September 26, 2023
Malawi: Unemployed Nurses, Midwives Demand Permanent Employment, Give Malawi Government 14 Days to Effect Mass Recruitment
Concerned unemployed nurses and midwives have given the Malawi Government up to 5th October 2023 to offer them permanent employment or face nationwide protests. Read more »
Malawi: National Bank Hail Vendors On Loan Repayments
Bank of the Nation, National Bank of Malawi Plc (NBM) has applauded vendors for performing extremely well in Taoloka Finance loan repayment surpassing other special customer… Read more »
September 25, 2023
Malawi: Chakwera Meets African Export-Import Bank President in New York
Malawi President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera on Saturday held talks with President of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), Professor Benedict Oramah, on the sidelines of the 78th… Read more »
Malawi: Police Arrest Water Vessel Captain for Overloading
Police say they have arrested a 74-year old water vessel captain in Nkhata Bay for overloading after a picture of his overloaded vessel went viral on social media platforms on… Read more »
Malawi: New HIV Infections Worry Authorities
Authorities have expressed worry over resurgence of new HIV infections at a time the country started celebrating the progress it has made in eliminating the disease. Read more »
September 21, 2023
Africa: Stop Colonising African Economic Assets, Malawi President Tells West
Malawi President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera has told Western governments to stop colonising African economic assets and financial systems. Read more »
Malawi: First Lady Shares Malawi's Success in TB Fight in New York
Malawi'S First Lady Monica Chakwera has shared the successes of Malawi in fighting against tuberculosis (TB) in the country during the End Tuberculosis Innovation Summit held… Read more »
Malawi: Thoko Banda Declares Presidential Interest for 2025 Polls
Thoko Banda, son to Aleke Banda, has declared his interest to contest during the 2025 presidential elections. Read more »
Malawi: Chakwera Urges African Americans to Invest Back in Their Respective Countries
The Malawi President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera, currently attending the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, USA, has urged Africans naturalized in… Read more »
Malawi: Malawi Championing Women and Girls Rights to Close Gender Gaps - Monica Chakwera
Malawi is championing women and girls rights to close the gender gaps in the country by creating an equal society for all, First Lady Monica Chakwera has said. Read more »
Malawi: PIL Moves to Scale Up Fuel Supply
Petroleum Importers Limited (PIL) has moved to scale up the importation of fuel in the country through rail with 11 wagons of petrol offloaded in Blantyre yesterday. Read more »
September 19, 2023
Malawi: At Chakwera's Appeal, Givedirectly Gifts Malawi U.S.$42 Million for Social Protection Interventions
United States (US)-based non-profit making organization - GiveDirectly - has given the Malawi Government a grant of US$42 million for the implementation of social protection… Read more »
Malawi: Chakwera Commits to Addressing Bottlenecks to Job Creation
Malawi President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has said the Government of Malawi is fully committed to the Global Accelerator Initiative in an effort to address the country's… Read more »
Malawi: Chakwera Appeals for Assistance Towards Cyclone Survivors
Malawi President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, currently attending the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, US, has asked International Labour… Read more »
September 15, 2023
Malawi: Undule Backs Chakwera's Attendance At UNGA - 'Summit Offers Numerous Opportunities for Bilateral, Multilateral Discussions'
Governance and human rights advocate Undule Mwakasungula has spoken in support of President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera's physical attendance at the 78th United Nations General Assembly… Read more »
September 14, 2023
Malawi: First Lady Monica Chakwera Joins War Against TB, Appointed Champion
Malawi First Lady Monica Chakwera has been appointed Malawi's tuberculosis (TB) Champion, a role which has been described by health activists and experts as an epitome of strong… Read more »
September 12, 2023
Malawi: Chakwera Pardons 2 Inmates Selected to Public Varsities
President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera has pardoned two prisoners who have been selected to pursue various degree programmes at public universities. Read more »
Malawi: U.S.$13,500 Cat Project Engages Varsity Students in Identifying, Addressing Challenges Facing Smallholder Farmers
In its quest to address challenges facing smallholder farmers and increase agricultural production and productivity, Centre for Agricultural Transformation (CAT) has partnered with… Read more »
Malawi: Chakwera Envisages Hunger, Poverty Elimination Through Mega Farms
President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has stated that the launch of the mega farms demonstrates his administration's resolve to eliminate hunger and poverty in Malawi. Read more »
Malawi: Nice Commits to Reduce Illiteracy As 5 Million Malawians Lack Formal Education
National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE) Public Trust says it is committed to complement government efforts in reducing illiteracy and enhancing skills development and… Read more »
Malawi: Experts Scrutinize, Fine-Tune Competition and Fair Trading Bill, Regulations
Experts including lawyers and economists banged heads to fine-tune the Competition and Fair Trading (CFT) Bill expected to be tabled in Parliament in November this year. Read more »
Malawi: First Lady Chakwera Launches Unifying Campaign to Address Gender Disparities
First Lady Madam Monica Chakwera has launched Unifying campaign, which is aimed at closing the gender gap in education, health and economic empowerment in Malawi. Read more »
September 11, 2023
Malawi: Malawi Cycling Federation to Benefit From Partnerships With International Cycling Union
Malawi holds higher expectations in professional cycling following its signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Glasgow, Scotland with various stakeholders under Union… Read more »
September 06, 2023
Malawi: Ministry to Conduct Polio Supplementary Immunization Campaign From 13-16th Sept, 2023
The Ministry of Health has announced that it will conduct a 2023 second round of polio supplementary immunization campaign from 13th to 16th September 2023 targeting all children… Read more »
September 01, 2023
Malawi: Chakwera Says 800 Medium, Large-Scale Farmers Have Registered in Mega Farms Programme
President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has disclosed that the Mega Farm Support Unit has registered 800 medium and large-scale farmers, with aggregated land holding of 63, 000… Read more »