February 11
Malawi: When Courts Are Right but the Country Pays the Price - the Curious Case of Finance Bank Ruling
I have always believed that words shape the way we think long before arguments shape the way we decide. Certain words carry within them not just meaning, but memory -- a whole… Read more »
February 10
Malawi: Lungu Family Finally Appeals South Africa Ruling As Asset Forfeiture Tightens Pressure
The family of late former Zambian president Edgar Lungu has finally filed a formal appeal in South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA), in a move widely seen as driven less by… Read more »
Malawi: Who Watches the Watchers? Why Malawi Needs Judicial Accountability Without Fear
Every modern democracy accepts one basic truth: power must be matched with accountability. Without it, authority mutates into arrogance, and public institutions drift from service… Read more »
February 09
Malawi: Immigration Arrests 10 Foreign Nationals in Northern Region Crackdown
The Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services has arrested 10 foreign nationals in a major enforcement operation across the Northern Region, as authorities intensify… Read more »
Malawi: Rumphi Family Stops Burial, Takes Coffin Over Unpaid Dowry Dispute
What was meant to be a moment of final rest turned into a painful and dramatic scene in Rumphi yesterday, as relatives of an elderly woman stopped her burial and carried away her… Read more »
February 08
Malawi: Malawi's Executives Urged to Tighten Security As Violent Crime Tests Investor Confidence
A reported abduction of a senior business figure in Malawi's capital has sharpened anxieties in corporate circles already rattled by a string of high-profile killings and a broader… Read more »
February 03
Malawi: Government Orders Council Officials to Live in Duty Stations, Cracks Down On Absenteeism and Misuse of Resources
Government has issued a sweeping directive ordering all local council officials to reside in the districts where they are officially posted, in a move aimed at restoring… Read more »
Malawi: Reserve Bank of Malawi to Compensate Finance Bank With Billions Over Wrongful Closure
The Reserve Bank of Malawi is expected to compensate the Finance Bank over wrongful closure following a landmark Supreme Court of Appeal ruling today in Blantyre. Read more »
Malawi: Opposition Leader Takes Speaker to Task Over Arrest of MPs
Leader of Opposition in Parliament, Simplex Chithyola Banda, has put Speaker of Parliament Sameer Suleman under intense pressure, accusing him of failing to protect lawmakers after… Read more »
Malawi: Why Kawale, Gwenge and Zamba Were Arrested - Inside the Fertiliser and Tobacco Scandal
Three senior former government officials - former Secretary to the President and Cabinet (SPC) Colleen Zamba, former Minister of Agriculture Sam Kawale, and former Minister of… Read more »
February 02
Malawi: State Moves Supreme Court to Overturn High Court Orders On Deployment of Senior Police, MDF Officers
The State has launched a legal counter-attack in the Supreme Court of Appeal, seeking to overturn and suspend High Court orders that blocked the deployment of senior officers in… Read more »
Malawi: Action Hope Malawi Condemns Brutal Treatment of Woman in Mzuzu, Urges Accountability
Action Hope Malawi - a local non-governmental organization - has condemned the degrading treatment of a woman in Nkhorongo, Mzuzu, where she was tied to a tree at a graveyard for… Read more »
Malawi: Arrest Galore Deepens - Sixth Former MCP Cabinet Minister Nabbed As Political Storm Intensifies
The wave of high-profile arrests rocking Malawi's political landscape has escalated, with six former Malawi Congress Party (MCP) cabinet ministers now in police custody, in what is… Read more »
January 28
Malawi: State Defies Court Order As Judge Slams Prosecutorial Negligence in Mumba-Kabwila Case
In a troubling display of institutional disregard for the rule of law, the State has openly defied a court order to provide mandatory disclosures in a criminal case involving… Read more »
January 27
Malawi: State Seeks High Court Review After Man Jailed 6 Years for Defilement Despite Evidence Girl Was 19
The State has asked the High Court sitting in Lilongwe to urgently review a controversial and deeply troubling judgment delivered by the Mchinji Magistrate's Court, which sentenced… Read more »
January 26
Malawi: State Steps in As Passport Delays, Corruption, Trafficking and Kabaza Crashes Spark Public Concern
The Malawi Government has unveiled sweeping interventions aimed at resolving persistent passport backlogs, stamping out corruption within immigration offices, dismantling human… Read more »
January 20
Malawi: Parliament Slaps Police Over 'Unlawful' Arrest of Kunkuyu, Exposes Deepening Crisis of Lawlessness
Malawi's Parliament has issued a stinging rebuke to the Malawi Police Service (MPS), demanding the immediate release of Dedza Mlunduni Member of Parliament and Malawi Congress… Read more »
Malawi: Stolen Drugs, Empty Shelves and Rising Deaths - How Governance Failures Are Undermining Malawi's Public Healthcare
In Malawi's public hospitals, a quiet but devastating crisis is unfolding. Patients are increasingly being forced to buy medicines that are supposed to be free, as chronic drug… Read more »
January 18
Malawi: K28.9 Billion Loot - Linda Phiri, Masautso Kamowa and Synoden Kautsi Arrested As ACB Cracks Greenbelt Corruption Syndicate
Linda Phiri, Masautso Kamowa and Synoden Kautsi--three senior Greenbelt Authority (GBA) officials entrusted with billions of kwacha meant to transform Malawi's agriculture--are now… Read more »
Malawi: Punished Without Trial - How Malawi's Justice System Is Quietly Destroying Lives Through Endless Remand
Across Malawi, a silent crisis is unfolding behind prison walls--thousands of people are being punished without ever being found guilty. They are not serving sentences. They are… Read more »
January 19
Malawi: Kunkuyu Arrested, Charged With Inciting Violence As Police Dither On Court Appearance
Former Minister of Information and Digitisation and Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Director of Campaign, Moses Kunkuyu, has been formally arrested and charged with inciting violence,… Read more »
January 13
Malawi: Courage Recognized - Police Chief Rewards Heroes Who Foiled ATM Robbery
In a Malawi often dominated by stories of crime and impunity, a shining example of bravery and leadership has emerged, reminding us that courage and accountability still have… Read more »
Malawi: Escom Executives' Case Ruling Due Today As Nyondo Challenges Government Powers
The High Court in Blantyre is today expected to deliver a ruling in a case involving former Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) chief executive officer Kamkwamba… Read more »
January 12
Malawi: MP Condemns Presidential Pardons of Convicted Albino Killers
Baba Malondera, MCP Director of Youth and Member of Parliament, has slammed President Arthur Peter Mutharika for pardoning men convicted in the brutal killing of Buleya, a key… Read more »
January 11
Malawi: Pardon Power Under Fire As Lawyers Warn of Justice Being Undermined
Legal heavyweights are raising red flags over Malawi's presidential pardon system, warning that it is being used in ways that weaken the courts, deny victims justice, and protect… Read more »
