LILONGWE, 9 Feb 2006 (IRIN) - Malawi's opposition has accused President Bingu wa Mutharika of using the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to "persecute" his opponents.Full report

JOHANNESBURG, 7 Feb 2006 (IRIN) - Scarcity of maize coupled with an escalating demand have brought skyrocketing prices to Malawi's two cities, Lilongwe and Blantyre, according to a new consumer survey.Full report

JOHANNESBURG, 1 Feb 2006 (IRIN) - A recent study and several well-publicised cases of gender violence have raised concern in Malawi, with the president and aid agencies calling for urgent action to address the problem.Full report

LILONGWE, 1 Feb 2006 (IRIN) - The European Union (EU) has helped the Malawian government launch a US $27 million public works programme to alleviate poverty and improve food security in the drought-affected country.Full report

BLANTYRE, 24 Jan 2006 (IRIN) - The collapse of an impeachment bid against Malawi's president Bingu wa Mutharika has set off a flurry of resignations by opposition parliamentarians distancing themselves from the parties that had sponsored it.Full report

JOHANNESBURG, 20 Jan 2006 (IRIN) - Drought-affected Malawi could produce a bumper maize crop of more than two million mt this year, an official of the USAID-funded Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) predicted. Full report

JOHANNESBURG, 13 Jan 2006 (IRIN) - The UN Millennium Village Project is giving 11 Malawian hamlets the chance to break free from the cycle of poverty. Full report

JOHANNESBURG, 11 Jan 2006 (IRIN) - Preliminary results of a recent nutrition survey in Malawi have revealed alarming increases in malnutrition levels, with the central and southern regions hit hardest. Full report

JOHANNESBURG, 9 Jan 2006 (IRIN) - After a year of living dangerously, Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika and the opposition might sit down to negotiate a way out of their tense standoff in 2006, say analysts. Full report

LILONGWE, 6 Jan 2006 (IRIN) - The outgoing British High Commissioner to Malawi, David Pearey, has urged the country's political leaders to end their differences for the good of the nation.Full report

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