Malawi: Lawyer Soko Sounds Alarm Over Malawi's Jobs Crisis As Graduates Queue for Work

Private practice lawyer Khumbo Soko has raised the alarm over Malawi's jobs crisis, warning that graduates are sitting at home while the country spends scarce resources training… Read more »

Malawi: Roads Authority Digs in Over K587bn Road Contracts After HRDC Challenge

The Roads Authority has mounted a robust defence of its decision to award K587.12 billion in contracts for the rehabilitation of the Chiweta-Karonga section of the M1, rejecting… Read more »

Malawi: Registration Fees, Shrinking Lists and No Fertiliser - Mwanza Farmers Seek Accountability

A year after politicians promised cheap fertiliser and seed to thousands of farmers in Mwanza, many are still waiting for the inputs as the planting season begins, raising… Read more »

Malawi: Seven Shortlisted for ACB Director General, Ministry Confirm

The Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs has launched a fresh hunt for a new director general of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), more than two years after the post fell… Read more »

Africa: Mo Ibrahim Index Puts Malawi 20th in Africa On Governance

Malawi's rise to 20th place in the 2026 Ibrahim Index of African Governance is a rare piece of good news. Read more »

Malawi: National Bank of Malawi Launches Electric Vehicle As Part of Green Finance Drive

National Bank of Malawi (NBM) plc has launched an electric vehicle, costing K74 million, as part of its push to embed environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles in its… Read more »

Malawi: Family of Murdered Cricket Malawi Coach Demands Answers 18 Months On

The family of Arjun Menon, the former Cricket Malawi operations director and national coach killed in Blantyre, is demanding answers from police 18 months after his death, with no… Read more »

Malawi: Malawi Declares All-Out War On International Crime Gangs

Malawi has declared an all-out war on organised crime, with the government unveiling plans for a tough new national strategy to tackle increasingly sophisticated criminal networks… Read more »

Malawi: Bushiri Hits Seven Million Followers On Facebook - Digital Influence Stretches Far Beyond the Church

Seven million followers. For most public figures in Malawi, it would be an extraordinary milestone. For Prophet Shepherd Bushiri, it is the latest sign of a digital influence that… Read more »

Malawi: New HIV Infections in Malawi Drop By Three-Quarters, Officials Say

Malawi has recorded a dramatic 76 per cent fall in new HIV infections, with health officials hailing the achievement as one of the country's biggest public health success stories… Read more »

Malawi: 'Trust in God's Plan' - VP Ansah Comforts Grieving Family At Funeral of Mayor's Daughter

Malawi Vice President Dr Jane Ansah joined grieving family members, friends and city officials on Monday as mourners gathered to lay Rauline Moses, the daughter of Mzuzu City Mayor… Read more »

Malawi: The Fight Over Malawi's NGO Purge Has Begun

A coalition of prominent civil society organisations has mounted a challenge to the deregistration of 36 NGOs by the Non-Governmental Organisations Regulatory Authority (NGORA),… Read more »

Malawi: K2m to Run? MCP MP Accuses Chakwera of 'Rigging' Party Race to Install Puppets

An opposition party MP has launched a blistering attack on the Malawi Congress Party (MCP), accusing its leadership of imposing eye-watering nomination fees to block ordinary… Read more »

Malawi: DPP Succession Battle Heats Up As 33-Year-Old Muhuwa Challenges Politics of Age

A 33-year-old Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) rising star has thrown his hat into the ring for the party's presidency ahead of the 2030 elections, declaring that Malawi needs… Read more »

Malawi: Calls for Chimwendo Banda to Quit Expose Growing Divisions Within MCP

A bitter internal rebellion has exploded inside the opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) after furious party activists publicly demanded the resignation of Secretary General… Read more »

Malawi: 'Silencing Us' - Hrdc Drags Ngora to Court in Explosive Deregistration Showdown

A bitter war between Malawi's NGO regulator and one of the country's most vocal civil society groups is heading to the High Court as a simmering row over deregistration escalates… Read more »

Malawi: Kabambe Offers DPP Economic Fix As Archbishop Blasts Fuel Crisis

UTM president Dalitso Kabambe has offered to help the DPP government tackle Malawi's economic crisis, saying his party has ideas if the administration is struggling to turn things… Read more »

Malawi: Chimbanga Accused of Threatening Boss At Malawi's Pretoria Mission As Ministry Stays Silent

A senior Malawian diplomat is facing claims of serious misconduct after he allegedly threatened to beat his own line manager during an official meeting at the High Commission in… Read more »

Malawi: Ben Phiri Orders Signboards On Every School Site As Substandard Blocks Spark Warning

Local Government and Rural Development Minister Dr Ben Malunga Phiri has ordered contractors on two school projects to put up signboards showing what taxpayers are paying for,… Read more »

Malawi: Recall Row Over - Ex-Kuwait Envoy Karim Forced Home After Court Blow

The Malawi Government has successfully vacated an injunction obtained by former Ambassador to Kuwait, Younos Abdul Karim, which had temporarily blocked his recall from the Gulf… Read more »

Malawi: Blue Eagles Sisters Edge Civonets in Central Region Netball Playoff Thriller

Blue Eagles Sisters, defending champions of the One Nico Top 12 Netball Cup, have beaten Civonets 33-32 in the final match of the Central Region playoffs at Kamuzu Institute for… Read more »

Malawi: Who Pays for Northgate? Lands Ministry Blames GM Properties

The Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development has contradicted GM Properties Limited over who should pay compensation to households affected by the Kanengo Northgate… Read more »

Malawi: Ascent, Bullets Women Keep Title Race Alive With Big Wins

Ascent Soccer Academy and Nyasa Big Bullets Women tightened their grip on the NBM Women's Premiership race on Saturday with comfortable wins. Read more »

Malawi: 'Malawi Is Not a Police State' - Kapito Warns Govt Against Blocking Protests

Consumer rights campaigner John Kapito has launched a blistering attack on authorities over what he describes as an increasing tendency to block, ban or frustrate peaceful… Read more »

Malawi: 'Ngora Has No Power to Deregister HRDC' - Activist Slams Watchdog As Donor Fears Grow

A fierce row has erupted after Malawi's NGO regulator moved to deregister the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC), with veteran activist Redson Munlo insisting the watchdog has… Read more »