Southern Africa: SADC Urged to Act As Madagascar Slips Deeper Into Crisis

Malawi State Vice-President Jane Ansah has issued a blunt call to the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation (Troika) to… Read more »

Malawi: Opposition Leader Simplex Chithyola Targeted As Police Descend On Kasungu Farm

Reports have emerged that the Malawi Police Service, acting on instructions from higher authorities, is reportedly executing a search warrant at the farm of Simplex Chithyola,… Read more »

Malawi: Allegations of 'Cash-for-Amnesty' Rock DPP As Arrests Trigger Panic

As police tighten the noose on top opposition figures, explosive allegations have emerged suggesting that senior Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) officials may be secretly… Read more »

Malawi: Bail, Hospital Orders and Heavy Charges - MCP Leaders Face Turbulent Court Battles in Lilongwe

Malawi's courts on Monday became the latest battlefield in a fast-escalating political and legal storm involving top figures of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP), as separate rulings… Read more »

Malawi: Police Arrest of Vitumbiko Mumba Raises Alarming Questions Over Criminalisation of Dissent

A police warrant issued by the Lilongwe Senior Resident Magistrate Court, now in the possession of Nyasatimes, reveals that the arrest of former Minister of Trade and MCP… Read more »

Malawi: CFTC Hits Back - Ministry of Trade, Not the Commission, Shut Down Simama Sugar Shop

The Competition and Fair Trading Commission (CFTC) has fired back at growing public confusion, making it clear that it was the Ministry of Trade--not the Commission--that ordered… Read more »

Malawi: Turning Point or Tired Cycle? Questions Emerge Over Malawi's New Reform System

Government has unveiled yet another digital platform--this time the Public Sector Reforms Information Management System (PSRIMS)--with First Vice-President Jane Ansah declaring it… Read more »

Malawi: Deforested River Banks - Fueling Floods in Malawi

Floods have been devastating news in Malawi year after year, leaving thousands displaced and hundreds dead in their persistent wake. While government and other stakeholders… Read more »

Malawi: Govt Sparks Uproar With Dubious Parastatal Boards - Illegal, Conflicted, and Tone-Deaf

Critics have come out swinging against government's newly announced parastatal boards, describing the appointments as chaotic, opaque and--in some cases--legally questionable. Read more »

Malawi: Poor Sanitation Escalates Maternal Deaths in Malawi

The Ministry of Health and Sanitation has raised alarm over the deadly impact of poor Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) conditions in Malawi's healthcare facilities, revealing… Read more »

Malawi: Malawi At a Breaking Point - New World Bank Report Warns of Deepening Fiscal Crisis and a Narrow Window for Rescue

Malawi is standing on the edge of its most dangerous financial cliff in decades, a new Public Finance Review by the World Bank has warned--painting a sobering picture of an economy… Read more »

Malawi: World Bank Paints Gloomy Picture of Malawi's Economy, Raises Red Flag On Soaring Wage Bill - Govt Says It Is Addressing the Crisis

The World Bank has sounded one of its sternest warnings yet on Malawi's deteriorating public finances, highlighting a ballooning wage bill, crippling debt, and deep structural… Read more »

Malawi: ACB Pushes for Warrant-Free Arrest Powers As Chembezi Decries Rising Obstruction in Anti-Corruption Fight

Acting Director General of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Gabriel Chembezi, has called on the government to urgently review the Corrupt Practices Act to give the graft-busting… Read more »

Malawi: MP Jimion Nyanda Hands Over Rebuilt Chisiyo Police Station in Lilongwe Central

Lilongwe Central MP Jimion Nyanda has officially handed over a newly rebuilt Chisiyo Police Station to residents of Zamkutu in the area of Senior Chief Kalumba. The project, which… Read more »

Malawi: Absent MPs to Lose Allowances As Speaker Cracks the Whip

Parliament has finally drawn the line on chronic absenteeism as Speaker Catherine Gotani Hara announced that Members of Parliament (MPs) who skip sittings without valid reasons… Read more »

Malawi: Greenbelt Revival - Government Steps On the Gas to Turn Karonga Into Malawi's Rice Powerhouse

The Malawi Government has pledged to fast-track the completion of the Nthola-Ilola Irrigation Scheme under the Greenbelt Authority (GBA), a multi-billion-kwacha project tipped to… Read more »

Malawi: Tax Hikes Push Malawians Deeper Into Poverty As Wages Collapse Under Rising Cost of Living

Malawians are sinking deeper into an unprecedented cost-of-living crisis as newly revised taxes collide with stagnant wages, leaving millions trapped between shrinking incomes and… Read more »

Malawi: Malawi's Designers Take Center Stage As Creative DNA Malawi Launches With VP Ansah

Malawi's creative sector received a major boost this week with the official launch of Creative DNA Malawi, an initiative aimed at elevating local fashion talent. Read more »

Malawi: Is Malga Operating Illegally? MPs Move in As Cold War Over Power and CDF Explodes

A fierce political storm is brewing at the heart of Malawi's local governance system as Members of Parliament (MPs) have moved to investigate the legal standing of the Malawi Local… Read more »

Malawi: Government Unveils Key Fee Changes Under Free Secondary Education Plan

Minister of Education, Science and Technology Bright Msaka has outlined sweeping fee reforms as part of the government's plan to roll out the Free Secondary Education Policy,… Read more »

Malawi: Malawi's Moral Crossroads - How Long Will the Death Penalty Haunt a Nation of Rights?

Malawi stands at a critical moral and legal crossroads: should it continue to maintain the death penalty, a colonial-era relic, or join a growing chorus of nations moving toward… Read more »

Malawi: Parliament Greenlights Controversial CDF Bill, Sparks Outcry Over MP Control

In a move that has sent shockwaves through Malawi's governance landscape, Parliament has approved Bill No. 2 of 2025, a Constitutional Amendment that enshrines the Constituency… Read more »

Malawi: Chithyola Banda - Political Icon Defining Leadership

As the First Meeting of the 52nd Session of Parliament rises sine die this Friday, 5th December 2025, after five weeks of deliberations, the sitting leaves behind a trail of… Read more »

Malawi: Legal Affairs Committee Under Fire for 'Constitutional Vandalism' in CDF Bill

The Legal Affairs Committee of Parliament is facing fierce national backlash after civil society organisations under the National Advocacy Platform (NAP) accused it of deliberately… Read more »

Malawi: Parliament Halts Contentious Tax Bill As Public Fury Mounts

Parliament has failed to pass the highly contentious Taxation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill of 2025 after deep divisions erupted in the House over a raft of new tax measures that many… Read more »