Striking Malawi Judiciary Workers Resume Work

Judiciary workers in Malawi have ended a nearly two-month long strike that paralyzed the judicial system and left prison and police cells overflowing with crime suspects. VOA learned that judicial workers in the capital, Lilongwe returned to work Friday, while those in commercial capital Blantyre say will resume work on Monday. Workers in the northern city of Mzuzu were meeting Friday morning to chart the way forward. The move reversed their decision Monday to continue with...

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