Who will defend the Speaker? Private lawyer hired as questions swirl over...
The legal battle over the Speaker’s 12 parliamentary committees is on the front pages of both major dailies as the case reaches the High Court today. The Daily Times leads with “Speaker fights on”,...
View ArticleK587bn road bill: Two firms set to cash in on Chiweta–Karonga revamp
Taxpayers to foot bill of nearly K6bn for EVERY kilometre Two construction firms are in line to share a whopping K587.1 billion to fix a 105km stretch of road in northern Malawi. The Roads Authority...
View ArticleNBM plc supports Financial Market Dealers Association conference with K5 million
National Bank of Malawi (NBM) plc has supported the Financial Market Dealers Association (FMDA) with K5 million towards its 2026 Annual Lakeshore Conference, which aims to bring together financial...
View ArticleMinister Ben Phiri intervenes as Mtandire woman’s confiscated goods expose...
For Esnart Mshamboza, the confiscation of her business merchandise was more than the loss of goods. It was the crushing of a livelihood she had fought to build—and a moment of humiliation that...
View ArticlePAC raises questions over Blantyre Water Board funding for Zambia maize...
A parliamentary watchdog has questioned the government’s decision to divert nearly US$13.9 million from Blantyre Water Board towards the purchase of maize from Zambia, arguing the money could have been...
View ArticleGovt urges private sector to invest in Malawi’s agrifood systems
The government has called on the private sector to increase investment in Malawi’s agrifood systems, saying this is key to driving industrialisation and economic diversification. Speaking in Lilongwe...
View ArticleConvoy of 119 fuel tankers heading into Malawi – offering desperate motorists...
Exhausted motorists who have spent weeks trapped in gruelling fuel queues could finally see light at the end of the tunnel, after a massive convoy of around 119 fuel tankers was spotted loaded and...
View ArticleEconomist calls for fiscal, monetary, trade and regulatory reform to anchor...
Professor Paul Gadama, an economist, has urged the Malawi government to pay closer attention to four core policy levers — fiscal, monetary, regulatory and trade policy — arguing that a more coordinated...
View ArticleFrom one scandal straight into another: BWB new boss Bakuwa got his own shady...
Blantyre Water Board has stunned residents by hiring a brand new chief executive just hours after sensationally firing embattled former CEO Yeremiah Chihana — only for it to emerge the utility’s...
View ArticleCommentator Kenani praises Muluzi’s more engaged political style amid IMF...
Social commentator Onjezani Kenani has publicly praised UDF president Atupele Muluzi for what he describes as a marked shift in political engagement, contrasting Muluzi’s relative quiet between 2020...
View ArticleIMF praises Malawi reforms but holds off on new financing deal
An International Monetary Fund team has concluded two weeks of talks in Malawi without reaching a final agreement on a new lending programme, though it praised the government’s progress on economic...
View ArticleReserve Bank of Malawi champions non-bank finance as driver of economic...
The Governor of the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM), Dr George Partridge, has described non-bank financial institutions as a crucial pillar of economic growth, urging greater regional cooperation to...
View ArticleAirtel Malawi rewards Scorchers squad with 5G routers after landmark WAFCON...
Airtel Malawi has rewarded members of the Malawi Women’s National Football Team, the Scorchers, with 5G routers and a year-long data subscription in recognition of their outstanding run at the 2026...
View ArticlePresident Mutharika jets off to South Africa on another private visit –...
President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika has left Malawi for a private visit to South Africa, with officials offering little in the way of explanation over the trip’s purpose or how long the...
View ArticleEthCo invests in staff wellbeing with new peer counselling programme
Ethanol Company Limited (EthCo) has launched a psychosocial Peer Counselling Programme to provide employees with accessible first-line support for personal and workplace-related mental health...
View ArticleK3billion tarpaulin scandal rocking Malawi –ADMARC faces demands for answers
Malawi’s state grain marketing body is facing explosive questions tonight after shelling out a staggering K2.97 billion for just 100 tarpaulins — a jaw-dropping K29.67 million per tarpaulin — in a deal...
View ArticleSupreme Court refuses to save Chihana’s job hours before he’s formally dismissed
It truly never rains but pours for Yeremiah Chihana. In an astonishing twist of fate, the embattled former water board chief was dealt a brutal one-two punch on Tuesday — losing his Supreme Court...
View ArticleMalawians forced to hitch rides and skip meals as fuel crisis sends bus fares...
Malawi’s fuel crisis has sent bus fares through the roof — leaving skint commuters hitching lifts on the back of pickup trucks just to get to work. Fares have DOUBLED on some routes almost overnight,...
View ArticleHealth minister admits Malawi facing medicine shortage ‘crisis’; KCH faces...
There is a kind of honesty that only arrives once denial has become impossible, and Malawi’s health system produced two versions of it in the space of a single news cycle this week. At Kamuzu Central...
View ArticleBid to block Vice-Presidents from automatic rise to Malawi presidency
A Lilongwe resident has submitted a draft Constitutional Amendment Bill to Parliament proposing far-reaching reforms to Malawi’s Vice-Presidency, including ending the automatic succession of a...
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