MPs blast Victoria Pharmaceuticals in medicines theft inquiry
The Parliamentary Committee on Health sent Victoria Pharmaceuticals Industry Limited packing on Tuesday after its officials appeared before lawmakers without crucial information about the company’s...
View ArticleBWB Board dragged before MPs over governance storm
The board of the Blantyre Water Board (BWB) has been summoned to appear before Parliament’s Public Appointments Committee (PAC) amid growing concerns over governance and management issues that have...
View ArticleMalawi extends tobacco registration drive ahead of new season
Malawi’s tobacco regulator has urged growers to begin preparations early for the 2026/27 season, warning that timely field management and adherence to recommended farming practices will be crucial to...
View ArticleUniversal Industries backs Nyika Media Club Mother’s Day charity drive
Universal Industries Limited has donated food and beverage products worth K850,000 to support Nyika Media Club’s (NMC) annual Mother’s Day charity event, which will be held at Bolero Rural Hospital in...
View Article‘Political witch hunt’: Mtambo, Trapence and Sembereka rush to court to block...
Three former leaders of Malawi’s Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) have launched a dramatic court move to stop their arrest, claiming police are pursuing them over a case that was thrown out more...
View ArticleChipungu launches five-year plan to improve land administration and housing
Minister says digital reforms, stronger land governance and planned urban growth will be central to Malawi’s development ambitions under new strategy The Government has unveiled an ambitious five-year...
View ArticleChakwera heads to Ghana as church ties return to spotlight
Former Malawi president Lazarus Chakwera has departed for Ghana where he is set to attend the 10th World Assemblies of God Congress (WAGC 2026) in Accra, which gets under way on 14 October. According...
View ArticleRFA plans tollgates on all new roads in Malawi
The Roads Fund Administration (RFA) has unveiled ambitious plans to roll out tollgates on all Roads Authority roads currently under construction, saying the move is critical to raising the money needed...
View ArticleChipungu stakes decentralisation credibility on reformed CDF
The launch of projects under the reformed Constituency Development Fund (CDF) in Thyolo Central has offered a glimpse into government’s broader vision for decentralisation, with officials arguing that...
View ArticleFuel war erupts: Malawi launches nationwide crackdown on illegal fuel trade...
A nationwide crackdown on fuel hoarders, black-market traders and illegal motorcycle operators has been launched as authorities move to stamp out a thriving underground fuel trade blamed for worsening...
View ArticleMalawi MPs back on 9 November to check where the money went
Parliament will reconvene on 9 November for a five-week review of government spending, Speaker Sameer Suleman has announced. In a statement, Mr Suleman said the Mid-Year Budget Review Meeting for the...
View ArticleCourt freeze deepens pressure over K128bn Amaryllis takeover
There are bad investments, there are questionable investments and then there are investments that leave everyone asking a rather simple question: who, exactly, was minding the shop? That question now...
View ArticleAnsah praises Mutharika for picking her as running mate, despite whispers in...
The Vice-President says her relationship with the President remains cordial, even as she says some in the governing elite are unhappy with his choice Vice-President Jane Ansah used her 71st birthday...
View ArticleKabwila to Mumba: Don’t like Chakwera? Leave!
Senior MCP figure accuses Vitumbiko Mumba of ingratitude after he said the party must change its leader to return to power A senior figure in the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has launched a fierce...
View ArticleZeze Kingstone criticised after video shows him throwing banknotes at fans
Musician faces public backlash and possible action over concert footage; Reserve Bank has repeatedly warned against mistreating the kwacha The musician Zeze Kingstone has been widely criticised on...
View ArticleEscom and police hold four-day anti-vandalism campaign in Mulanje
The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) and Mulanje Police Station held a four-day campaign from 8 to 11 October against the vandalism of electricity infrastructure in Mulanje District....
View ArticleOne point clear: Bullets overtake Wanderers in tight FDH Bank Premiership...
FCB Nyasa Big Bullets moved to the top of the FDH Bank Premiership on Sunday with a 2-0 win over Blue Eagles at Mpira Stadium in Blantyre. The result takes them to 33 points from 16 matches, one ahead...
View ArticleSacked, then suing: Chihana demands K193bn from Blantyre Water Board
Yeremia Chihana says the board’s decision was unjustified and procedurally flawed; the board says it followed due process The former chief executive of Blantyre Water Board (BWB), Yeremia Chihana, is...
View ArticleMalawi puts US$1m into seed plan as AGRA warns of gap between laws and farms
Africa has strong seed policies but weak delivery, says AGRA president in The New African Malawi has committed US$1 million of public money to a national seed investment plan, according to AGRA...
View ArticleMalawi VP Ansah celebrates 71st birthday with marginalised groups
The Vice-President says she chose guests with disabilities, albinism and short stature so they would feel included Malawi’s Vice-President, Jane Ansah, has said she would have been “swallowed alive”...
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