January 04, 2023
Malawi: Govt Orders Bus Owners to Install Speed Monitoring Equipment in Buses to Track Speeding Vehicles
Government has ordered bus owners to install speed monitoring equipment in their vehicles by March, 2023 to track down speeding buses as way of reducing road accidents. Read more »
January 03, 2023
Malawi: Chakwera Urges Public Vigilance On Social, Health Threats to Malawi Economy
President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has urged Malawians to be vigilant against social and health threats that could potentially compromise the security of the country and its… Read more »
Malawi: Civil Servants Threaten to Strike on January 9
Government operations will be disrupted from January 9 as civil servants are due to go on strike to, among others, force government give them salary increase due to escalating cost… Read more »
December 31, 2022
Malawi: Civil Servants Threaten Nationwide Strike
Civil Servants Trade Union and Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) have threatened to go on a nationwide demonstration from 9 January next year in a bid to press the government to… Read more »
December 20, 2022
Malawi: World Bank Commits to Resume Direct Budgetary Aid to Malawi
The World Bank has committed to resume budgetary support by disbursing $50 million (over K51 billion) and $100 million (over K102 billion) towards the cholera fight and some… Read more »
November 30, 2022
Malawi: EU Trashes Currency Devaluation in Low Exports Countries
European Union Ambassador to Malawi Rune Skinnebach says devaluation of a currency does not work in countries whose exports are low such as Malawi. Read more »
November 25, 2022
Malawi: Reserve Bank of Malawi Gets U.S.$88.3 Million IMF Fund
Finance minister Sosten Gwengwe says the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has already wired the US$88.3 million (Around K91 billion) to the Reserve Bank of Malawi. Read more »
November 23, 2022
Malawi: First Capital Bank Introduces Farming Season Loans for Civil Servants of Up to K3m
One of Malawi's leading financial institutions, First Capital Bank has launched a special farming season loan product 'Tiyeni ku Munda' -- targeting Malawi government civil… Read more »
Malawi: Blantyre Edition of Boosting Women in Agriculture Pitch Night Set for December 1
Following the success of Boosting Women in Agriculture Pitch Night in Lilongwe in May, selected Southern Region female-led agribusinesses will have a lifetime opportunity to… Read more »
Malawi: Malawi Inflation Balloons to 26.7%
The country's headline inflation continues to rise as it now sits at 26.7%, according to October figures, pushing the cost of living much further up. Read more »
Malawi: Castel Introduces New Boss Thomas Reynaud to Malawi Government Officials
Castel Malawi has introduced their new Managing Director Thomas Reynaud to government officials including members of Parliament in Lilongwe. Read more »
November 21, 2022
Malawi: Kulima-Better Project Helps 44, 000 Farmers, Phasing Out Dec. 2022
ActionAid International Malawi has disclosed that 44, 000 farmers have benefitted from Kulima Better - a five-year project whose overall objective was to promote sustainable… Read more »
Malawi: Customs Clearance Moves to New Premises At Mchinji Border
Customs operations of both passenger and commercial clearance is moving to the new Mchinji-Mwami One Stop Border Post effective Monday, November 21, 2022, the Malawi Revenue… Read more »
November 14, 2022
Malawi: Malawi Energy Regulatory Maintains Fuel Pump Prices
Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) has maintained the fuel pump prices although the prices were supposed to go up. Read more »
November 11, 2022
Malawi: Officials Say Vandals Caused Malawi Blackout
Officials from Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) say Wednesday evening's national blackout was as a result of vandalism on one of its towers in Blantyre. Read more »
November 09, 2022
Malawi: Chakwera Secures K28bn Energy Deal At COP27 in Egypt
Spurred by the sheer desire to alleviate energy and power problems in the country, Malawi president Dr. Lazarus Chakwera currently attending the ongoing COP27 World Leaders Climate… Read more »
November 03, 2022
Malawi: Malawi Govt Recovers K186 Million From Dubious Fertilizer Deal
Malawi's Attorney General (AG) Thabo Chakaka Nyirenda has disclosed that they have recovered US$182, 000 (MK186 million) from the amount credited into the account of the company… Read more »
Malawi: Government to Train 300 Traditional Leaders in Digital Literacy
Minister of Information and Digitalization Gospel Kazako has disclosed that the government, through Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra), will train 300 traditional… Read more »
October 30, 2022
Malawi: ACB Arrests Ministry of Mines Top Officials for Receiving Bribes to Grant License to Ilomba Granite Mining Company
Two top officials in the Ministry of Mines and Natural Resources, Cassius Chiwambo and Gibson Nyirenda, have been arrested by Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) for allegedly receiving… Read more »
Malawi: Chakwera Defends His Travel Abroad As Very Fruitful That Secured Huge Investment for the Country
President Lazarus Chakwera has defended his travel to the US for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and to Europe, saying he managed to secure investments for the economic… Read more »
October 28, 2022
Malawi: Bogus Fertilizer Transaction Scam Is Wake Up Call for Chakwera to Scrutinize Deep-Rooted Corruption in Government Agencies
In applauding President Lazarus Chakwera for his swift and decisive action on the Ministry of Agriculture following reports of a bogus fertiliser transaction, All-African… Read more »
October 26, 2022
Malawi: Chakwera Fires Lowe As Minister of Agriculture
President Lazarus Chakwera has fired Minister of Agriculture Lobin Lowe and his Deputy Madalitso Kambauwa Wirima over mismanagement of this year's Affordable Input Program (AIP). Read more »
October 24, 2022
Malawi: Farmers Improve Livelihoods Through Enhancement of Bee Farming
Rodah Chirwa, from Group Village Head Chipwayira in Traditional Authority Timbiri in Nkhata Bay District, makes at least MK388,000 each time she harvests and sells her honey. Read more »
Malawi: Govt Rolls Out U.S.$160m World Bank-Funded Matching Grants to 200 Farmers Groups
About two hundred farmers groups across the country are poised to access US$160 million worth of World Bank funded matching grants to enhance climate smart agricultural practices… Read more »
October 23, 2022
Malawi: First Capital Bank Donates K3.5m Towards Stroke Support Organisation
One of Malawi's leading commercial banks, First Capital Bank (FCB), has donated K3.5 million towards Stroke Support Organisation (SSO) as one way of helping support the operations… Read more »