Road traffic deaths in Malawi fell by 13 percent during the first half of 2026 compared to the same period last year, according to the Malawi Police Service. Deputy National Public Relations Officer Alfred Chimthere said in a statement that fatalities declined from 464 deaths in 2025 to 406 in 2026. He said the total […]
Lilongwe-based sports development organisation Mpira M’mudzi Mwathu (MMM) on Saturday conducted a Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) awareness session for 20 Under-15 girls from Mthawira Primary School in Ntcheu, using football as a platform to promote education and life skills. The initiative, organised in partnership with the United States Embassy in Malawi, brought […]
Two years after the Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) introduced Kalondola, the country’s digital tax stamp system has transformed excise tax collection, delivering billions in additional revenue and exposing previously hidden gaps in the market. But while the technology has strengthened government’s ability to track products and collect taxes, it has not completely defeated counterfeit goods […]
The Limbe Resident Magistrate’s Court has issued a warrant of arrest for Neelam Azhar Mahmood, wife of Blantyre businessman Mahmood Azhar Chaudhry, over allegations that she falsely represented herself as a Malawian citizen in a property transaction, a development that could have significant implications for the enforcement of Malawi’s land ownership laws. Court documents seen […]
Inclusive, strategic and policy-driven, the opposition’s new front bench signals a shift from politics of protest to politics of oversight. Not Just Appointments—A Declaration of Intent The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has done more than announce a Shadow Cabinet—it has unveiled a strategy for governance from the opposition benches. Far from being a routine list […]
Mkango Rare Earths Limited has pledged to process its rare earth minerals in Malawi before export, aligning its operations with the government’s policy of promoting local value addition in the mining sector. Minister of Mining Thoko Tembo made the remarks after touring the Mkango Rare Earths project at Songwe Hill in Phalombe District on Sunday, […]
Fifteen years after bullets tore through crowds of unarmed demonstrators, the National Advocacy Platform (NAP) has issued an emotional and hard-hitting appeal for the Government of Malawi to finally compensate the families of the 20 people killed during the nationwide protests of 20 July 2011. In a strongly worded statement released on the anniversary of […]
The implementation of Malawi’s reformed Constituency Development Fund (CDF) has gathered pace, with the Malawi Enterprise Development Fund (MEDF) confirming it has received K1.2 billion from Government to finance youth and women enterprise loans under the new CDF guidelines. The development marks another major milestone in the rollout of the K5 billion annual allocation per […]
The Malawi Government has mounted an aggressive legal challenge against Finance Bank Malawi’s staggering K1 trillion compensation claim, questioning both the basis of the amount and the methodology used to calculate it in a case that could have significant implications for public finances. During proceedings before High Court and Supreme Court Assistant Registrar Ibrahim Hussein […]
FDH Bank plc has contributed K100 million towards the Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST) Endowment Fund initiative, reaffirming its commitment to supporting financially challenged students at the university. This is the second contribution the Bank has made towards the initiative following the 2023 donation of K106 million. Speaking in Blantyre on Monday, FDH […]
The Public Affairs Committee (PAC) has reaffirmed the critical role of women and young people in promoting peace and resolving conflicts in Malawi, while urging faith leaders to take a leading role in ending Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and harmful cultural practices. The call was made during the opening of the Women in Faith Regional Forum, […]
The Parliamentary Committee investigating the Chikangawa plane crash is still seeking to meet General John Msonthi to obtain his testimony before proceeding to the second phase of the inquiry scheduled for August. Committee Chairperson Walter Nyamilandu told the media that the committee failed to meet General Msonthi in recent days because he was attending a […]
The Concerned Citizens of Malawi People Power Movement has condemned authorities for failing to repair the Chiuzira Bridge in Lilongwe, saying years of inaction have left residents stranded and contributed to a series of avoidable road accidents. The bridge, which links Chiuzira and Gologota via Chimpeni, has remained damaged for about five years, forcing motorists […]
For decades, tobacco was Malawi’s economic lifeline—the “green gold” that financed imports, earned foreign exchange and sustained millions of rural households. Today, however, the industry’s latest figures paint the picture of a sector in unmistakable decline, raising serious questions about whether Malawi’s dependence on tobacco has finally reached its breaking point. Three months into the […]
The government risks being dragged back to the High Court on contempt of court proceedings if it fails to settle outstanding rental arrears for a Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) warehouse in Njewa, Lilongwe, lawyers representing parties that obtained an injunction blocking the electoral body’s relocation to Blantyre have warned. The warning follows a Notice of […]
The government’s continued silence and failure to operationalise Malawi’s real estate regulator—18 months after Parliament passed the Real Estate Management Act—has left desperate house hunters exposed to rogue property agents who are exploiting the country’s acute housing shortage through fake listings, cloned advertisements, non-refundable viewing fees and fraudulent deposits. Although the Real Estate Management Act […]
The Pesticides Control Board (PCB) has stepped up efforts to strengthen compliance with Malawi’s pesticide laws by rolling out stakeholder orientation programmes aimed at ensuring that only registered pesticides are imported, distributed and used in the country. Speaking on Friday during an orientation session for Illovo Sugar Malawi staff at Nchalo Estate in Chikwawa, PCB […]