Malawi: DPP's Alliance With Northern Bloc Draws Fire - Critics Call It 'Empty Political Drama'

A fresh wave of criticism is battering the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) barely 24 hours after it announced an alliance with the Northern Region Alliance, with critics… Read more »

Malawi: Malawi's Passport Power Grows - What 73 Visa-Free Destinations Mean for Your Future

Malawi's latest ranking on the 2025 Henley Passport Index reveals a quiet but significant diplomatic win--our passport now opens doors to 73 countries, giving Malawians more global… Read more »

Malawi: Please, Don't Come to Us! MEC Distances Itself From Handouts Complaints

In the increasing euphoria ahead of the 16th September general election--characterized by a backlog of haunting issues including complaints regarding handouts--the Malawi Electoral… Read more »

Malawi: Chakwera Unveils 2025-2030 Manifesto, Vows to Finish What He Started

President Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has launched the Malawi Congress Party's (MCP) 2025-2030 campaign manifesto with a passionate call for a renewed mandate to complete the… Read more »

Malawi: Malawi's Constitutional Court Strikes Down Criminal Defamation Law in Landmark Ruling

The High Court of Malawi, sitting as a Constitutional Court, has delivered a historic judgment declaring section 200 of the Penal Code--Malawi's criminal defamation… Read more »

Malawi: Kawale, AG Thabo Accused of Orchestrating Smear Campaign Against PS Muloza Banda in Fertilizer Deal Saga

A fresh twist has emerged in the unfolding fertilizer procurement scandal, with high-level sources at Capital Hill alleging that Agriculture Minister Sam Kawale and Attorney… Read more »

Malawi: Another Malawian Brutally Killed in Area 25

We are angry. We are heartbroken. And we are tired of writing eulogies instead of news. Read more »

Malawi: Is Peter Mutharika Mastering Rule 16 of 48 Laws of Power? 'Make Yourself Rare, People Will Seek You'

For months, Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika has been invisible. While other presidential hopefuls are on the campaign trail, dancing at rallies, speaking at funerals, cutting… Read more »

Malawi: 'I Have Done It Before - I'm the Best' - Joyce Banda Roars Into Lower Shire With Fiery 2025 Comeback

Storming the Lower Shire like a political hurricane, the former president and People's Party (PP) torchbearer Joyce Banda told a charged crowd at Nyamithuthu Ground in Nsanje that… Read more »

Malawi: DPP's Double Punch - Bvumbwe and Mangochi Rallies Spark Political Surge As Mutharika's Shadow Looms Large

With drums beating and blue flags fluttering, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) staged a powerful twin rally offensive--one in the verdant, tea-growing heartland of Thyolo and… Read more »

Malawi: No U-Turn - Joyce Banda Stands Firm On Her Free Secondary School Promise If Elected

She's back, bolder, and unbothered. Former President Joyce Banda has declared war on Malawi's education crisis -- and she's not mincing words. At a fiery rally at Migowi Primary… Read more »

Malawi: 'Stop Cheering Wrongdoers!' - Chakwera Calls Out Malawi's Moral Decay

President Lazarus Chakwera used the occasion of Malawi's 61st Independence Day not for fanfare--but for a fierce and thoughtful call to rebuild the nation's foundation on values,… Read more »

Malawi: 'Don't Drop the Ball' - Chakwera Challenges Newly Appointed Senior Counsel to Exemplify National Integrity

President Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has thrown down the gauntlet to Malawi's newly appointed Senior Counsel, urging them to live up to the highest ideals of loyalty, integrity, and… Read more »

Malawi: MCP Says Independence Celebrations Reflect Positive Strides Under Chakwera

The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) says this year's 61st Independence Anniversary celebrations come at a time when the party is proud of tangible achievements made under the… Read more »

Malawi: Gangata's Gesture to Suspend Friday's Demonstration Is a Mark of True Statesmanship

In a political climate often clouded by ego, bitterness, and blind partisanship, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Central Region Vice-President Alfred Gangata has demonstrated a… Read more »

Malawi: Exposed - Three Years Now and Counting - PAC Still Operating Illegally As Executive Members' Mandate Expired in 2022

The Public Affairs Committee (PAC), once hailed as Malawi's moral voice and conscience, is now steeped in controversy -- its executive committee clinging to power unlawfully for… Read more »

Malawi: Chakwera Vows Post-Election Creation of National Health Services Fund

In a bold policy pronouncement, President Lazarus Chakwera has pledged to establish a National Health Services Fund immediately after the September 16 general elections to address… Read more »

Malawi: Chakwera Steps Up, Mutharika Stands Down - PAC Struggles to Unite Political Rivals Against Violence

As Malawi teeters on the edge of another violent political season, the Public Affairs Committee (PAC) is desperately knocking on two doors--the State House and the retirement… Read more »

Malawi: Duo Gets 14 Yrs Imprisonment for Vandalising Escom Infrastructure

Two men in Mchinji have been sentenced to 14 years in prison for tampering with Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi ESCOM infrastructure prompting the corporation to issue a… Read more »

Malawi: Shock in Rumphi - Father Jailed for Trying to Sell His Own Daughter

In a disturbing tale that has shaken Rumphi, 37-year-old Gideon Chavula of Kawilu Village, under Traditional Authority Zolokele, has been sentenced to eight years in prison with… Read more »

Malawi: Chaponda Condemns Police Silence, Inaction Amid Growing Insecurity in Malawi

Malawi Leader of Opposition, Dr. George Thapatula Chaponda, has condemned the Malawi Police Service for being silent and inactive amid increasing cases of insecurity even during… Read more »

Malawi: Enough Is Enough - We Won't Beg for Fair Elections - CfCE Roars

The Citizens for Credible Elections (CfCE) has fired a warning shot -- either the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) cleans up its act, or the people will clean house themselves. Read more »

Malawi: 'Spare Us!' Lilongwe Vendors Cry Out As Demonstrations Disrupt Their Daily Survival

A wave of pain and frustration is sweeping through the heart of Lilongwe's markets as vendors decry the devastating impact of violent demonstrations that have crippled their daily… Read more »

Malawi: Panga Politics? Complaints Body Probes Police Over Namiwa Attack

The Independent Complaints Commission has launched a high-stakes investigation into the conduct of police officers during a shocking incident where panga-wielding thugs attacked… Read more »

Malawi: Luthando Holdings Pocketed K1.3 Billion and Vanished - No Motorcycles for Presidential Escort Delivered

A year after receiving over K1.3 billion to supply 20 Yamaha presidential escort motorcycles, Luthando Holdings has yet to deliver a single unit--leaving the Malawi Police Service… Read more »