Bible warning for Mutharika critics: Mwanamvekha warns DPP against divisions
Finance Minister Joseph Mwanamvekha has delivered a blunt warning to Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) members, telling ambitious figures to stop tearing each other down in the race for power and...
View Article‘Anyone who insults Mutharika will face action incouding death’: Mulhako boss...
The chairperson of the Mulhako wa Alhomwe Cultural Festival has warned politicians and people jostling for leadership positions not to bring divisions into the organisation, saying anyone who insults...
View Article287 fuel tankers expected in Malawi this week
The Transporters Association of Malawi (TAM) says about 287 fuel tankers are expected to arrive this week, which could ease the petrol and diesel shortages that have produced long queues across the...
View ArticleChakwera returns to the pulpit in Ghana after presidency shaped by church...
Former Malawi president and Assemblies of God minister Rev Dr Lazarus Chakwera has preached at a Thanksgiving and Sheba Day celebration held at Cedar Mountain Chapel International in Ghana. Chakwera, a...
View ArticlePayChangu lands Reserve Bank of Malawi licence to expand digital payments
Malawi’s push towards a more digitised economy received a boost after the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) granted PayChangu a Payment Service Provider (PSP) licence, allowing the locally owned fintech...
View ArticleOne NICO commits K250m to Mulhako festival as culture takes economic centre...
One NICO Group has committed more than K250 million to this year’s Mulhako wa Alhomwe Cultural Festival at Chonde in Mulanje, reinforcing corporate support for cultural preservation and community...
View ArticleBullets return to top with win over MAFCO
FCB Nyasa Big Bullets moved back to the top of the FDH Bank Premiership table with a comfortable 3-0 victory over MAFCO FC at Civo Stadium in Lilongwe. Clever Kalambo gave Bullets an early lead,...
View ArticleMwanamvekha leads Mulhako festival as Kawinga joins celebrations
The annual Mulhako wa Alhomwe cultural festival brought together senior government officials, business leaders and members of the Lhomwe community in Mulanje on Sunday, underscoring the event’s growing...
View ArticleMulhako festival opens window on Lhomwe Heritage as crowds gather in Mulanje
The sound of rhythmic drumming and the sight of dancers moving in unison greeted thousands of people arriving at Chonde Ground in Mulanje on Saturday, as this year’s Mulhako wa Alhomwe celebrations got...
View ArticleMalawi turns to community sentences as prisons struggle with chronic...
New law aims to reserve incarceration for serious offenders while allowing some convicted of minor crimes to serve sentences within their communities Malawi is preparing to test a new approach to...
View ArticleAnsah’s cryptic comments set tongues wagging across Malawi
A video clip of Vice-President Jane Ansah urging Malawians to remain vigilant has resurfaced on social media, prompting widespread discussion as President Peter Mutharika remains in South Africa on a...
View Article‘Akumaganiza mwa ndowe!’ Kabwila’s stink bomb hits Mbilizi and ‘inept’ govt
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) spokesperson Dr Jessie Kabwila has mounted a broad critique of the government, arguing that failures in agriculture, healthcare and governance point to deeper weaknesses...
View Article‘Private is private’: Malawi govt refuses to explain President Mutharika’s...
Chief Secretary Justin Saidi dismisses critics as pushing ‘propaganda’, while an academic and a rights chief say the public is entitled to know more The government will not disclose details of...
View Article‘Public money is being stolen’: Speaker sounds alarm over fertiliser funds
Speaker of Parliament Sameer Suleman has launched a scathing attack on corruption, warning that the theft of public funds intended for poor Malawians is undermining development and deepening hardship...
View ArticleBushiri splashes MK8m on Prophet Hara’s book
Senior Prophet Dr Justice Hara, famously known as “The Game Changer,” has publicly thanked Major Prophet Dr Shepherd Bushiri and Dr Pastor Khumbo Joram after the two church leaders dug deep into their...
View ArticleNational Bank of Malawi, Press Trust invest K1.4bn in Ntcheu health centre
National Bank of Malawi (NBM) plc and Press Trust have invested K1.4 billion in the construction of Namale Health Centre in Ntcheu, in a partnership aimed at improving access to healthcare for more...
View ArticleCars get dollars, medicines don’t? MPs question forex for pharmaceutical firms
A Malawian syringe manufacturer says it can produce 90 million syringes a year, roughly ten times what the government uses, and has asked MPs to help local manufacturers compete. Furkan Gan, managing...
View Article‘Lilongwe is the capital, but the situation does not befit it’— Council chief...
The head of Lilongwe City Council says the capital’s roads and public facilities fall short of what is expected of a capital city, and that a new partnership with a military engineering firm must reach...
View ArticleLow turnout in Malawi tobacco registration exercise
Malawi’s tobacco industry is facing a major setback after barely one in five growers registered under the crucial Know Your Grower (KYG) programme, despite a deadline extension and a nationwide...
View ArticleK10m award for book on Malawi’s indigenous knowledge
The Malawi Union of Academic and Non-fiction Authors (MUANA) has been awarded K10 million by the COSOMA Copyright Fund for a national project to record and preserve Malawi’s indigenous knowledge....
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