Malawi: MEC to Declare Official Results Only After Full Electronic and Manual Tally

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has announced that it will only declare the official results of Tuesday's general election after completing a comprehensive tally of both… Read more »

Malawi: Undule Calls for Unity, Peace and Participation in Sept. 16 General Elections

Governance and Human Rights Advocate Undule Mwakasungula has called upon Malawians to maintain unity, peace and active participation in the September 16, 2025, General Elections,… Read more »

Malawi: Finance Minister Chithyola Dismisses 150% Devaluation Rumours As Baseless Propaganda

Minister of Finance, Simplex Chithyola Banda, has strongly dismissed as false and malicious the claims circulating on social media suggesting that government plans to devalue the… Read more »

Malawi: The Election Is Wide Open - Malawians Must Go Out and Vote

With 7.2 million Malawian set to vote this Tuesday, 16th September 2025, one fact stands tall: no party has an easy walk to Sanjika Palace. Those celebrating prematurely, or… Read more »

Malawi: Inside Mutharika's Failed Bid to Secure Atupele Muluzi Alliance - How DPP Internal Politics Derailed Presidential Strategy

As Malawi heads to the 2025 elections next week, fresh revelations from within the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) expose deep divisions and power struggles that derailed former… Read more »

Malawi: International Community Set to Observe Malawi Elections

The European Union (EU) and the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) have deployed election observer missions to Malawi ahead of Tuesday's general elections. Read more »

Malawi: Malawi Government, Partners Launch First-Ever National Children's Alliance to Amplify, Consolidate Children's Voices

The Government of Malawi on Saturday led its partners in launching the first-ever National Children's Alliance (NCA), demonstrating a bold step towards strengthening child… Read more »

Malawi: Ansah Storms Central Region With Fertilizer Promise, Vows to Lift Farmers From Poverty

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) running mate, Justice Dr. Jane Ansah, is fast emerging as a powerful voice in the Central Region after pledging affordable fertilizer and a… Read more »

Malawi: Mutharika Back On the Trail - DPP Leader to Shake Blantyre With Whistle-Stop Tours

Former president Peter Mutharika, now leading the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) into next week's elections, is storming back onto the campaign trail with a series of… Read more »

Malawi: Showdown At BICC - Atupele and Kabambe Clash As Banda Stays Away

The stage was set for a fiery second presidential debate at the Bingu International Convention Centre (BICC) on Tuesday night -- but what unfolded,as expected, was a showdown… Read more »

Malawi: Fake Apology Story - HRDC Exposes DPP Propaganda, Demands Mutharika and Ansah to Apologize to Malawians

The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has come out swinging against a story allegedly paraded by the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) propaganda machinery on social media,… Read more »

Malawi: Chakwera Gives Zomba City Face Lift As He Opens New Stadium

The old capital city of Zomba is wearing a new look as President Lazarous Chakwera opens the new Zomba stadium on Thursday. Read more »

Malawi: Kawale Unveils Tough New Fertilizer Access Rules to End AIP Corruption

The Ministry of Agriculture has moved to seal long-standing loopholes in the Affordable Fertilizer Program (AIP), unveiling strict new procedures that will make it harder for… Read more »

Malawi: AG Warns DPP's Proposed MEC Tech Audit Would Amount to 'Sanctioned Hacking'

Attorney General Thabo Chakaka-Nyirenda, SC, has warned the High Court that the Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) push for an "independent ICT audit" of the Malawi Electoral… Read more »

Malawi: UTM Draws the Line - No Alliances, No Compromise - - We're Winning Alone!

The United Transformation Movement (UTM) has drawn a bold red line: it will contest the September 16 tripartite elections alone -- unapologetically, defiantly, and with full… Read more »

Malawi: Inside Mutharika's 2025 Plan - Bring Back Quota System, Pardon DPP Figures, Shift Key Govt Offices to Southern Region

A senior Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) insider has leaked what they describe as a "bold, unapologetic roadmap" for Peter Mutharika's comeback -- a plan modeled on Donald… Read more »

Malawi: 3,663 Registered Voters Choose Chakwera in a New Poll - 55% Support Vs Mutharika's 34.8%

With just seven days before Malawians head to the polls, President Lazarus Chakwera has opened up a commanding lead with 55% national support, while Prof. Arthur Peter Mutharika of… Read more »

Malawi: Editorial - Mr President, Why Is Colleen Zamba Still in Office?

Three years. Three years of scandal after scandal, and yet Colleen Zamba remains the Secretary to the President and Cabinet (SPC) -- the very person at the heart of Malawi's fuel… Read more »

Malawi: Kabambe Pledges Bold Development Plan for the Northern Region

UTM Party president Dalitso Kabambe has promised transformative development for the Northern Region if elected president in the September 16 General Election. Read more »

Malawi: Farmers Cheer Fertilizer Price Cut As Chakwera Slams NOCMA Sabotage

Farmers across Malawi have welcomed the new fertilizer prices announced by President Lazarus Chakwera on Monday night, describing the move as timely and fair. Read more »

Malawi: Chakwera Invades Lower Shire to Rally Sena Voters

President Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera today takes his campaign to the Lower Shire, holding a series of rallies in Nsanje and Chikwawa districts to energise voters ahead of next… Read more »

Malawi: Chibambo Vows to End Forex Nightmare in 30 Days, Blasts Ruling Elite for Looting Malawi's Wealth

People's Transformation Party (PETRA) president Kamuzu Chibambo has come out swinging, vowing to crush Malawi's crippling foreign exchange crisis within his first month in office… Read more »

Malawi: Court Battle Over MEC Sparks Fresh Questions On Integrity of Malawi's 2025 Elections

The High Court has opened hearings in a judicial review case that could have profound implications for Malawi's 2025 elections, as the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), the UTM… Read more »

Malawi: Electoral Commission Receives Ballots Ahead of Polls

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) on Sunday, September 7, 2025 received the final consignment of ballot papers for the Local Government, Parliamentary and Presidential… Read more »

Southern Africa: SADC, Eisa Trains Electoral Observer Team Ahead of Malawi Elections

The Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Electoral Observation Mission (SEOM) has commenced a four-day training for its observers in Lilongwe ahead of Malawi elections to… Read more »