Mtumbuka lists lengthy catalogue of personal contributions to Rumphi— from mortuaries to bridges to solar lights

A Malawian MP used his time on the floor of parliament to deliver an extraordinary rundown of his own personal spending on public infrastructure — insisting he had been forced to dig into his own pocket “on behalf of government” to tackle poverty in his constituency. Dr Matthews Mtumbuka, MP for Rumphi Central and deputy […]

Political leaders set aside rivalry to mourn Mai Monica Mkandawire

President Arthur Peter Mutharika has paid tribute to Mai Monica Chimayi Mkandawire, mother of Rosemary Mkandawire, the former chief executive of Toyota Malawi and Power Market Limited, following her death this week. Addressing mourners on Wednesday in Lilongwe’s Area 49, Chief Secretary to the Government Dr Justin Saidi said the President had been “deeply saddened” […]

Kabambe savages DPP economy ‘built on begging, borrowing and price hikes’ 

UTM Party president Dalitso Kabambe has unleashed a scathing broadside against Malawi’s governing Democratic Progressive Party, accusing it of running the country’s economy on nothing more than a toxic formula of price hikes, begging and borrowing. The former central bank governor tore into the DPP’s handling of the economy, branding its strategy “Kwezani, Pemphani, Kabwelekeni” […]

‘Akweni’ Kaliati orders tighter oversight and inclusive development in Mulanje West

UTM Party MP Patricia ‘Akweni’ Kaliati has announced a series of new measures aimed at tightening oversight, improving coordination and strengthening accountability across development projects in Mulanje West, following a Constituency Development Committee (CDC) meeting she attended this week. Kaliati said the committee agreed to strengthen coordination of all Constituency Development Fund (CDF) projects to […]

Malawi’s Dangerous Gamble: The Two Faces of Dr. Dalitso Kabambe

Malawi votes on 16th September 2025 while spiraling deeper into an economic abyss, its people are confronted with a complex political choice. Malawi is on her knees, battered by unsustainable debt, crippling foreign exchange shortages, daily essential commodities price rises, rampant food insecurity, and an inflation rate that devours the livelihoods of its poorest citizens. […]

UTM youth activist Khamula attacked and left unconscious in Lilongwe

A prominent youth member of the UTM party, Mervin Khamula, was on Monday attacked in Lilongwe’s Area 3 by men believed to be linked to the ruling Malawi Congress Party (MCP), in an assault that has renewed concerns over the safety of political activists in the country. Khamula was on his way to work at […]

UTM gives MCP until June 19 to meet demand for ‘better representation’

UTM Party led by state vice president, Dr Saulos Chilima is alleged to have given the Malawi Congress Party hierarchy to meet its fair share of representation or risk breaking away, it has been reported. The widening gulf between the two parties seem to have reached irreparable levels, only surviving because President Lazarus Chakwera and […]