A convicted Chinese wildlife trafficker has sensationally walked free from a Malawian prison, just days after the High Court flatly rejected his bail application and ordered he remain behind bars — sparking fury and demands for answers. Dedza Medium Security Prison confirmed that Lin Yunhua had been released after the State abruptly discontinued corruption proceedings […]
Malawi is sitting on vast mineral wealth, yet its largest population — the youth — remains on the margins of the mining sector, trapped between lack of capital, lack of information and exploitation. That was the picture that emerged from a stakeholders’ meeting organised by ActionAid Malawi (AAM) to unveil a new project, Uplifting the […]
Malawians and visitors alike are facing a dramatic new crackdown on cash, after the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) slapped sweeping restrictions on the physical possession and movement of foreign currency — with anyone caught holding more than $1,000 without central bank permission now at risk. Under the astonishing new rules, anyone physically carrying more […]
Human rights campaigner Sylvester Namiwa is facing an agonising wait to discover whether he will be stripped of his freedom and hauled back into custody, after High Court Judge Mzondi Mvula reserved judgment on a dramatic State bid to revoke his bail. The outspoken Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) Executive Director appeared […]
Malawi’s public hospitals are teetering on the brink of a full-blown medicine crisis, campaigners have dramatically warned, after it emerged the country’s Central Medical Stores Trust (CMST) is failing to pay foreign suppliers a jaw-dropping $18 million debt. The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has fired off an explosive letter to the […]
Malawian food-processing and agribusiness firm Mtengo Wakumunda Enterprise is rolling out an Agribusiness Facility for Africa (ABF) Matching Grant Fund project designed to strengthen the maize value chain and improve nutrition outcomes across Malawi. As part of the initiative, the company, working with technical partner Etagrix, is running a two-day National and Regional Trainer of […]
A well-wisher, Paul Sosola, continues to support primary school children with uniforms across the country, with learners at Lulanga Primary School in Mangochi district the latest beneficiaries of his gesture on Monday. A total of 236 pupils — 106 boys and 130 girls — from the school received uniforms valued at K1.7 million. Sosola, 58, […]
The Media Council of Malawi (MCM) is set to hand out Media Excellence Contribution Awards as part of celebrations marking its 30th anniversary, with the milestone event taking place in Lilongwe on 26 September, 2026. Running under the banner “Three Decades of Promoting Professional, Independent and Professional Media in Malawi”, the MCM@30 celebrations will pay […]
A controversial tycoon once linked to a scandal-hit duty-free cement deal is facing fresh accusations of muscling in on land rightfully belonging to ordinary Malawians — sparking fury among villagers and raising uncomfortable questions about power and privilege at the top. Mahmed Shafee Ahmed Chunara shot to notoriety over the so-called “Cement Gate” affair, in […]
A Malawi international has turned his back on the Flames’ Africa Cup of Nations qualifying squad just days before kick-off — sparking fresh questions over his commitment to the national side. Shaquille Gwengwe, who plays his club football in England with New Port County, was handed his maiden call-up for Malawi’s crunch qualifiers against South […]
FCB Nyasa Big Bullets have confirmed that misfiring forward Dustan Banda has been shipped back to Civo United on loan — just months after he was drafted in to fire the Malawian giants to glory. Banda was signed by Bullets in a bid to cure their chronic goal-scoring woes, but the move has proved a […]
Malawi’s Parliamentary Committee on Legal Affairs has descended on the Office of the Clerk of Parliament, grilling top officials over a bold proposal that could see Chichewa and other local languages finally take centre stage on the floor of the National Assembly. The high-level engagement, held at the Parliament Building in Lilongwe, saw MPs press […]
Minister of Local Government Dr Ben Phiri has held up China’s rapid economic transformation as a model for Malawi to draw from, following a presentation delivered during his ongoing study tour at Peking University in Beijing. In a statement on his study tour, Phiri said the programme had offered valuable insight into the development models […]
Presidential bodyguard-turned-Deputy Minister Norman Chisale MP, has scored a dramatic legal victory after the Supreme Court of Appeal discontinued the long-running K5 billion asset case that had hung over him for years. The case centred on explosive allegations that Chisale had unlawfully amassed money and property worth more than K5 billion during his years at […]
Malawi’s MPs have launched a fierce push for financial freedom from the Executive, demanding both complete autonomy over Parliament’s purse strings and a dramatic hike in its share of the national budget to properly carry out its duties. The demand came from Vice Chairperson of the Legal Affairs Committee Gift Nankhuni, speaking Tuesday at Parliament […]
A tense showdown erupted at the Chikangawa plane crash inquiry Tuesday, as former Police Director of Operations Commissioner Akis Muwanga was sharply rebuked by Committee Chairperson Walter Nyamilandu Manda after responding to MPs’ questions in a manner the chairman branded disrespectful. The ex-officer, who visibly struggled to answer in English, was forced to switch to […]
National Bank of Malawi (NBM) plc has thrown its financial weight behind a major reunion for one of the country’s most respected universities, pledging a K4 million sponsorship to support the upcoming LUANAR Alumni Connect initiative. The symbolic cheque handover took place at NBM’s headquarters in Lilongwe, with the flagship gathering itself set to take […]
Malawi’s former military commander has thrown a fresh curveball into the parliamentary inquiry investigating the Chikangawa plane crash, demanding that police chief Richard Luhanga be dragged before the committee to answer tough questions — while simultaneously clearing his own name of any wrongdoing. General Paul Valentino Phiri, who led the Malawi Defence Force at the […]