die in political violence
17 march 2014 - 20:12:43Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi president Joyce Banda has expressed shock at acts of political violence that occurred when her [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: AU prepares for thorough electoral scrutiny in Africa
17 march 2014 - 17:25:18Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Algerian, Malawian and South African envoys have briefed the African Union (AU) on preparations for [...] Full text...
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Malawi: Malawi Pres. comes under attack in opponent territory
16 march 2014 - 19:42:31Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi President Joyce Banda's convoy came under attack Sunday when she took her re-election campaign to [...] Full text...
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Malawi: Forensic report reveals US$30m was siphoned from Malawi govt. coffers
24 february 2014 - 14:26:17Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - A British-funded forensic audit into the massive plunder of the Malawi government coffers has uncovered that [...] Full text...
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Malawi: Mutharika picks marketer as running mate for May polls
10 february 2014 - 13:05:41Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The presidential candidate of the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in Malawi's 20 May elections, Prof. [...] Full text...
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Malawi: President Banda's trusted political ally, senior minister quits
24 january 2014 - 19:40:04Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Muhammad Sidik Mia, Malawi Transport Minister and a trusted political ally of Malawi President Joyce Banda, [...] Full text...
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Malawi: Court starts hearing landmark homosexual case
20 january 2014 - 14:29:56Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The High Court in Blantyre Monday started hearing a case whose outcome may determine the future [...] Full text...
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Malawi: 'Tony Blair was not running Malawi government'
06 january 2014 - 19:54:18Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi president Joyce Banda's office has said former British Prime Minister Tony Blair was not running [...] Full text...
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Malawi's ex-Justice Minister arrested over shooting of top govt official
08 november 2013 - 10:40:38Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi's former Justice Minister Ralph Kasambara has been arrested in connection with the 13 Sept. shooting [...] Full text...
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IMF delegation visits Malawi over corruption worry
05 november 2013 - 15:34:52Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - A high-level mission from the International Monitary Fund (IMF) arrived in Malawi Tuesday to investigate how [...] Full text...
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Banda calls for emergency parliamentary sitting over corruption crisis
21 october 2013 - 15:27:45Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi president Joyce Banda, Monday called for an emergency sitting of parliament to address revelations of [...] Full text...
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Malawi's Banda assembles new cabinet, sacks 2 key ministers
15 october 2013 - 15:40:59Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi president Joyce Banda, who last Thursday sacked her entire cabinet, has constituted a new one [...] Full text...
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Malawi president sacks entire cabinet amid worsening corruption
10 october 2013 - 19:46:30Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi president Joyce Banda, has sacked her entire cabinet in the wake of reports of worsening [...] Full text...
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Fourth suspect arrested in Malawi official's shooting
01 october 2013 - 17:26:10Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - A fourth suspect has been arrested in the on-going investigation into the shooting of a top [...] Full text...
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Western donors offer to help Malawi investigate shooting of senior govt. official
27 september 2013 - 18:06:03Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Western donors have offered to assist Malawi in the on-going investigations into the recent suspicious shooting [...] Full text...
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US, Malawi sign $350.7m power deal
20 september 2013 - 18:59:04Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) of the US and the Malawi government Friday exchanged letters signifying [...] Full text...
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3 arrested over shooting of Malawi government corruption-busting official
17 september 2013 - 19:32:54Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Police in Malawi have arrested three suspects over the shooting of a top government official who [...] Full text...
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Malawi corruption-busting official shot, seriously wounded
15 september 2013 - 14:19:36Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Unidentified gunmen Friday night shot and severely wounded a senior Malawi government official who is on [...] Full text...
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President Banda registers to vote ahead of her greatest political challenge in 2014
11 september 2013 - 21:24:55ZOMBA, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi president Joyce Banda on Wednesday registered as a voter ahead of the 2014 elections in [...] Full text...
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Clinton endorses Malawi's Banda, visits health, agriculture projects
31 july 2013 - 19:21:08Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Former US president Bill Clinton, on a two-day visit to Malawi accompanied by daughter Chelsea, has [...] Full text...
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Malawi Institute honours journalists, slain girl
23 july 2013 - 15:56:03Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The Free Expression Institute (FEI), a Malawian non-profit making organisation which seeks to promote freedom of [...] Full text...
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Malawi President sells off controversial presidential jet
22 may 2013 - 12:32:47Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi President Joyce Banda has lived up to her vow to sell off the presidential jet [...] Full text...
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Malawi president refuses to sign 'Table Mountain Declaration'
06 may 2013 - 15:59:28Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi President Joyce Banda has said she will not be stampeded into signing the 'Table Mountain [...] Full text...
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Malawi accuses Madonna of blackmail (Correcting the 20th paragraph)
10 april 2013 - 20:21:26Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The Malawi government has accused US pop diva Madonna of lying and blackmail following her controversial [...] Full text...
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Malawi accuses Madonna of blackmail
10 april 2013 - 17:49:53Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The Malawi government has accused US pop diva Madonna of lying and blackmail following her controversial [...] Full text...
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Hundreds serenade Madonna as she inaugurates Malawi school project
02 april 2013 - 17:21:36Kasungu, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi school children, joined by hundreds of villagers, danced around pop diva Madonna and serenaded her [...] Full text...
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Former Mutharika legal adviser defiant, says not afraid of treason
15 march 2013 - 20:33:36Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Former Malawi presidential legal adviser Allan Ntata has expressed surprise at his inclusion among the dozen [...] Full text...
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Malawi's Economic Planning minister resigns following arrest
15 march 2013 - 16:18:07Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi's much-respected Economic Planning and Economic Development Minister, Goodall Gondwe, arrested last Monday over coup plot [...] Full text...
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Malawi: Alleged coup plotters released on bail
14 march 2013 - 16:13:01Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Hundreds of supporters of the former senior Malawi government officials, arrested last Monday following the publication [...] Full text...
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Treason, inciting mutiny charges levelled against Malawi 12
13 march 2013 - 16:50:34Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The Chief Resident Magistrates Court in the Malawi capital, Lilongwe, has levelled treason charges against all [...] Full text...
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Malawi: Arrested senior govt. officials to be arraigned in court
12 march 2013 - 16:02:27Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The 11 former senior Malawi government officials, arrested on Monday following the publication of a report [...] Full text...
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Senior govt. officials arrested over bid to stop Joyce Banda now 11
11 march 2013 - 18:14:13Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Dr. Necton Muhura, the deputy Chief Secretary to the Malawi Government, has been arrested, pushing to [...] Full text...
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Wave of arrests, violence in Malawi over bid to stop Joyce Banda
11 march 2013 - 14:16:59Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - At least 10 former senior Malawian government officials, including ministers, were arrested on Monday for allegedly [...] Full text...
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Malawi's Mutharika died on way to hospital - report
06 march 2013 - 11:54:52Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Former Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika collapsed in his office at the New State House (now [...] Full text...
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Malawi former ruling party sets April date for national convention
04 march 2013 - 14:49:20Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi's opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) will hold its first ever national convention, called "Indaba" in [...] Full text...
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Malawi public workers threaten to close airports, march to presidency
19 february 2013 - 16:10:33Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Public workers in Malawi, on strike to press for a 67% pay hike, have threatened to [...] Full text...
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Malawians protest worsening economic woes
17 january 2013 - 12:33:35Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Hundreds of Malawians Thursday took to the streets of major cities across the country to protest [...] Full text...
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IMFchief visits Malawi to assess reforms
04 january 2013 - 14:35:22Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde arrived in Malawi Thursday to assess the progress [...] Full text...
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Malawi Speaker mulls over 2014 presidential run
01 january 2013 - 14:01:16Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Henry Chimunthu Banda, Speaker of the 193-member Malawi Parliament, has said he will decide whether or [...] Full text...
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Britain weighs in on Malawi's electoral body, gay debate
15 december 2012 - 13:52:05Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - New British High Commissioner to Malawi Michael Nevin says while there is the need to have [...] Full text...
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Melinda Gates discusses safe motherhood with Malawi's President Banda
12 december 2012 - 20:03:39Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi President Joyce Banda on Wednesday met for an hour with Melinda Gates, wife of American [...] Full text...
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Government backs vice-president's role over electoral body
07 december 2012 - 22:57:42Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The Malawi government has said there is nothing sinister in placing the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) [...] Full text...
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Malawi president drops ex-VP in mini cabinet reshuffle
06 december 2012 - 14:03:22Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi President Joyce Banda Thursday dropped former vice-president Cassim Chilumpha as energy minister in a mini [...] Full text...
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Malawi: Anti-Banda video goes viral online
30 november 2012 - 09:08:25Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - A satirical video deriding purported failures of the administration of Malawi's President Joyce Banda is recording [...] Full text...
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Malawi President mourns victims of deadly road crash
20 november 2012 - 08:33:57Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi President Joyce Banda has expressed sadness over the death of two state radio staffers and [...] Full text...
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Malawi opposition changes leader's nomenclature
19 november 2012 - 13:19:58Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The ruling politburo of Malawi's opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) has resolved to change the nomenclature [...] Full text...
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Ex-Malawi President's son quits Banda administration
12 november 2012 - 12:23:21Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Austin Atupele Muluzi, son of former Malawi President Bakili Muluzi, has quit the Joyce Banda administration, [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch lauds Malawi on homophobic law moratorium
07 november 2012 - 14:09:49Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - International rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) has described the Malawi government’s decision to impose a [...] Full text...
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Malawi's former ruling party splinter group forms new party
06 november 2012 - 12:06:00Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - A splinter group of Malawi's former ruling United Democratic Front (UDF) of former president Bakili Muluzi [...] Full text...
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Ex-ruling party officials arrested in Malawi over student's death
24 october 2012 - 11:10:12Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Police in Malawi's commercial capital, Blantyre, Wednesday arrested a number of former ruling Democratic Progressive Party [...] Full text...
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Ex-Malawi President's widow, children fight over mansion
19 october 2012 - 13:46:17Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Three children of Malawi's former President, the late Bingu wa Mutharika, have taken out a full [...] Full text...
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Malawi asks UN Chief to mediate in Tanzania border tussle
12 october 2012 - 15:09:09Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi has asked the United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, to mediate in its Lake Malawi [...] Full text...
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Banda replaces Malawi elections supremo
12 october 2012 - 07:37:40Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi President Joyce Banda has appointed High Court judge, Justice Maxon Mbendera, as the new Malawi [...] Full text...
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Malawi minister tours border amid simmering tension with Tanzania
11 october 2012 - 19:02:58Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawian Foreign Affairs Minister Ephraim Nganda Chiume, on Thursday led a team of government officials [...] Full text...
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Student activist was murdered, Malawi inquiry report reveals
09 october 2012 - 17:04:51Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - A report by a Commission of Inquiry, set up by President Joyce Banda to investigate the [...] Full text...
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Modern day barter as Zimbabwe gives Malawi fuel in maize loan repayment
06 october 2012 - 13:11:40Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Zimbabwe has given Malawi 2 million litres of fuel as part of settlement for a US$24m [...] Full text...
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Malawi's Banda justifies 'globe-trotting'
05 october 2012 - 14:54:05Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi President Joyce Banda, under fire for her penchant for travels, has justified her jet-set life, [...] Full text...
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Malawi's Banda explains pay cut, pays presidential jet going 'in two weeks'
02 october 2012 - 20:34:51Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi President Joyce Banda has said she has decided to take a 30 per cent pay [...] Full text...
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Malawi 2012 subsidy programme begins
02 october 2012 - 13:15:34Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The Malawi government Tuesday kick-started the 2012 farm-input subsidy programme aimed at helping poor subsistence farmers [...] Full text...
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Story of a people, not me - Malawi's Banda tells UN
26 september 2012 - 22:38:34New York, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi President Joyce Banda has said the peaceful transition that saw her ascendancy to the [...] Full text...
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Britain wants amicable solution of Malawi-Tanzania tussle over Lake Malawi
18 september 2012 - 16:20:54Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The New British Minister for Africa, Mark Simmonds, has said London wants an amicable solution to [...] Full text...
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Malawi university lecturers end strike over salaries
17 september 2012 - 16:25:55Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Lecturers of the Malawi Polytechnic, the Blantyre constituent college of the University of Malawi, resumed classes [...] Full text...
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Malawi's former para-military group protests unpaid gratuities
17 september 2012 - 14:50:29Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Police were on high alert in the Malawi capital, Lilongwe, Monday as the disbanded para-military wing [...] Full text...
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Malawi offers 25% pay hike to university teachers, but...
12 september 2012 - 09:19:05Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The University Council that oversees the affairs of public universities in Malawi has announced a 25 [...] Full text...
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Malawi's top musician out of hospital, 'fit as a fiddle'
12 september 2012 - 09:04:49Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi's number one musician Lucius Banda, the self-styled 'soldier of the poor man', is out of [...] Full text...
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Malawi, Nigeria to sign two treaties during Nigeria president Jonathan's visit
09 september 2012 - 19:00:09Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi and Nigeria are set to sign two treaties as President Goodluck Jonathan starts a two-day [...] Full text...
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Malawian lawyer says atheists can challenge constitutionality of national anthem
08 september 2012 - 12:32:47Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi is a secular state, with a secular Constitution that guarantees freedom of worship as such [...] Full text...
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Malawi's foremost plane lover dies at 67
07 september 2012 - 18:43:34Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Stanley Edingtone Masauli, whose unsuccessful dalliances in politics did not overshadow his love for planes and [...] Full text...
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Hillary Clinton to visit Malawi next Sunday
29 july 2012 - 16:14:52Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will visit Malawi next Sunday, PANA has learnt from top [...] Full text...
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Malawi ruling party to hold convention in August
26 july 2012 - 18:50:49Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi's ruling Peoples Party (PP) of President Joyce Banda has announced it will hold its national [...] Full text...
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Malawi leader urged to honour 20 July, 2011, heroes
20 july 2012 - 19:10:58Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Family members and civil society leaders have asked Malawi President Joyce Banda to consider compensating dependants [...] Full text...
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Banda: 'Law breakers must face the law'
19 july 2012 - 20:32:43Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - As Malawians mark the first anniversary of the gunning down of at least 20 anti-government demonstrators [...] Full text...
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President Banda pardons 377 Malawian prisoners
06 july 2012 - 14:46:02Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - As part of ceremonies marking Malawi's 48 years of independence from Great Britain, President Joyce Banda [...] Full text...
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Britain's new envoy to Malawi named
22 june 2012 - 09:37:47Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Michael Nevin, who worked as the British High Commission Second Press and Political Secretary and Public [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe newspaper takes swipe at Malawi over AU
11 june 2012 - 14:44:43Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's main daily newspaper, the Herald, on Monday sharply criticised Malawi for bowing to Western pressure [...] Full text...
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Malawi insists on hosting AU summit
07 june 2012 - 18:00:29Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi has said it will go ahead to host next month's African Union (AU) summit despite [...] Full text...
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IMF extends US$157 million credit to Malawi
07 june 2012 - 14:05:18Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday announced a US$157 million Extended Credit Facility (ECF) to [...] Full text...
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'No decision yet on Malawi controversial presidential jet'
03 june 2012 - 15:38:04Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Finance Minister Ken Lipenga, has said no decision has been made yet on what to do [...] Full text...
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'UK will not tie Malawi aid to gay rights'
31 may 2012 - 18:05:17Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - British Secretary of State for International Development Andrew Mitchell, currently on a three-day visit to Malawi, [...] Full text...
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Malawi probes death of President Mutharika
18 may 2012 - 11:46:41Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi's new President Joyce Banda has announced a Commission of Inquiry to investigate the circumstances leading [...] Full text...
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Malawi Finance Minister says: 'I won’t resign'
10 may 2012 - 15:13:00Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi Finance Minister Ken Lipenga, has said he has done nothing wrong and was not prepared [...] Full text...
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Malawi devalues currency by 50%
07 may 2012 - 15:06:44Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The Malawi currency, the kwacha, has been devalued by up to 50 per cent. "The Reserve Bank [...] Full text...
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Al-Bashir "An Economic Risk", says Malawi President Banda
04 may 2012 - 18:53:20Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi's new President Joyce Banda, said Friday she would not risk allowing Sudanese President Omar Hassan [...] Full text...
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Fired Malawi police Chief 'not bitter'
03 may 2012 - 19:45:49Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - In a first media interview since he was sacked 9 April, Malawi Inspector General of Police [...] Full text...
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New Malawi president fires predecessor's brother, hires ex-president's son
26 april 2012 - 18:48:47Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - In a dramatic but inevitable political development, Malawi's new President Joyce Banda has sacked her political [...] Full text...
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Late President Bingu wa Mutharika laid to rest in Malawi
23 april 2012 - 15:09:17Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Thousands of Malawians Monday converged on Ndata Farm, the sprawling private estate of former President Bingu [...] Full text...
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Malawi: Mutharika's body arrives home
19 april 2012 - 19:37:58Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - President Joyce Banda on Thursday afternoon led the Malawi nation in receiving the remains of her [...] Full text...
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(URGENT) Body of Mutharika flown home
14 april 2012 - 18:52:31Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi’s new President Joyce Banda on Saturday led thousands of Malawians to receive the body their [...] Full text...
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SA to repatriate Mutharika's remains Saturday
13 april 2012 - 20:00:21Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The South African Government has directed the South African National Defence Force to repatriate the remains [...] Full text...
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Mutharika to be buried next week
13 april 2012 - 17:54:52Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi's late President Bingu wa Mutharika will be buried on 23 April at his Ndata Farm [...] Full text...
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Joyce Banda: From market woman to State House (News Feature)
12 april 2012 - 15:00:55Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Mrs. Joyce Banda, the new President of Malawi, has joined an exclusive African club that only [...] Full text...
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Malawi's new President orders probe of student's murder
10 april 2012 - 16:59:01Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi's new President Joyce Banda has announced the launch of an official inquiry into the mysterious [...] Full text...
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Malawi's new President sacks Information Minister
10 april 2012 - 16:06:47Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi's new President Joyce Banda has sacked Information Minister Patricia Kaliati and state-run Malawi Broadcasting Corporation [...] Full text...
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US congratulates Malawi's President
10 april 2012 - 10:14:38Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The US has congratulated Mrs Joyce Banda on assuming office as the new President of Malawi, [...] Full text...
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Malawi Police Chief sacked
08 april 2012 - 19:58:06Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi police chief Peter Mukhito has been sacked, the state radio and television reported on Sunday. "The [...] Full text...
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UN chief ''saddened'' by Malawi President's death
08 april 2012 - 09:37:52New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has sent his condolences to ''the bereaved family, the Government and [...] Full text...
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Malawi swears in first woman president
07 april 2012 - 18:42:43Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - With a bible in hand and her husband, former Chief Justice Richard Banda, on her side, [...] Full text...
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Zuma sad over Mutharika's death
07 april 2012 - 12:20:33Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Government has expressed regret at the news of the passing away [...] Full text...
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Commonwealth Scribe condoles with Malawians over Mutharika's death
07 april 2012 - 10:57:01Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma, has expressed deep shock at the death of the President Bingu wa [...] Full text...
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Malawi finally announces president's death, Vice President takes charge
07 april 2012 - 10:50:01Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The Malawi government has finally confirmed the death, from cardiac arrest, of President Bingu wa Mutharika. In [...] Full text...
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President Jonathan laments death of Malawi counterpart
07 april 2012 - 10:38:31Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, received with sadness, the news of the sudden death of President [...] Full text...
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Conflicting reports on President Mutharika's "death"
06 april 2012 - 17:10:12Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - There are conflicting reports on the state of health of the Malawi president, Bingu wa Mutharika, [...] Full text...
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BREAKING NEWS: Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika dies
06 april 2012 - 10:10:09Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika, has died after suffering a heart attack, according to unconfirmed reports [...] Full text...
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Uncertainty over Malawi President's health
05 april 2012 - 13:39:14Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Tension is high at the Kamuzu Central Hospital in Malawi's capital, Lilongwe, Thursday as President Bingu [...] Full text...
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Devalue or sink, IMF tells Malawi
31 march 2012 - 14:50:47Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) insists that Malawi has to devalue its currency, the kwacha, if [...] Full text...
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Rights group slams Malawi govt over arrest of critics
25 march 2012 - 11:13:37Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Malawi government’s recent surge of arrests and threats against critics reflects its broader crackdown on [...] Full text...
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Washington suspends US$ 350m energy boost to Malawi
23 march 2012 - 17:17:58Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - There is more bad news for the Mutharika administration in Malawi with the story that the [...] Full text...
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Embattled Malawian President says won't quit
22 march 2012 - 13:28:55Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika has said he will not resign as President, despite calls by [...] Full text...
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