Ascent Academy has secured a K900 million sponsorship from Nico Group, unveiled on Wednesday at Kamuzu International Airport during a send-off for the academy’s soccer teams as they head to Sweden and Iceland for two international youth tournaments, the Gothia Cup and the Rey Cup. The deal runs for three years, with Nico Group putting […]
A Malawian production house is taking its latest feature to a new audience this week, as Cine Films releases Chitomero on YouTube on 10 July, months after the film had its cinema debut. Chitomero first screened at the Bingu International Convention Centre in Lilongwe on 30 November 2025, followed by a second screening at the […]
The Democratic Progressive Party has launched a furious attack on a minor political party after it claimed the two had struck a secret alliance – branding the assertion an outright lie designed to con ordinary Malawians. DPP bosses erupted after the Solidarity Alliance Party (SAP) – a party that has never won a single seat […]
The National Advocacy Platform (NAP) has called on Members of Parliament (MPs) to act decisively on the rising cost of living, the university funding crisis, food security and accountability as the Third Meeting of the 52nd Session of Parliament opens from 7 to 30 July 2026. In a statement issued on 8 June 2026 titled […]
Three new MPs sworn in as Parliament resumes Three newly elected Members of Parliament — Ishmael Louis Japan (Machinga Mikoko), Precious Kabambe (Lilongwe City Bwaila) and James Makhumula (Balaka Mulunguzi) — have taken the oath of office and allegiance at Parliament Building in Lilongwe, officially stepping into their legislative roles. The new legislators are Ishmael […]
A smear campaign targeting Lindian Resources, developer of Malawi’s Kangankunde rare earths project, is being dismissed as such, with officials saying there is no evidence of irregular dealings with the Mining and Minerals Regulatory Authority. The company has broken no law, they told Nyasa Times, rejecting claims of backroom arrangements with the regulator. The pushback […]
UTM Party president Dalitso Kabambe has unleashed a scathing broadside against Malawi’s governing Democratic Progressive Party, accusing it of running the country’s economy on nothing more than a toxic formula of price hikes, begging and borrowing. The former central bank governor tore into the DPP’s handling of the economy, branding its strategy “Kwezani, Pemphani, Kabwelekeni” […]
An analysis by Nyasa Times has found that Malawian law imposes no academic or professional requirements on ambassadors and high commissioners, only that they hold citizenship. The Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chauncy Simwaka, confirmed the gap to Parliament’s Public Appointments Committee in June, adding that the ministry is reviewing the Foreign […]
Minister of Health and Sanitation Madalitso Baloyi says government is rolling out measures to fix long-standing gaps in healthcare access, from ambulance shortages to stalled clinic construction and a lack of specialised medical services. Speaking to journalists on Tuesday, Baloyi said decentralisation has handed district councils and local communities a bigger say in deciding health […]
Grief and quiet wailing greeted the return of Tamara Munthali’s remains to Lilongwe on Tuesday, as family, friends and senior government officials gathered at Kamuzu International Airport to receive the body of the Malawi Gaming and Lotteries Authority’s director of projects and social services, who died in South Africa after a battle with acute kidney […]
Day one back in the House, and it wasn’t just the agenda getting attention. Across the chamber, MPs traded lingering glances, warm handshakes and the odd knowing smile as old faces reunited after months apart. For a Parliament often defined by sharp exchanges, Monday’s opening had a softer script — proof that even rivals across […]
Forget the fireworks — day one back in the House had a different energy altogether. After months apart, MPs on both sides of the chamber looked genuinely pleased to see each other, trading handshakes, laughs and long conversations that spilled well past the usual courtesies. Transport Minister Jappie Mhango and Leader of the Opposition Simplex […]
Malawi Parliament reopened today for its Third Meeting of the 52nd Session, and the mood in the chamber quickly turned serious as lawmakers confronted one of the most emotive issues on the agenda: the flood of Malawians returning home after xenophobic attacks in South Africa. Speaker Sameer Suleman kicked off the four-week sitting by laying […]
Malawi’s state enterprises have been told, again, to behave. What was less clear after Monday’s gathering in Mangochi is whether anyone in the room has the power — or the will — to make that happen. Chief Secretary Justin Saidi opened the 2026 Team Building and Corporate Governance Training by urging boards and executives at […]
UTM president Dalitso Kabambe has called for a reversal of a decision to double public university fees, from K650,000 to K1.3m a year, describing the increase as unjust. Speaking to reporters in Lilongwe on Monday, Kabambe said the policy created a barrier to higher education, with students now facing costs of about K3.8m a year […]
When Parliament’s Public Appointments Committee (PAC) convened in Lilongwe in the first week of June to vet President Peter Mutharika’s new diplomatic corps, the most consequential sentence of the entire exercise was not spoken by a nominee. It was spoken by a civil servant. Briefing the committee, the Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign […]
Malawi’s state electricity utility has announced that it is replacing ageing wooden poles with prestressed concrete alternatives along two key transmission lines, citing improved durability and lower maintenance costs. The initiative is welcome. It is also, by itself, wholly insufficient. The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) says its Prestressed Concrete Poles Project will cover […]
President Arthur Peter Mutharika has pardoned 134 convicted prisoners serving sentences in various facilities across the country as part of Malawi’s 62nd Independence Day commemorations. In a statement issued on Sunday, Secretary for Homeland Security Linda Pacharo Moyo said the inmates released had demonstrated good behaviour during their incarceration and met all criteria required for […]