Malawi 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”...
View ArticleBoardroom war at Admarc: Deputy ‘plotting to oust CEO Botolo through leaks’,...
A power struggle is said to be tearing at the top of the Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (Admarc), with sources alleging that deputy Aubrey Sumbuleta is trying to push out Chief...
View ArticleApostle Ziba defends arrested bishop, says church ‘not aware of evidence’...
Fountain Nation founder Apostle Joseph Ziba has defended arrested Bishop Medram Chirwa, saying the church knows of no evidence that conclusively links him to the alleged murder of Tathokoza Salimu. In...
View ArticleMalawi loses $100mn a year to gold smuggling, state miner says
Malawi is losing about $100mn a year to gold smuggling, according to the state-backed Malawi Mining Investment Company (Mamico), which is setting up trading centres to buy the metal directly from...
View ArticleMinister Chipungu to unveil Lands ministry’s five-year plan at BICC
Strategic plan for 2026 to 2031 will be launched in Lilongwe on Tuesday, with Eris Properties, Habitat for Humanity and NBS Bank as sponsors The Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development is set...
View ArticleAdmarc’s K3bn tarpaulin deal on hold as corruption bureau steps in
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has halted a proposed K3 billion purchase of 100 tarpaulins by the Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (Admarc), as the public procurement regulator...
View ArticleQuantel and ESCOM sign deal to connect 50MW Mzimba solar plant to grid
$50m Bwengu project could ease blackouts, but developer warns of delays in paperwork Quantel Renewable Energy Limited and the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) have signed a Transmission...
View ArticleUNDP gives 52 printers to Malawi as Mukhito promises certificates closer to home
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has donated 52 printers to help Malawi register births and deaths at health facilities, Homeland Security Minister Peter Mukhito has said. Speaking at...
View ArticleMalawi 2-0 Zimbabwe: Chawinga sisters give Scorchers first-leg lead in...
Malawi’s Scorchers beat Zimbabwe 2-0 in the first leg of their 2028 Olympic Games qualifier at Bingu National Stadium on Friday. Sisters Temwa and Tabitha Chawinga scored the goals, giving Malawi a...
View ArticleSparc Systems gives K100m to help children awaiting surgery
Technology firm Sparc Systems has donated K100 million to BEIT Cure Children’s Hospital to help fund surgery for 256 children on its waiting list. The money is part of a K400 million fundraising drive....
View ArticleKenani: ‘Malawi is being robbed in broad daylight’
Malawi is not being robbed under cover of darkn ess. It is being plundered in broad daylight, by men in suits who are protected by men with guns. That is the blistering verdict of Onjezani Kenani in a...
View ArticleMinister Gangata condemns fake social media posts in his name
Sports Minister says impostor pages should face the full force of cyber laws, and calls on police and MACRA to unmask the person behind ‘Chigona’ A government minister has hit out at online impostors...
View ArticleCompensation delays prevent plot allocation at Area 54, Dunduzu and Matindi
The government has still not allocated plots to developers at three sites it identified for development several years ago, because it has failed to pay compensation to the people living on the land....
View ArticleEconomist Chifipa Mhango urges Malawi to seek credible credit rating
Malawi could attract more foreign investment and cut the cost of its borrowing if it secures an active sovereign credit rating, according to South Africa-based economist Chifipa Mhango. Welcoming the...
View ArticleMalawi govt says Kwacha devaluation not part of IMF negotiations
The government has dismissed reports that it is negotiating a devaluation of the Malawi Kwacha with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as part of talks on a new Extended Credit Facility (ECF)...
View ArticleFountain of Victory battles ‘cult’ claims after Bishop’s arrest in death...
The arrest of a senior church leader in connection with the shocking murder of an FDH Bank employee has plunged Fountain of Victory Church International into the centre of a storm, with furious social...
View ArticleCivil society group says Malawi more stable but not yet transformed
One year after President Peter Mutharika returned to State House on 4 October 2025, Malawi is more stable than it was but not yet transformed, according to the National Advocacy Platform (NAP)....
View ArticleZomba Central Prison installs CCTV to curb mobile money fraud
The Malawi Prison Service (MPS) has installed CCTV cameras at Zomba Central Prison in a bid to stop conmen running mobile money fraud from inside their cells. MPS Public Relations Officer Steve Meke...
View ArticleMedHealth boss works as receptionist for Customer Service Week
The general manager of MedHealth Limited is working as a receptionist this week to mark Customer Service Week. Medson Chitsulo said he wanted to lead by example and show that every role matters in...
View ArticleFountain of Victory pastor arrested over murder of FDH bank worker found dead...
Police say call logs place Fountain of Victory pastor with FDH employee Tathokoza Salimu on the day she died A Lilongwe church leader has been arrested in connection with the alleged murder of a young...
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