The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) says mandatory registration fees for data controllers and processors will take effect on 1 September 2026, as the country moves to enforce the Data Protection Act of 2024. The annual fees, ranging from K50,000 for small and medium enterprises to K7 million for larger organisations, will apply to entities […]
There is a particular kind of vindication that comes from watching your successor discover the arithmetic you once had to live with. Sosten Gwengwe, who held Malawi’s finance portfolio under the Chakwera government, now chairs Parliament’s Budget and Finance Committee — and from that vantage point, he has delivered a verdict on the current administration’s […]
Organisers of the Sand Music Festival have revealed the real reason behind the delay in announcing this year’s venue – and it’s down to Mother Nature rather than anything more dramatic. Rising water levels on Lake Malawi have forced bosses to ditch plans to host the beloved festival in Salima, with rising floods swallowing up […]
Mighty Wanderers FC Brands and Marketing Manager Greyson Chapita will depart the club when his contract expires on 31 July 2026, bringing an end to a two-year spell at the Nomads. Chapita joined the club on 1 August 2024 and was instrumental in securing an MK100 million sponsorship package from 888Bets for the 2025 season, […]
The High Court in Blantyre has adjourned the murder trial of Dr Victoria Bobe to 24 August 2026, following the conclusion of the state’s re-examination of its third witness, Superintendent Christopher Pangeti, the lead investigating officer in the case. The re-examination followed extensive cross-examination on Friday and Monday by defence lawyers Michael Goba Chipeta and […]
Barely three months after Finance Minister Joseph Mwanamvekha unveiled what government billed as a recovery budget to revive the economy and ease pressure on ordinary Malawians, the country’s economic trajectory is moving in the opposite direction. The warning signs are no longer coming only from political opponents. They are emerging from Parliament, independent economists and […]
Malawi and Tanzania are working to resolve the matter diplomatically, according to the latest update, after a Tanzanian vessel was detained at Monkey Bay jetty on Lake Malawi for allegedly docking without prior clearance from Malawi Lake Services or the relevant security authorities. The incident has prompted a wave of reaction on Malawian social media, […]
Dalitso Kabambe, president of the opposition UTM party and a former governor of the Reserve Bank of Malawi, has accused the government of turning the country’s foreign exchange management into what he called “state-sponsored criminality,” arguing that a collapse in the balance of dollar supply and demand has fuelled the growth of parallel currency markets. […]
A group of bidders is considering legal action against the Blantyre Water Board (BWB) over what they describe as a flawed procurement process, after the institution abruptly halted the opening of bids on the scheduled date, leaving companies that had invested time and resources in the process demanding answers. On 12 June 2026, BWB advertised […]
Malawi is represented at this year’s Gothia Cup, the world’s largest youth football tournament, with young players competing alongside academies from Europe, Asia and the Americas. Malawian strategic adviser James Woods, who is in Gothenburg on a separate assignment, said their presence at the tournament carries significance well beyond the results on the pitch. Woods, […]
Around 1,900 teams from some 75 countries have gathered in this Swedish port city for the Gothia Cup, the largest youth football tournament in the world. Among those following it this week is James Woods, a Malawian strategic adviser and a diplomat who has spent a decade working at the intersection of governance, sport, media, […]
There is something almost admirable about the audacity of Billy Malata’s counter-attack. Rather than defending the First Lady’s BEAM Trust on the merits — its accounts, its governance, its record of disbursing donations — Malata has instead turned the question back on its chief accuser, demanding that Sylvester Namiwa’s Centre for Democracy and Economic Development […]
Creck Sporting head coach Ernest Mtawali praised his side’s performance despite crashing out of the Airtel Top 8 at the quarter-final stage, going down 3-1 on aggregate to Mighty Wanderers. Creck went into the break leading 1-0 on the night, sparking hopes of an unlikely comeback after Ramadan Ntafu’s header put them ahead following a […]
Gift Nafere is ten years into a prison sentence for stealing K47m from NBS Bank, in a case that once dominated headlines. Last week, in a plain meeting room at the bank’s Limbe branch, he sat across from his former employers and said sorry. The encounter came about through the Malawi Prisons Service’s Restorative Justice […]
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in the Eastern Region has called for closer coordination between MPs and government, stronger internal discipline and more sustainable fundraising, as the party positions itself ahead of the next elections. Speaking at the Eastern Region Policy Meeting in Liwonde, regional vice-president and Education Minister Bright Msaka urged party officials to […]
Chief Presidential Adviser on Religious Affairs, Apostle Timothy Khoviwa, has called on churches, traditional leaders and government to work together in driving development at community level. Khoviwa was speaking in Chitipa on Thursday during the official opening of a new K800m church building for Ebenezer Evangelistic Assemblies of God Malawi (EAGM). He said the church […]
Mighty Wanderers survived an almighty scare on Sunday, riding out a spirited fightback from Creck Hardware Stars to advance to the semi-finals of the Airtel Top 8 tournament, despite going down 1-1 in Mchinji. Wanderers had built a healthy cushion with a 2-0 win in the first leg back in Blantyre, but found themselves rattled […]
Karonga United have pulled off a stunning giant-killing act, overturning a two-goal first-leg deficit to knock Silver Strikers out of the Airtel Top 8 on a 3-2 aggregate scoreline. Karonga went into Sunday’s second leg at their Karonga Stadium fortress needing a big response, and delivered exactly that – firing home three goals on home […]