June 24
Malawi: Malawian Vendor Stoned to Death in South Africa As Another Migrant Is Arrested Over Child Rape Allegation
A Malawian street vendor has reportedly been killed in a violent attack in Durban, South Africa, while South African authorities say another undocumented Malawian national has been… Read more »
Malawi: Malawian Woman Evacuated From Xenophobic Violence in South Africa Dies On Journey Home
A Malawian woman who had survived xenophobic violence in South Africa and was being evacuated back home has died suddenly while travelling through Zimbabwe, turning what should… Read more »
Malawi: FCB Gives Dodma K150 Million for Malawians' Repatriation From RSA
First Capital Bank (FCB) has donated K150 million to the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) to support the repatriation of thousands of Malawians from South Africa… Read more »
June 23
Malawi: Thom Mpinganjira Family Donates K100 Million to Help Bring Back Malawians From South Africa
The family of Dr. Thomson Mpinganjira has donated K100 million to the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) to support the repatriation of Malawians facing hardship and… Read more »
Malawi: South Africa's Top Court Rules Edgar Lungu Will Be Buried in South Africa, Hands Victory to Family
Former Zambian President Edgar Chagwa Lungu will be buried in South Africa after the country's Supreme Court of Appeal overturned an earlier ruling that would have allowed the… Read more »
Africa: SADC Sidesteps Afrophobia Debate As South Africa Report Vanishes From Summit Agenda
Questions are mounting over the Southern African Development Community's response to rising Afrophobic violence in South Africa after a highly anticipated report on the crisis was… Read more »
June 22
Malawi: Fear and Grief Grip Pietermaritzburg As Malawians Flee After Countryman Is Killed
A wave of fear has swept through South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province after the killing of a 29-year-old Malawian national, forcing growing numbers of Malawians and other foreign… Read more »
June 18
South Africa: A Call to Humanity - a Diplomatic, Geopolitical, and National Appeal to Stand With Malawians in South Africa
To the People of Malawi, Southern African Neighbors, and Global Citizens of Conscience, Read more »
June 16
South Africa: Govt Launches Fundraiser to Bring Home 10,000 Citizens in South Africa
The Government of Malawi has unveiled an ambitious nationwide fundraising campaign to bankroll what is shaping up to be one of the country's largest humanitarian rescue… Read more »
June 11
Malawi: Former Mr Malawi Tadeo Banda Among 12 Killed in Johannesburg Mass Shooting
A dark cloud of grief has descended on Malawi following the tragic death of former Mr Malawi, Tadeo Banda, who was among 12 people killed in a brutal mass shooting in Johannesburg,… Read more »
June 08
Malawi: Malawi Responds to South Africa Xenophobia Crisis, 150 Citizens Successfully Repatriated
Malawi has begun bringing home its citizens displaced by a fresh wave of xenophobia-related tensions in South Africa, with 150 Malawians now on their way back after being evacuated… Read more »
May 29
Malawi: K106 Billion Drug Shipment Intercepted in South Africa, Two Malawians Arrested
South African authorities have intercepted a Malawi-registered truck allegedly transporting drugs worth about K106 billion, leading to the arrest of two Malawians and a Zambian at… Read more »
May 19
South Africa: Malawian-Linked Couple, Relative Face Over 4,000 Fraud Charges in South Africa's R26 Million Covid-19 Scandal
A Malawian-linked couple and their relative are facing an uncertain legal future in South Africa after being accused of orchestrating a massive Covid-19 relief fund fraud scheme… Read more »
May 12
Malawi: Mass Returns of Malawians From South Africa Raise Alarm As Deportations Surge Amid Xenophobia Fears
Malawi is witnessing an unusually high influx of returning citizens from South Africa, with immigration authorities reporting that at least 1,347 Malawians have entered the country… Read more »
May 06
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 »
February 24
Malawi: Bushiri Fires Back At Findings of South African Investigators
Prophet Shepherd Bushiri has launched a blistering attack on South Africa's Special Investigating Unit (SIU), accusing the agency of spreading falsehoods and misleading the South… Read more »
February 13
Malawi: South Africa Shares New Plan to Work Better With Neighbouring Countries On Trade, Security, Immigration and Growing the Economy
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered the State of the Nation Address yesterday in Parliament, setting out his government's priorities for 2026 and emphasising the… 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 »
December 09, 2025
Malawi: South African Star MaWhoo Lights Up Lilongwe With a Joy-Filled, Dance-Packed Experience
Lilongwe woke up smiling today after MaWhoo turned the Bingu International Convention Centre (BICC) Amphitheatre into a glowing, music-soaked playground during the MaWhoo… Read more »
November 25, 2025
Malawi: Mzimba MP Goes Global - Mumba Joins Mbeki, Sharma, and World Policy Heavyweights At Cape Town Conversation 2025
Mzimba Central lawmaker Eng. Vitumbiko A.Z. Mumba--one of Malawi's renowned technocratic politicians--Monday night rubbed shoulders with world policy heavyweights at a high-level… Read more »
November 09, 2025
Malawi: 490 Malawians Deported From South Africa - a Harsh Reminder of Broken Dreams and a Failing System
The long, grim line of buses rolled into Mwanza One Stop Border Post just after dawn on Saturday -- six in total -- carrying 490 weary Malawians deported from South Africa's… Read more »
November 03, 2025
Malawi: South Africa's Hollow Pursuit - Bushiri Extradition Defeat Exposes Weak Case and Waning Credibility
South Africa's government has been left scrambling after the High Court of Malawi shattered its extradition bid against Prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his wife, Mary -- a ruling that… Read more »
October 27, 2020
South Africa: Bushiri in South Africa Illegally, Says Minister Motsoaledi
South Africa-based Malawian self-proclaimed prophet Shepherd 'Major 1' Bushiri and his wife, Mary, risk being reported as the Rainbow nation's Home Affairs Minister, Aaron… Read more »
