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Breaking: ACB boss @ChizumaMartha has been arrested

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Bright Msaka: Has DPP found the right man? https://t.co/HwrhHoJNpJ

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Backpage @mynassah Have you seen this?

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Chakwera attributed the shortage to the draining forex reserves.
He said $28M has been sourced from local banks to cushion the reserves and another $50M is yet to be sourced.
Chakwera also said 6 million litres of fuel is being imported into the country.

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#BreakingNews: President Chakwera speaks on fuel crisis
President Lazarus Chakwera says he met NOCMA and MERA officials Tuesday evening to look at effective ways of resolving the current fuel crisis..

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Kunje sentenced to 18 months in prison
Chief Resident Magistrate Austin Banda of Zomba Registry has sentenced former MEC Commissioner, Linda Kunje to 18 months Imprisonment without Hard Labour after being convicted of criminal negligence.

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Just In: Castel Malawi has adjusted prices of its products as follows:

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Researchers at the University of North Carolina (UNC Project) are this morning briefing the media on a study on COVID -19 and updates on the HIV vaccine they are undertaking in Lilongwe. Reported by Godfrey Maotcha. #UNCPROJECT#.

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commodity and those who seem to get it cannot stock it for a longer period.
“Some service stations will be supplied with petroleum products by Monday close of business. Others may get theirs tommorow because we can’t supply all of them at once” said Khonje.

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Mera speaks on fuel scarcity
The Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) says it will soon explain the reasons for the current fuel shortages currently being experienced in the country and that most fuel stations will be replenished by close of business on Monday.

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MERA Public Relations Officer Fitina Khonje told The Independent Digest on Monday that the organisation will communicate to the general public the main cause of the scarcity.
There is pandemonium at least in the city of Lilongwe where major fuel stations have run out of the

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HIV prevalence worries Student body- https://t.co/tzJh57jxlz @jimmy_wilford @SAYWHATOrg

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Cholera kills 8 in Malawi: https://t.co/6Bmp8zd91L

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Latest top story: https://t.co/maARfqEAwz

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Latest investigation: Mulli in K1.2 Bn mosquito nets contract storm https://t.co/OmlIqKrlHb @mynassah @onjezani

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A hustler who became president https://t.co/5muPjqCUqQ

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Demo Update
While most businesses are closed in Lilongwe some owners have vowed to protect their shops.
One of the shop owners in old Town in Lilongwe who refused to mention his name, carrying a panga knife ready to protect his shop from demonstrators.

Report by Emma Zawanda