April 21
Malawi: NBM PLC Donates K100 Million Items to KK Flood Victims
National Bank of Malawi (NBM) plc has donated relief items worth K100 million to 450 people affected by floods in Traditional Authority Nkhanga in Nkhotakota District, as part of… Read more »
April 20
Malawi: UN Report Exposes Deep-Rooted Corruption Rot Undermining Malawi's Governance
A damning new United Nations assessment has laid bare a system gripped by corruption, procurement scandals and political interference, warning that Malawi's governance is steadily… Read more »
April 16
Malawi: Chithyola Banda - 'I Am Not Broken' - Opposition Leader Emerges Defiant After Arrest
Leader of Opposition Simplex Chithyola Banda has declared that his recent arrest has not shaken his resolve, striking a tone that is at once emotional, reflective, and firmly… Read more »
Malawi: Kalumo Puts Chakwera in the Dock Over Diplomatic Passport Scandal
A dramatic twist has rocked an already controversial case, with former Immigration Director General Charles Kalumo directly implicating former president Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera… Read more »
April 14
Malawi: State and Chithyola Clash Over Bail, Travel in K25 Billion Fertiliser Case
Leader of Opposition in Parliament, Simplex Chithyola Banda, has been granted bail after being charged with abuse of public office in a case linked to his tenure as Minister of… Read more »
Malawi: Malawi Intensifies Fight Against Neglected Tropical Diseases As Government Pushes for Elimination Strategies
The Ministry of Health says it has put in place strong strategies aimed at eliminating Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in Malawi, as the country steps up efforts to reduce the… Read more »
April 08
Malawi: HRDC Confronts Government Over Soaring Fuel Costs, Demands Tax Cuts and Urgent Action to Ease Cost-of-Living Crisis
The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has issued a blunt and uncompromising challenge to the Malawi Government, demanding immediate and practical measures to tame the… Read more »
Malawi: Kasasile Residents Pin Hopes On Government As Fresh Efforts Emerge to Resolve Long-Standing Land Impasse
Residents of Kasasile, Kamanda, Bunji and Bula in Traditional Authority M'bwana, Nkhata Bay, say they are cautiously optimistic that government intervention could finally bring an… Read more »
April 07
Malawi: Chakwera Spits Fire - 'My Silence Is Not Weakness'
Former President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera yesterday delivered a rare, fiery warning, making it clear that his trademark calmness and restraint should never be mistaken for… Read more »
April 06
Malawi: Govt Blasts Amaryllis Probe Report As 'Incomplete,' Questions Exclusion of Zamba and Yusuf
Government has thrown the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Amaryllis Hotel inquiry into fresh controversy, declaring the report incomplete, flawed and incapable of standing scrutiny… Read more »
Malawi: The Chief Secretary's Gambit - Inside the Alleged Plot to Oust Vice President Ansah
A shadow war has been ignited within the hallowed halls of Capital Hill, as fresh allegations emerge of a high-stakes campaign to force the resignation of Vice President Dr. Jane… Read more »
Malawi: Commentators Call for Legal Enforcement of Inquiry Recommendations 14 Years After Bingu's Death
Commentators yesterday issued a hard-hitting call for Malawi to adopt a legal framework that compels policymakers to implement recommendations from commissions of inquiry, warning… Read more »
April 05
Malawi: A Brutal Blow to the Poor - Fuel Hike Exposes the Harsh Reality of Living in Malawi Today
There is anger in the air. Not quiet frustration, but a raw, rising fury spreading across Malawi following the over 30 percent fuel price hike--an increase that has hit already… Read more »
Malawi: Bushiri Signals Possible Political Entry, Warns Critics and Dismisses Allegations
Prophet Shepherd Bushiri has issued a bold warning: he may enter active politics -- even contest for the presidency -- if circumstances force his hand. Read more »
Malawi: Malawi Stands to Win Big As Regional Port Competition Heats Up
Malawi may be landlocked--but it is no longer powerless. Read more »
April 03
Malawi: A Nation Taxed to the Bone - Government Must Pause Before It Pushes Malawi Over the Edge
There comes a point in every struggling economy where leadership must stop, look inward, and confront an uncomfortable truth: when survival becomes the national condition, policy… Read more »
Malawi: $23 Million Power Lifeline - Malawi, AfDB Seal Deal to Rebuild Kapichira and Ignite Economic Growth
Malawi has secured a major energy breakthrough after the government signed a $23 million (about K44 billion) financing agreement with the African Development Bank (AfDB) to… Read more »
Malawi: K4.1 Billion for What? Chihana's Second Vice President Office Under Fire As Critics Call It a Costly Political Ornament
A storm is brewing over the K4.15 billion allocation to the Office of Second Vice President Enoch Chihana, with accountability experts tearing into the budget as wasteful,… Read more »
Malawi: Malawians Erupt Over Minister's Defence of Fuel Price Hike As Cost-of-Living Crisis Deepens
Malawians across the country have reacted with growing anger and frustration to remarks by Minister of Energy and Mining, Jean Mathanga, who has defended the recent 34 percent… Read more »
March 30
Malawi: Calm in the Storm - Simplex Chithyola Banda Speaks Without Ambition
In a political space where silence is often mistaken for strategy and every answer is dissected for hidden intent, Simplex Chithyola Banda came across as a man determined not to be… Read more »
April 01
Malawi: Two Leadership Philosophies, One Struggling Nation - Malawi Must Decide Between Fiscal Hardline Discipline and Protective Economic Relief
Malawi is no longer debating theory; it is confronting lived economic reality. Every rise in fuel, every squeeze in wages, every adjustment in tax policy translates directly into… Read more »
March 31
Malawi: AfDB Withdraws K52.7 Billion As Malawi Faces Mounting Donor Compliance Concerns
Malawi has lost approximately K52.705 billion in African Development Bank (AfDB) funding after the institution revised downwards its African Development Fund (ADF-16) allocation… Read more »
Malawi: The Vice Presidency Trap - Power, Paranoia and a Pattern Malawi Can't Ignore
Malawi's vice presidency is no longer just a constitutional office--it is a political minefield. Read more »
Malawi: PAC Bulldozes Ahead With Amaryllis Report, Igniting Fierce Backlash Over Zamba's Absence
A fierce institutional clash has erupted as Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) pushes to table its Amaryllis Hotel inquiry report this week--defiantly proceeding without… Read more »
Malawi: Mutharika Delegates Religious Affairs Adviser to Bushiri's Global Ironman Conference
Lilongwe is bracing for a powerful convergence of faith, influence and economic ambition--backed, unmistakably, by the authority of the State. Read more »
