Dr. Chikondi Lisimba Mpokosa, the Deputy President of the National Development Party (NDP) and running mate to Right Honourable Frank Tumpale Mwenifumbo, has received international recognition after being awarded the prestigious Ubuntu Social Enterprise Excellence Award at the AfBC African Business Awards 2026 in the United Kingdom. The award places Dr. Mpokosa among a select […]
Arsenal supporters in Mzuzu transformed their Premier League title celebrations into a community development initiative on Saturday, donating cleaning equipment worth K3 million to Mzuzu City Council after staging a colourful victory parade across the city. The supporters, clad in Arsenal colours and singing victory songs, marched through major streets of Mzuzu to celebrate their […]
Northern Region basketball players could soon be training under floodlights after Engineer Vitumbiko Mumba pledged to illuminate the Katoto Basketball Courts in Mzuzu, a move expected to transform the sport by allowing athletes to train during the evening hours. Mumba made the announcement on Saturday during the prize presentation ceremony for the Northern Zone Basketball […]
Malawi has made progress in Menstrual hygiene especially on the provision of water supply in schools despite some few gaps. Speaking during a Panel Discussion to commemorate Menstrual Hygiene Day held in Lilongwe, Deputy Director for Sanitation in the Ministry of Health and Sanition, Mathews Kalaya indicated that the country is not far in terms […]
The government has released only K5 billion to Admarc—barely eight percent of its K60 billion maize-buying budget—raising fresh doubts about the State produce trader’s ability to protect farmers from exploitative vendors despite announcing the start of maize purchases nationwide. The funding shortfall means Admarc is entering the market with limited firepower at a time when […]
A growing pattern within President Peter Mutharika’s administration is raising questions about the relevance and influence of Malawi’s two Vice Presidents, with Cabinet ministers increasingly taking centre stage in executing key presidential functions while the country’s second-highest offices remain largely in the shadows. Since the beginning of the year, Mutharika has repeatedly bypassed First Vice […]
Apostle Clifford Kawinga of Salvation For All Ministries International, through the Hope Field Initiative, on Friday brought relief and renewed hope to Mr. Yotamu Nkokoko, a man who has spent nearly three decades bedridden in Thundudzi Village under Senior Chief Chauma in Dedza District. For 29 years, Nkokoko has lived confined to his home, relying […]
The Paul Katema Foundation says it is seeing encouraging results from its Young Builders Challenge, as several young entrepreneurs continue to grow their businesses after receiving seed capital, mentorship, and structured business support under the programme. The Foundation says the progress reflects its broader goal of turning innovative ideas into sustainable enterprises led by young […]
Malawi’s commemoration of Menstrual Hygiene Day this year turned attention to a group often left out of national debate—women and girls in prison. At Kachere Prison, government officials, UNICEF and inmates gathered in a rare joint engagement aimed at confronting the stigma, cost, and infrastructure gaps that continue to turn menstruation into a barrier to […]
Ethanol distiller, Press Cane Limited has donated laboratory chemicals and reagents worth over K20 million to the Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST) in a move aimed at strengthening engineering education, scientific research, and industry-academia collaboration. The donation includes essential laboratory supplies such as methyl acetate, butane, furfuraldehyde, and methyl sulphide, among others. Speaking […]
A shocking parliamentary inquiry has exposed a deep corruption crisis in Malawi’s public hospitals, with patients allegedly being forced to pay bribes for treatment, fake receipts being issued, drugs stolen and sold privately, and desperate families charged for services that are supposed to be free. One of the most disturbing revelations came from Kamuzu Central […]
Malawi’s manufacturing employment rate has dropped from 4.3 percent in 2010 to 3.9 percent in 2024, highlighting a worrying decline in the country’s industrial sector, according to the African Development Bank (AfDB). The Africa Industrialisation Index 2025 Report warns that the situation could worsen further due to weak manufacturing capacity, poor industrial expansion, electricity shortages, […]
Malawi is increasingly depending on grants instead of loans from international lenders because of the country’s growing debt crisis and weakening economy, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has said. According to the AfDB, Malawi’s economic situation has worsened so much that the country can no longer easily access development loans and is now mainly receiving […]
South African authorities have intercepted a Malawi-registered truck allegedly transporting drugs worth about K106 billion, leading to the arrest of two Malawians and a Zambian at the Beitbridge Border Post between South Africa and Zimbabwe. According to reports by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), the truck was stopped after border officials detected suspicious cargo […]
The Malawi Stock Exchange (MSE) is facing serious financial problems after nearly K5 trillion was wiped from the market in just five months. Reports show that the total value of the stock market dropped from K33 trillion in December 2025 to about K28.3 trillion by May 2026. This means the market has been losing almost […]
The Tobacco Commission (TC) has issued a stern warning to tobacco farmers over widespread poor handling practices that continue to damage Malawi’s tobacco quality, depress prices, and increase rejection rates at auction floors. Speaking on Wednesday in Lilongwe during an engagement meeting with the Media Network on Tobacco, TC Public Relations Officer Telephorus Chigwenembe condemned […]
Serious governance questions are now engulfing the Public Affairs Committee (PAC), with growing pressure from governance experts and sections of civil society demanding immediate elections amid accusations that the influential watchdog body is operating on an expired mandate and risking institutional illegitimacy. At the centre of the storm is PAC’s failure to hold an elective […]
The Malawi Government has launched the country’s first dedicated agency for company registration and intellectual property management, in a major reform aimed at improving efficiency, reducing bureaucracy, and strengthening the business environment. Minister of Justice Charles Mhango officially unveiled the Companies, Registrations and Intellectual Property Centre (CRIPC) on Thursday during a launch ceremony in Lilongwe. […]