After a lengthy wait for top-flight football at a reopened Mzuzu Stadium, supporters were treated to an eye-catching debut display from newly signed Khuda Muyaba, who was involved in both goals as Masters Football Club fought back for a 2-2 draw against Moyale Barracks in Saturday’s FDH Bank Premiership clash. Muyaba was closely marked for […]
Mighty Wanderers moved to the summit of the FDH Bank Premiership on Saturday, seeing off Civil Service United 2-0 at Civo Stadium in Lilongwe to move to 21 points from 10 games. Both goals arrived after the break: Adam Wallace opened the scoring in the 50th minute before an own goal from Gracious Kapachika, on […]
Vice President Jane Ansah has extended a warm and gracious birthday tribute to President Arthur Peter Mutharika, despite widely reported tensions that have seen her increasingly marginalised within the ruling Democratic Progressive Party in recent months. In a message posted on Facebook, Ansah said she was joining the president’s family, friends and “countless Malawians in […]
Malawian Premiership side Masters Security FC have announced the signing of two new players, Khuda Muyaba and Mike Mkwate, as the club looks to strengthen its squad. The club confirmed the additions in a statement, though further details on the contract terms have not yet been disclosed. The signings come at a point in the […]
Malawi’s President Arthur Peter Mutharika has received a lavish gesture of goodwill from China as he celebrates his 86th birthday today — with President Xi Jinping personally sending him a heartfelt letter and gift. China’s Ambassador to Malawi, Lu Xu, presented the special birthday token at a ceremony held at Kamuzu Palace, declaring that the […]
Malawi’s Environmental Protection Authority (MEPA) has issued a stern warning to the Mulalo granular fertiliser production factory in Dowa district, stating that the project must operate strictly within the commitments set out in its approved Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) Report, Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) and Environmental and Social Monitoring Plan. In […]
Malawi’s government is working to attract additional mobile network operators into the country in an effort to increase competition and improve the affordability of digital services, Minister of Information and Communications Technology Dr Shadric Namalomba has told Parliament. Namalomba made the announcement on Friday while responding to a matter of urgent public importance raised by […]
The government is pursuing the acquisition of new vessels to replace the ageing MV Ilala, as part of a wider effort to modernise water transport on Lake Malawi and reduce the cost of doing business in the country. Minister of Transport and Public Works Jappie Mhango disclosed the plans in Parliament on Friday, saying government […]
Malawi’s government has unveiled a sweeping new plan to combat a devastating rise in suicides — with men bearing the brunt of the crisis — by bringing mental health support directly into communities, schools and even Parliament itself. Addressing MPs this week, Minister of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare Mary Navicha admitted mental health […]
Malawi has been urged to reduce its teacher-pupil ratio as part of wider efforts to improve learning outcomes, even as the country has made significant progress expanding access to education and integrating technology into classrooms. Minister of Education Bright Msaka made the remarks at a press briefing on Friday, marking the close of the three-day […]
Catholic bishops from Malawi will travel to Nairobi later this month for the 21st Plenary Assembly of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA), running from 19 to 26 July. AMECEA, the regional body that coordinates the National Episcopal Conferences of nine member countries — Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, South Sudan, Sudan, […]
The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) has ordered the country’s two largest mobile network operators, TNM and Airtel Malawi, to compensate customers after finding that both companies raised service tariffs without providing the seven-day public notice required under Malawian law. In a statement, MACRA Director General Mayamiko Nkoloma said the operators had breached the Communications […]
Archbishop Mark Kambalazaza has launched a new interdenominational ministry aimed at extending Christian outreach into underserved communities across Malawi, telling attendees at the launch event in Blantyre that the initiative would proclaim the gospel “without denominational divisions.” The Mark Kambalazaza Outreach Ministries (MAKOM), a newly registered body founded by Kambalazaza, who also leads the Charismatic […]
Paramount Chief Kaduya has commended Inkosi Ya Makhosi M’mbelwa V for the Jere Ngoni’s efforts to preserve and promote their cultural heritage, describing the initiative as an encouraging example of intergenerational cultural transmission. Speaking as guest of honour at the Royal Umthetho Banquet at Amaryllis Hotel in Blantyre, Chief Kaduya said it was encouraging to […]
Week 10 of Malawi’s FDH Premiership arrives with the season’s stakes sharpening on two fronts at once — the race for the title and the fight to avoid the drop — as clubs across the top flight prepare for a weekend of fixtures that could prove decisive in both directions. On Saturday, defending champions Mighty […]
Malawi’s Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Chimwemwe Chipungu, held bilateral talks with Poland’s Deputy Minister of Development Funds and Regional Policy, Jan Szyszko, on the margins of the UN High-Level Meeting on the Midterm Review of the New Urban Agenda in New York on Wednesday. Chipungu conveyed greetings from President Arthur Peter Mutharika […]
The High Court sitting as a Constitutional Court in Blantyre has dismissed a petition brought by privately owned Pacific Limited challenging the constitutionality of provisions within Malawi’s land laws, in one of the country’s most closely watched land cases in recent years. Pacific Limited had sought to challenge amendments to the Land Act and the […]
The UK government says it is shifting the focus of its support to Malawi towards investment, climate finance and economic reform, while insisting its wider partnership with the country remains long term. In a statement issued on Wednesday, acting British High Commissioner and Development Director Ben Nicholson said the UK remained a “long-term friend and […]