Malawi MPs back on 9 November to check where the money went
Parliament will reconvene on 9 November for a five-week review of government spending, Speaker Sameer Suleman has announced.
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‘Breast cancer is not a curse’: Ansah’s plea to women as cases soar in Malawi
Malawi’s First Vice-President, Jane Ansah, has appealed to women to seek medical attention as soon as they detect unusual changes in their breasts, warning that late diagnosis continues to undermine efforts to combat one of the country’s most persistent health challenges. Speaking at a Breast Cancer Awareness Brunch in Lilongwe, organised by the women’s group […]
Court freeze deepens pressure over K128bn Amaryllis takeover
There are bad investments, there are questionable investments and then there are investments that leave everyone asking a rather simple question: who, exactly, was minding the shop? That question now hangs over the Public Service Pension Trust Fund’s K128 billion acquisition of the Amaryllis Hotel in Blantyre. The man charged with cleaning up the mess, […]
Ansah praises Mutharika for picking her as running mate, despite whispers in the governing elite
The Vice-President says her relationship with the President remains cordial, even as she says some in the governing elite are unhappy with his choice Vice-President Jane Ansah used her 71st birthday celebration to thank President Peter Mutharika for choosing her as his running mate in the 16 September 2025 general election, a decision that paved […]
Nico Group raises One Nico Top 12 Netball Cup sponsorship to K75m
Nico Group has increased its sponsorship of the One Nico Top 12 National Netball Cup from K60 million to K75 million as the competition launched its second season. The launch took place at Blantyre Sports Arena. Nico Group Head of Marketing and Customer Experience Taweni Gondwe Xaba said the company was satisfied with the sport’s […]
Kabwila to Mumba: Don’t like Chakwera? Leave!
Senior MCP figure accuses Vitumbiko Mumba of ingratitude after he said the party must change its leader to return to power A senior figure in the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has launched a fierce attack on Vitumbiko Mumba after he suggested the party must change its leadership if it hopes to win back power. MCP […]
Zeze Kingstone criticised after video shows him throwing banknotes at fans
Musician faces public backlash and possible action over concert footage; Reserve Bank has repeatedly warned against mistreating the kwacha The musician Zeze Kingstone has been widely criticised on social media after a video showed him throwing banknotes at a crowd while dancing during a live performance at the Bingu International Convention Centre (BICC) grounds in […]
Escom and police hold four-day anti-vandalism campaign in Mulanje
The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) and Mulanje Police Station held a four-day campaign from 8 to 11 October against the vandalism of electricity infrastructure in Mulanje District. Mobile teams toured markets and trading centres on Thursday and Friday, urging people to protect power assets and report suspicious activity quickly. On Saturday, 60 members […]
MCP candidates emerge as party prepares for fresh regional elections
The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) is preparing to hold fresh elections for its regional and district committees, with several members already positioning themselves for the posts. Names that have emerged include Vitus Gomamtunda Dzoole Mwale, who is seeking the chair of the Lilongwe-Mchinji Region, as well as Arthur Sungitsa and Mphatso Jones Boti. The elections […]
One point clear: Bullets overtake Wanderers in tight FDH Bank Premiership title race
FCB Nyasa Big Bullets moved to the top of the FDH Bank Premiership on Sunday with a 2-0 win over Blue Eagles at Mpira Stadium in Blantyre. The result takes them to 33 points from 16 matches, one ahead of Mighty Wanderers, who have 32 from the same number of games. Bullets had ended the […]
‘A statement win’: Malawi beat Seychelles 6-2 in beach soccer Afcon qualifier
Malawi’s beach soccer team beat Seychelles 6-2 away in the first leg of their Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Saturday night. The visitors scored twice in the opening period to lead 2-0, and had stretched that to 6-0 by the end of the second, with Seychelles scoreless. The hosts pulled two goals […]
Mpinganjira returns to Wanderers bench and Nomads win
Bob Mpinganjira, the Mighty Wanderers head coach suspended by the club’s board last month, is back on the bench, and the Nomads have won again. Mpinganjira sat with the technical panel at Silver Stadium on Saturday afternoon as Wanderers beat Silver Strikers 1-0. By most accounts it was a low-key return. He rarely stood, and […]
Sacked, then suing: Chihana demands K193bn from Blantyre Water Board
Yeremia Chihana says the board’s decision was unjustified and procedurally flawed; the board says it followed due process The former chief executive of Blantyre Water Board (BWB), Yeremia Chihana, is demanding K193 billion in compensation from the utility, claiming he was unfairly dismissed. In a demand dated 8 October 2026, his lawyers, Gobz & Rechtswissenschaft, […]
Malawi puts US$1m into seed plan as AGRA warns of gap between laws and farms
Africa has strong seed policies but weak delivery, says AGRA president in The New African Malawi has committed US$1 million of public money to a national seed investment plan, according to AGRA president Alice Ruhweza. Writing in The New African with Evelyn Lusenaka, who heads AGRA’s Centre of Excellence for Seed Systems in Africa, Ms […]
Dassu’s open letter to Malawi’s President: Honesty first on the IMF and economy
Your Excellency, Having known you personally for decades, I know you as a patriot and a nationalist who cares passionately for Malawi. I was one of those encouraged by your election to the high office of President, having believed in your promise of “A Return to Proven Leadership”. Fairness demands that we acknowledge the difficult […]
PDP’s Nankhumwa turns up as Luchenza launches its development fund
Kondwani Nankhumwa, once one of the Democratic Progressive Party’s most powerful figures and later one of its fiercest internal rivals, was among the guests at the launch of the reformed Constituency Development Fund (CDF) in Luchenza, Thyolo. Mr Nankhumwa, now president of the People’s Development Party (PDP), shared the occasion with Local Government and Rural […]
MERA donates 48 gas stoves to Scorchers to promote clean cooking
The Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) has donated 48 liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders and stoves to the Malawi women’s national football team, the Scorchers. The donation, made under MERA’s corporate social responsibility programme, was handed over at a ceremony at the MERA Office Complex Auditorium in Lilongwe on Saturday. MERA chief executive Dad Chinthambi […]
Minister Ben Phiri wants girls’ football team in every school
Local Government Minister Ben Phiri has ordered that every school in Malawi start a girls’ football team, with support from the Constituency Development Fund (CDF). Phiri was speaking in Thyolo at the installation of Senior Chief Mulenga. He said he has agreed the plan with the Ministry of Sports, which will use part of the […]