Malawi’s government has been slammed as “corrupt” after the High Court ordered it to fork out compensation to FOUR companies over a contract scandal that critics say exposes taxpayers to yet another crippling bill for official incompetence. The damning ruling saw judge Simeon Mdeza rule that Mulli Brothers Limited, Web Commercials Limited, Rock Ba Rock […]
Blantyre Water Board paid Mlauzi Legal Solutions a staggering MK62,034,168.75 Firm was allegedly introduced to BWB by board chairman Stain Chirwa A Malawian water utility handed over more than K62 million to a private law firm that appears to have done absolutely nothing to earn it — and the payment was mysteriously logged as a […]
Urgent judicial review names Speaker Sameer Suleman as respondent, seeking to block ad-hoc committees probing NOCMA, ESCOM and other public institutions A Malawian citizen has launched an urgent legal challenge against Parliament’s authority to investigate a string of government entities, in a case that could have significant implications for the scope of legislative oversight in […]
The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has thrown its support behind Parliament’s decision to investigate a string of pressing national issues, while cautioning that the planned 12 joint committees could run into serious challenges due to limited capacity, expertise and the risk of overlapping investigations. In a statement, HRDC chairperson Michael Kaiyatsa and national coordinator […]
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Dr Ben Phiri has revealed he will spend the entire month of September in China, undergoing intensive training in governance and public administration at Peking University, alongside fellow leaders from 48 countries around the world. In a Facebook post, Phiri said he had made the decision to dedicate […]
A group of governance and human rights advocates has launched a new citizen-led organisation aimed at confronting what it describes as a national “mindset crisis” underpinning Malawi’s economic and political struggles. The Platform for Mindset Change (PMC), established in March 2026, describes itself as a “business unusual” non-governmental organisation, seeking to build a grassroots movement […]
Civil society campaigners have issued a stark warning that Malawi’s civic space is teetering on the brink, with a toxic cocktail of political polarisation, reputational attacks, licensing chaos and funding shortfalls threatening to silence activists across the country. The alarm was raised by National Advocacy Platform (NAP) national coordinator Baxton Nkhoma during a tense engagement […]
Former Vice-President Michael Usi has launched a scathing attack on what he branded “selective justice” in Malawi, expressing deep pain that politicians allegedly involved in corruption and the theft of public resources continue to evade arrest. Speaking in a hard-hitting interview aired on Times Television on Saturday, Usi didn’t hold back, insisting those found on […]
A mid‑year assessment by the African Presidency Accountability Council (APAC) has ranked Malawi’s President Peter Mutharika as the continent’s best‑performing leader on governance, human rights and political stability — a claim likely to prompt debate among analysts and civil society groups. Released in Addis Ababa, the report’s authors describe Mutharika as “an African star shining […]
Lilongwe was buzzing this afternoon as President Arthur Peter Mutharika hosted former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair in a high‑stakes meeting insiders say could shape Malawi’s economic future. Sources at Kamuzu Palace described a no‑nonsense briefing from Mutharika, who laid bare the crisis he inherited — the now‑infamous Four Fs: Food, Forex, Fertiliser and Fuel […]
Malawi’s state enterprises have been told, again, to behave. What was less clear after Monday’s gathering in Mangochi is whether anyone in the room has the power — or the will — to make that happen. Chief Secretary Justin Saidi opened the 2026 Team Building and Corporate Governance Training by urging boards and executives at […]
Newly established human rights watchdog, the Centre for Mindset Change (CMC), has challenged President Lazarus Chakwera and his Tonse Alliance-led administration to take decisive steps in addressing the social and economic problems besetting livelihoods of the ordinary citizens. CMC executive director Philip Kamangirah says they are worried with the snail’s pace at which Chakwera is […]
Lack of political will on urban governance has been identified as main cause of challenges facing town residents being perpetuated by urban migration. Deputy Chief Executive Director of Tilitlonse Foundation, Chandiwire Chisi, said research has revealed that 76 per cent of all residents’ in main cities are living in squatters while the 24 percent fairy […]
The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (Cdedi) and the Blantyre Small Scale Business Operators led a peaceful demonstration against the Tonse Alliance government in Blantyre on Tuesday with dozens of protestors giving the leadership a demand for an immediate reduction on fuel prices in light of Covid-19 lockdown measures and governance queries. Cdedi and […]
An influential youth rights activist has called on President Lazarus Chakwera to stop the recruitment of Tony Blair and his team as advisors to the government, with some observeser saying his administarion has failed to explain what is their challenge. Charged Kajoloweka, who is the executive director of Youth and Society has described the government’s […]
Malawians are telling President Lazarus Chakwera to send back the United Kingdom’s former prime minister Tony Blair who is in the country to be adviser to the Tonse alliance government of President Lazarus Chakwera. The President’s key spin doctor, Sean Kampondeni says Blair and two other members of his Tony Blair Institute are indeed […]
State House has dismissed media reports that the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (TBIGC), which is expected to establish a Delivery Unit to help the government in service delivery, will siphon taxpayer’s money through salaries and other expenditures, saying the government would not spend any money on the service. Speaking at Sanjika Palace on […]
A social media activist Onjezani Kenani has lashed out at reports that former United Kingdom (UK) prime minister Tony Blair wants to set up an advisory office on governance results delivery at Malawi State House and the Office of the President and Cabinet, saying their activities will be opaque as they coming to feast on the poor […]