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Health Minister Madalitso Baloyi has urged the health sector to make greater use of medical supplies produced by local manufacturers where the products meet the required standards. Baloyi made the call today during a visit to Victoria Pharmaceutical Limited, where she assessed the company's manufacturing capacity and inspected some of its locally produced medical supplies.
Power outages are disrupting internet services in Thyolo Boma, with residents saying they are left without connectivity for several hours whenever electricity goes off. The residents say the situation, which has been happening for about six months, is affecting communication, work and other activities that depend on internet access. According to the residents, internet services
Malawis state grain marketing body is facing explosive questions tonight after shelling out a staggering K2.97 billion for just 100 tarpaulins — a jaw-dropping K29.67 million per tarpaulin — in a deal now engulfed by uncomfortable questions over political connections. Social and political commentator Stanley Kenani has blown the lid on the astonishing price tag, The post K3billion tarpaulin scandal rocking Malawi –ADMARC faces demands for answers appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.
A proposed procurement by the Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (Admarc) to purchase 100 tarpaulins at a reported cost of
By Thumbiko Nyirongo Phalombe South Member of Parliament Tiaone Hendry has launched major Constituency Development Fund (CDF) projects worth billions of kwacha, including a new bridge and the rehabilitation of a key road linking communities in Phalombe, Mulanje and Chiradzulu. The projects include the construction of Mukaka Bridge at a cost of K137 million and
A razor-sharp media commentator has left Malawis political class reeling after a whiplash-inducing run of broadcasts — first tearing into the government with brutal honesty, then turning around to shred opposition claims about the Presidents health. Outspoken panellist Dr Bright Mhango sent shockwaves through the political establishment with his unflinching commentary, first declaring the administrations The post Bright Mhango's whiplash week – savage govt critique, then a staunch defence of the President's health appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.
It truly never rains but pours for Yeremiah Chihana. In an astonishing twist of fate, the embattled former water board chief was dealt a brutal one-two punch on Tuesday — losing his Supreme Court battle and his job in the space of a single, catastrophic day. The former legislator had rushed to the Supreme Court The post Supreme Court refuses to save Chihana's job hours before he's formally dismissed appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.