January 11
Malawi: Joyce Banda Eligible to Contest At PP Convention
Former governing Peoples Party (PP) says the party's president Dr. Joyce Banda is eligible to contest as president at the PP convention. Read more »
Malawi: Salima-Lilongwe Water Project Starts Next Month, February
Government says the construction of a mega water project, the multi-billion Kwacha Salima-Lilongwe water supply project starts next month, February. Read more »
Malawi: Presidential Advisor Reverend Kamwendo Salutes Government for Introducing Loans for Faith Leaders
Presidential Advisor on Religious Affairs, Reverend Brian Kamwendo, has saluted President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chkawera and his administration for what he described as commitment… Read more »
January 10
Malawi: Malawi Bishops Vs Vatican - Did Local Bishops Disrespect Pope Francis Over Gays' Position?
Episcopal Conference of Malawi's (ECM) stands to disrespect head of Catholic Church Pope Francis' controversial decision to allow priests to bless gay and lesbians will affect the… Read more »
Malawi: Water in Lake Malawi Rising - Now Govt Is Very Worried
Officials from National Water Resources Authority (NWRA) say they are worried with the unprecedented rising of water levels on Lake Malawi. Read more »
Malawi: Think Trade Not Aid, Ecama Schools Finance Minister Chithyola
Economics think-tank, the Economics Association of Malawi (ECAMA), has, once again, tipped the country's finance and economic affairs minister, Simplex Chithyola Banda, to consider… Read more »
Malawi: Chakwera Goes All Mega As Govt Introduces Fish Mega Farms
Government is introducing mega fish farms where fish farmers will be learning modern fish farming techniques. Read more »
January 09
Malawi: Something Smells Fishy in the Brian Banda K103m Compensation - Who Is Fooling Malawians?
In this article our legal analyst JOAB CHISONI exposes the gaps and the conspiracy in the Brian Banda judgement which questions the integrity of the entire ruling. Read more »
January 08
Malawi: Water Resumes in Lilongwe After Week of Dry Taps
After a week long of dry taps in the Capital City, Lilongwe Water Board (LWB) says it has resumed normal supply of water to its customers following the completion of… Read more »
Malawi: Troubled M'mbelwa University in Mzimba Plans to Enroll First Years June Next Year
Government says it plans to enroll first year students at M'mbelwa University in Mzimba next year in June. Read more »
Malawi: Some Newly Constructed Roads in Blantyre Damaged Even Before Launch - Malawians Riled
Malawians have taken up in various social media platforms to condemn Blantyre City Council (BCC) for substandard works on the construction of some roads which is costing the… Read more »
Malawi: Chakwera Has Transformed Malawi in Few Years, Says Minister Chimwendo in Kasungu
Minister of Local Government Richard Chimwendo Banda on Sunday said President Chakawera has managed to transform Malawi with the few years he has been in office. Read more »
Malawi: Attorney General Appeals Against Brian Banda K103m Compensation From State House
Attorney General (AG) Thabo Chakaka Nyirenda says his office has appealed against former State House press secretary Brian Banda's award of K103 million from State House for unfair… Read more »
Malawi: Super Sakuwa Steel Limited Resuscitating Builders and Carpentry Association
Super Sakuwa Steel Limited--suppliers of high quality iron sheets and other construction materials--bankrolled the first ever Annual General Meeting (AGM) for Builders and… Read more »
Malawi: Court Grants Bail to Printers of Fake Mra Receipts
Senior Resident Magistrate Wanangwa Nyirenda in Lilongwe on Friday granted bail to the six people who were arrested during the festive season for allegedly printing fake K1.1… Read more »
January 07
Malawi: Malawi Impounds 40 Metric Tonnes of Maize Imported From Tanzania Amidst Ban
Malawi has impounded 40 metric tonnes of maize suspectedly to have been imported from Tanzania as the ban on Tanzanian maize comes into effect. Read more »
Malawi: Cholera Menaces as Ministry of Health Requires Over U.S.$5 Million to Fight It
Ministry of Health through the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 and Cholera (PTF) said it has a deficit of over $5.9million from $18.2million required to implement cholera… Read more »
Malawi: Malawians Weeps As 50kg Bag of Maize Hits K60 000 On the Local Market
Random spot checks in selected local markets across the country indicate that the price of maize, in the past two months, has almost doubled from K32 000 in October 2023 to as wild… Read more »
Malawi: State House Ordered to Compensate Brian Banda K103 Million for Unfair Dismissal
In a recent ruling by the Industrial Relations Court (IRC) on December 23rd, Deputy Chairperson Mike Kandulu mandated that State House must pay former President Lazarus Chakwera's… Read more »
Malawi: Local Govt Minister Chimwendo Deeply Worried With Bullets Invincibility, Tells Nomads to Wake Up
Local Government Minister Richard Chimwendo says Big Bullets continued winning of the trophies is no longer a cause of delight as there is hardly competition on the domestic… Read more »
January 04
Malawi: Cases of Unsafe Abortion Soars - in 2023, Malawi Registered 35 000 Unsafe Abortions
Government says the country registered unprecedented 35 000 unsafe abortions last year, renewing calls for the country to ease abortion laws so that they reflect the situation on… Read more »
Malawi: Chakwera Pledges His Government's Commitment to Complete 'Stalled, Abandoned' Development Projects
Malawi President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has reiterated his administration's commitment to completing infrastructure development projects that his government initiated and… Read more »
Malawi: Malawi Govt, UNHCR Repatriates 224 Burundian Refugees
Government says 224 Burundian refugees were repatriated back to their country in a voluntary repatriation program the government is running in conjunction with UNHCR. Read more »
Malawi: Evolution of Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve - Devastation, Restoration
Decades of a "plethora of wildlife crimes" in Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve, including "heavy poaching" which was committed unabated, had reduced the animal population in the reserve… Read more »
Malawi: Misa Malawi Hails Chakwera for Building Media-Government Relationship of Trust
The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA Malawi Chapter) has commended President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera and his Tonse Alliance government for fostering the building of a… Read more »