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: Former President Chakwera Accuses Govt of Political Persecution
Former President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has broken his silence with a scathing warning over what he describes as a dangerous collapse of the rule of law, accusing the State… 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: 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 »
Malawi: Malawi Sees Carbon Trading As New Frontier for Sustainable Development
The Malawi Government says carbon trading presents a new and significant financing frontier for sustainable socio-economic development. Read more »
Malawi: Pil Donates K400 Million Fuel for Food Relief Efforts
Petroleum Importers Limited (PIL), has stepped in to support government efforts to address food insecurity by donating fuel worth K400 million to the Office of the President and… Read more »
Malawi: Mwanamveka Unbundles Bold Steps On Youth Empowerment
Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Decentralisation Joseph Mwanamveka on Monday outlined bold fiscal and policy measures aimed at transforming Malawi's youth into active… Read more »
Malawi: Dodma Decommissions Camps in Nkhotakota As Flood Victims Return to Normal Life
The Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) has begun decommissioning displacement camps in Nkhotakota District, paving the way for flood-affected households to return to… Read more »
Malawi: Malawians Are No Longer Passive - Politicians Must Learn
For decades, Malawian politics thrived on a dangerous assumption: that citizens would complain quietly, forget quickly, and ultimately accept whatever their leaders served them.… 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 »
Senegal: President Declares National Holiday As Senegal Conquers Africa in Chaos-Filled Afcon Final
Senegal woke up to a nation-wide paid holiday on Monday after President Bassirou Diomaye Faye moved swiftly to honour what he called a "historic triumph for national pride,"… Read more »
Malawi: Independents Swell DPP Ranks to 99 - Power Without Control in Parliament
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has emerged from the post-September 16 elections with renewed parliamentary muscle--but not enough to rule unchallenged. Read more »
Malawi: Belshazzar's Feast - When a Tree-Planting Ceremony Became a Political Victory Lap
January 16, 2026. Phalombe District. A crowd gathered for hope, 41 million trees to be planted, communities to be rebuilt after devastating floods, resilience against climate… Read more »
Malawi: 30,000 Jobs, 270,000 Job Seekers - Why Malawi's Youth Are Locked Out
Malawi is creating only 30,000 formal jobs each year, yet about 270,000 young people enter the labour market annually. This means that every year, the vast majority of youths are… Read more »
Malawi: Cholera Strikes Again - Why Is an 18th-Century Disease Still Killing Malawians in 2026?
Shock and anger are growing as suspected cholera cases jumped from 211 to 280 in just one week, a sharp 32.7 percent increase, raising fresh fears that Malawi is sliding into… Read more »
Malawi: Exports in Free Fall - Malawi Squanders Up to 70 Percent of Produce Potential As Trade Deficit Deepens
Malawi's agricultural export sector is not just stagnating--it is bleeding. Read more »
Malawi: Escom Launches Investigation After Fatal Accident At Nsaru Site
The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has launched a formal internal investigation following a tragic accident at its Nsaru site in Lilongwe on Sunday, January 18,… Read more »
January 18
Malawi: Police Named Malawi's Top Human Rights Abusers in Explosive NSO Report
The Malawi Police Service--constitutionally mandated to protect citizens--has been exposed as the country's leading perpetrator of human rights violations, in a damning National… Read more »
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: School Desks to Psychiatric Wards - Dr Raphael Piringu Reveals 70 Percent of Zomba Mental Hospital Patients Are Students
Classrooms across Malawi are quietly emptying into psychiatric wards, as officials at Zomba Mental Hospital drop a chilling bombshell: seven out of every ten patients at the… Read more »
Malawi: Call It FDH Bank Premiership! Fdh Bank PLC Takes Over Super League With K5 Billion Sponsorship
FDH Bank plc has officially taken over sponsorship of Malawi's top-flight football league with a landmark K5 billion deal that will run for five years, marking a new era for elite… Read more »
Malawi: NBM PLC's Akossa Hiwa Named Africa's Top 100 Corporate Communications Leaders
National Bank of Malawi (NBM) plc's Marketing and Corporate Affairs Manager, Akossa Hiwa, has been recognised among the Top 100 Corporate Communications Leaders in Africa by Africa… Read more »
Malawi: Mzimba Hora Held Hostage - Martha Ngwira's Court Maneuvers Freeze By-Election, Betray Voters
Mzimba Hora is paralysed--and its people are paying the price--as Martha Ngwira, an MP whose election was nullified for vote buying, clings to power through legal maneuvering that… Read more »
Malawi: Hymns to Heist? Gospel Musician Carol Kadzuwa Vanishes With K52 Million Bank Nkhonde Payout in Limbo
A gospel musician who sang about faith and integrity is now at the centre of a K52 million cash scandal, after she reportedly disappeared without a trace just days before a Bank… Read more »
Malawi: Fewer Learners Registered for 2026 National Exams, Raising Serious Concern
The Malawi National Examinations Board (MANEB) has finished registering candidates for the 2026 national examinations, but the numbers show fewer learners will sit exams this year… Read more »
