Malawi: Exposed! Acting ACB Boss Chembezi Accused of Sacrificing Officer Robert Mkandawire Over Failed Chithyola Arrest

Fresh details emerging from inside the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) suggest that Director General Gabriel Chembezi may be attempting to shift blame onto senior investigations… Read more »

Malawi: MCP to Hold Separate Kamuzu Day Prayers After Chakwera Allegedly Snubbed From National Event

The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) says it will hold its own separate prayers for this year's Kamuzu Day commemorations, following what it describes as the exclusion of former… Read more »

Malawi: Attorney General Mbeta Hails Court Victory in MEC Relocation Case, Warns Against 'Busybody Litigation'

The Office of the Frank Mbeta has welcomed the High Court ruling dismissing an application aimed at stopping President Peter Mutharika from relocating the headquarters of the… Read more »

Malawi: Govt Under Fire for Paying Two CEOs in Parastatals Amid Austerity Push

The government is facing growing criticism over what analysts describe as a glaring contradiction between its aggressive austerity rhetoric and the costly political restructuring… Read more »

Malawi: Audit Exposes Deepening Financial Chaos in Councils As K5.98 Billion Vanishes in Irregular Spending

Malawi's local government system is once again under intense scrutiny after a damning audit report revealed what appears to be entrenched financial disorder, weak controls and… Read more »

Malawi: Court Rebukes ACB Tactics, Shields Chithyola From Fresh Arrests As Bureau Goes Silent

The silence from the Anti-Corruption Bureau yesterday spoke louder than any press statement. Read more »

Malawi: Court Slaps MCP With Injunction, Blocks 'Dictatorial' Attempt to Oust Bwaila Chairperson

The Malawi Congress Party has suffered a humiliating legal setback after the High Court in Lilongwe moved in to stop what is increasingly being viewed as a heavy-handed and… Read more »

Malawi: MaBLEM Defends Pacific Limited Over Limbe Blackout, Warns Against 'Economic Witch-Hunt' of Indigenous Investors

The Malawi CSO-led Black Economic Empowerment Movement (MaBLEM) has come out strongly in defence of Pacific Limited, accusing sections of the public and stakeholders of unfairly… Read more »

Malawi: Chithyola Banda Rejects 'On the Run' Claims, Calls Reports Misleading and Politically Charged

Former Minister of Finance, Simplex Chithyola Banda, has strongly dismissed circulating claims that he is evading justice following the issuance of an arrest warrant by the… Read more »

Malawi: 'Don't Wait for 2029' - Dulani Tears Into MCP As Court Ruling Reignites Leadership Revolt

Fresh pressure is mounting on Malawi Congress Party leader Lazarus Chakwera after political analyst Boniface Dulani bluntly warned the troubled opposition party that delaying… Read more »

Malawi: Malawi's Minerals Must Not Become Another National Tragedy - Why the Time for a Sovereign Wealth Fund Is Now

There are moments in a nation's history when destiny knocks only once. Read more »

Malawi: MCP Lawyer Christopher Ndalama Questions Chakwera's Influence, Says Party Cannot Benefit From Former President

Internal political tensions within the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) have resurfaced after outspoken lawyer and party member Christopher Ndalama publicly questioned the continued… Read more »

Malawi: MCP Without Chakwera Is Progress - Why a Once-Powerful Party Must Stop Recycling a Failed Presidency

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) is entering a dangerous political phase--not because of external opposition pressure, but because of an increasingly uncomfortable internal question it… Read more »

Malawi: More Than 200 Malawians Cry for Help As Fear and Violence Spread in South Africa

The Malawi government says it has received more than 200 desperate calls from Malawians living in South Africa, begging to be brought back home after a new wave of xenophobic… Read more »

Malawi: Mutharika Wraps Up Month-Long Blantyre Stay, Courts Global Investors and Reaffirms Economic Recovery Agenda

President Arthur Peter Mutharika has concluded his nearly month-long working stay in Blantyre and is expected to return to the capital, Lilongwe, after a series of high-level… Read more »

Malawi: PAC Grills Government Over Zamba No-Show As Amaryllis Hotel Probe Stalls, Raising Questions About Accountability

Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has turned up the heat on the Executive over the continued absence of former Chief Secretary Colleen Zamba, whose no-show is now… Read more »

Malawi: PAC Tightens Grip On Amaryllis Deal - MRA Summoned Over Missing K90 Billion Tax Clearance

The Public Accounts Committee is refusing to let the Amaryllis Hotel saga fade, escalating its probe by summoning the Malawi Revenue Authority over what could be one of the most… Read more »

Malawi: MEDF Recovers K8bn Out of K240bn - Inside the Weak Recovery, K232bn Still Unpaid and the Legal Fight Ahead

The Malawi Enterprise Development Fund (MEDF) has recovered K8 billion from a massive K240 billion loan book in just two months--but the figures expose a much deeper problem: over… Read more »

Malawi: PAC Cracks Down On Yusuf Investments Over Defiance in Amaryllis Deal Probe

Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is moving to cite Yusuf Investments Limited for contempt after its chairperson, Shiraz Yusuf, abruptly walked out of proceedings when… Read more »

Malawi: Malawi Secures U.S.$80 Million Lifeline As Government Turns to Local Councils to Fix Service Delivery

Malawi has received a significant financial boost after Minister of Finance Joseph Mwanamvekha returned from high-level meetings in Washington DC with an US$80 million (about K140… Read more »

Malawi: Power Crisis Turns Political

The ongoing nationwide power blackouts have ignited a blame game within government, with the current administration shifting responsibility to the previous Malawi Congress Party… Read more »

Malawi: UDF Turns Up Heat - Demands President Address Nation As Crisis Deepens, Warns Silence Is Fueling Collapse

The United Democratic Front (UDF) has issued a forceful and uncompromising call for President Lazarus Chakwera to urgently address the nation, warning that Malawi's deepening fuel… Read more »

Malawi: Zamba Snubs PAC Again, Defies Summons As Lawmakers Question 'Above the Law' Conduct

Former Secretary to the President and Cabinet (SPC), Colleen Zamba, is once again refusing to appear before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament, intensifying scrutiny… Read more »

Malawi: Misa Calls Out Namalomba - 'No Phone Interviews' Order Threatens Public's Right to Know

The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Malawi has sharply rebuked Minister of Information Moses Kunkuyu Namalomba over his decision to stop granting phone interviews to… Read more »

Malawi: MCP Gives Mutharika 3 Days to Address Nation As Party Blasts Govt Over Fuel, Forex and Rising Hardships

The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has given President Peter Mutharika a three-day ultimatum to address the nation, accusing his administration of remaining silent while Malawians… Read more »