Malawi: Mera Cuts Fuel Prices As Malawi Moves to Ease Pump Costs

Motorists and businesses across Malawi are set to benefit from lower fuel costs after the Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) announced significant reductions in the retail… Read more »

Malawi: Ecama Demands Fuel Levy Cuts As Prices Soar, Shortages Bite

President of the Economics Association of Malawi (ECAMA), Bertha Bangara, has thrown her weight behind growing calls to scrap non-essential levies on fuel--warning that the current… 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 »

Malawi: 'I Also Failed to Find Fuel in Zomba' - Govt Spokesperson Namalomba's Personal Ordeal Mirrors a Nation Running On Dry

Malawi's fuel crisis is no longer just an economic story told in statistics and policy statements--it is now a lived, shared struggle, cutting across ordinary citizens and… Read more »

Malawi: Fuel Crisis Turns Critical - Malawi Runs Dry As Government Admits Empty Reserves and Cash Shortage

Malawi is facing a deepening national crisis after government spokesperson Shadric Namalomba admitted that the country has completely run out of fuel reserves, exposing the… Read more »

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: Rights Activists Challenge Mutharika Over Fuel Levies, Warn of Deepening Economic Pain

Rights activists under the National Advocacy Platform (NAP) have formally written to President Peter Mutharika, demanding an urgent review of fuel levies that they say are driving… 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 »

Malawi: MERA Defends Crushing Fuel Hike As Malawians Brace for Economic Shock

The Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) has moved to justify a steep and punishing increase in fuel prices, pushing petrol to K6,672 per litre and diesel to K6,687--an… Read more »

Malawi: MERA Admits Fuel Supply Disruptions but Insists No National Shortage As Logistics Delays Hit Malawi

The Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) has acknowledged ongoing fuel supply disruptions across parts of the country, attributing the situation to logistical challenges while… Read more »

Malawi: Govt Hands U.S.$25m Fuel Contract to Controversial Businessman Zuneth Sattar

Public outrage is mounting after documents circulating in the public domain revealed that government has awarded a US$25 million fuel supply contract to a company linked to… Read more »

Malawi: Middle East War Threatens Malawi's Fuel, Fertiliser and Food Prices

The ongoing war in the Middle East could soon be felt in the pockets of ordinary Malawians, with energy and economic experts warning that the country will not escape the shockwaves… Read more »

Malawi: Malawi Has Fuel for 15 Days

Malawi currently has fuel reserves that can last the country for just 15 days, we have learnt, marking the first time in about five years that such a level has been reached. Read more »

Malawi: Malawians Wake to Fuel Price Shock As Petrol, Diesel Jump Over 41 Percent Overnight

Malawians woke up on Tuesday to a brutal cost-of-living shock after fuel prices were hiked by more than 41 percent, a drastic increase that is set to send prices of food,… Read more »

Malawi: 2025-26 Farm Inputs Subsidy Programme - a Defining Test for the DPP Government

The Ministry of Agriculture has rolled out the 2025/26 Farm Inputs Subsidy Programme (FISP), setting the stage for what could be one of the most critical tests of the Democratic… Read more »

Malawi: Mathanga Orders Bold Reforms As Nocma Moves to End Malawi's Fuel Crisis

Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Dr. Jean Mathanga has announced a series of bold measures to stabilise Malawi's fuel supply chain, including restocking empty strategic… Read more »

Malawi: Nation At a Standstill - Fuel Crisis Cripples Malawi

Malawi has ground to a halt. From Blantyre to Karonga, long, winding queues of vehicles at fuel stations have become the new national landmark -- a symbol of frustration, economic… Read more »

Malawi: Mera Under Fire As Motorists Fume Over Worsening Fuel Crisis

Malawi's fuel crisis has entered another painful chapter -- and motorists say enough is enough. Across the country, long queues of frustrated drivers snake through streets, turning… Read more »

Malawi: TotalEnergies Loses Appeal As Supreme Court Clears $480 Million Fuel Dispute for Trial

The Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal has thrown out an appeal by TotalEnergies, paving the way for a full trial in a blockbuster $480 million (about K824 billion) lawsuit jointly… Read more »

Malawi: Mutharika Government Set to Raise Fuel Prices As Subsidies Fall Away

Malawians should brace for higher fuel prices as the Peter Mutharika administration prepares to implement tough economic reforms aimed at stabilizing the country's finances and… Read more »

Malawi: G2G Fuel Delayed, Now Expected in Early November - Nocma

Malawi motorists will have to wait a little longer for the government-to-government (G2G) fuel supplies, with the National Oil Company of Malawi (Nocma) now projecting delivery in… Read more »