A house for sale in Lilongwe, a fresh start abroad — and unanswered questions about how a suspect under investigation was able to leave the country There is a modest, red-roofed house in Lilongwe currently listed for sale. Its owner, according to reports, is no longer in the country — and has not been for […]
The UK’s ambassador to Malawi has praised environmental conservation initiatives in Mmbelwa Kingdom, Mzimba district, during a visit to the Royal Palace at eDingeni. Her Excellency Leigh Stubblefield met King Mmbelwa V on Saturday, where she commended the monarch for guiding his subjects in protecting forest cover in the district. “The area looks beautiful with […]
The United Kingdom is changing the way it approaches development. Its new development policy speaks explicitly about moving from “donor to investor” — placing greater emphasis on investment, trade, expertise and locally led development. As someone who has long advocated trade and investment as engines of economic development, I welcome this direction. But for Malawi, […]
Twenty-three Malawians preparing to begin postgraduate study in the UK were guests of honour at a reception hosted by the British High Commission in Lilongwe as diplomats and former scholars gathered to mark the latest cohort of Chevening and Commonwealth award-holders. The group – two Chevening Scholars and 21 Commonwealth Scholars – will disperse across […]
The UK has committed approximately $3 million (about K5.3 billion) to support Malawi’s response and preparedness for a forecast severe El Niño event during the 2026/27 rainfall season. British Deputy High Commissioner Ben Nicholson said the funding would support efforts to translate climate forecasts into early action, helping communities and the agricultural sector prepare for […]
Malawi’s Minister of Finance Joseph Mwanamvekha has moved to reassure the nation that plans by the British government to slash financial support to the country by a staggering 90 per cent will not derail the 2026/27 national budget — insisting the dramatic cut had already been factored in before the budget was drawn up. 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 […]
The UK government has announced plans to cut its international development funding to Malawi by 60% in 2026-27, with reductions reaching 90% by 2028-29 compared with 2025-26 levels. Malawi received £50.2m in UK official development assistance (ODA) in 2025-26. Under funding plans published in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office’s (FCDO) Annual Report and Accounts […]
The British High Commissioner to Malawi, Leigh Stubblefield, has held her first official meeting with Gender Minister Mary Thom Navicha, with both sides pledging closer cooperation on efforts to tackle gender‑based violence and strengthen women’s rights across the country. In a statement, the British High Commission said the discussion focused on shared priorities, including ending […]
Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera has offered his country’s deepest sympathies and condolences to Queen Elizabeth II on the passing of Prince Philip who died at Windsor Castle on Friday, aged 99 years—two months short of clocking 100 years. Philip was husband to Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom for 73 years—the longest serving royal […]
The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) is not bulging in its crusade to reclaim the land from British-owned conglomerate companies so that the same should be distributed to landless people in Thyolo and Mulanje. Having received a blind eye and deaf ear from President Lazarus Chakwera on his prayer to the Head […]
A UK firm has paid over K2 billion to 36 Malawian women as compensation for abuse in tea estates. The Camellia Group has paid the money to the women for compensation for abuse as in some cases the wonen were raped, and sexually harassed at two tea estates. According to the BBC, the women worked […]
UK in Malawi joined over 55 like-minded allies to back the Canadian initiative to enhance international cooperation to end the practice of arbitrary arrests, detentions or sentencing. The Canadian Arbitrary Declaration seeks to enhance international cooperation and end the practice of arbitrary arrest, detention or sentencing, to exercise leverage over foreign governments. In a statement issued […]
UK government is keen to see the audit of how the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (Dodma) in the Office of President and Cabinet has used K6.2 billion Covid-19 response funds from Treasury as Britain had given an additional £6 million (approx. MWK 5.3 Billion) for scaling up the country’s virus preparedness and response. President […]
The doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to vaccinate 20% of Malawi population which President Lazarus Chakwera mentioned last Sunday is a donation courtesy of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance under the Covax Global Vaccines Facility, British High Commission says. In a statement released in Wednesday, British High Commissioner David Beer said Malawi is among first beneficiary […]
Malawi is among five countries in the southern Africa to benefit from £7 million (about K7.2 billion) British Government relief fund targeting people affected by a drop in remittances from South Africa due to coronavirus (Covid-19). A new fund, set up by the FinMark Trust, which will provide income relief to more than 8 000 […]
Britain has reaffirmed its efforts to supporting Malawi in building advocacy and voice in line with environmental degradation. New British High Commissioner to Malawi, David Beer, told the media at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe on Tuesday after he presented his letters of credence to President Lazarus Chakwera. He said Malawi has suffered effects of climate […]
The United Kingdom (UK) will provide £1 million (about K1 billion) funding to implement a programme with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to support informal traders – who rely on trading across the borders around Southern Africa for their livelihoods and income – to ensure traders can do business safely during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to […]