Malawi: NBM PLC Supports 2025 African Youth Chess Championship With K12.4 Million

The National Bank of Malawi (NBM) plc has handed over K12.4 million to Chess Association of Malawi (CHESSAM) to support Malawi's participation at the 2025 African Youth Chess… Read more »

Malawi: Absent MPs to Lose Allowances As Speaker Cracks the Whip

Parliament has finally drawn the line on chronic absenteeism as Speaker Catherine Gotani Hara announced that Members of Parliament (MPs) who skip sittings without valid reasons… Read more »

Malawi: Greenbelt Revival - Government Steps On the Gas to Turn Karonga Into Malawi's Rice Powerhouse

The Malawi Government has pledged to fast-track the completion of the Nthola-Ilola Irrigation Scheme under the Greenbelt Authority (GBA), a multi-billion-kwacha project tipped to… Read more »

Malawi: Tax Hikes Push Malawians Deeper Into Poverty As Wages Collapse Under Rising Cost of Living

Malawians are sinking deeper into an unprecedented cost-of-living crisis as newly revised taxes collide with stagnant wages, leaving millions trapped between shrinking incomes and… Read more »

Malawi: Malawi's Designers Take Center Stage As Creative DNA Malawi Launches With VP Ansah

Malawi's creative sector received a major boost this week with the official launch of Creative DNA Malawi, an initiative aimed at elevating local fashion talent. Read more »

Malawi: Is Malga Operating Illegally? MPs Move in As Cold War Over Power and CDF Explodes

A fierce political storm is brewing at the heart of Malawi's local governance system as Members of Parliament (MPs) have moved to investigate the legal standing of the Malawi Local… Read more »

Malawi: Government Unveils Key Fee Changes Under Free Secondary Education Plan

Minister of Education, Science and Technology Bright Msaka has outlined sweeping fee reforms as part of the government's plan to roll out the Free Secondary Education Policy,… Read more »

Malawi: Malawi's Moral Crossroads - How Long Will the Death Penalty Haunt a Nation of Rights?

Malawi stands at a critical moral and legal crossroads: should it continue to maintain the death penalty, a colonial-era relic, or join a growing chorus of nations moving toward… Read more »

Malawi: Parliament Greenlights Controversial CDF Bill, Sparks Outcry Over MP Control

In a move that has sent shockwaves through Malawi's governance landscape, Parliament has approved Bill No. 2 of 2025, a Constitutional Amendment that enshrines the Constituency… Read more »

Malawi: 3800 Civil Servants Under Probe in Explosive FISP Corruption Scandal

A major corruption scandal has rocked the 2025-2026 Fertiliser Input Subsidy Programme (FISP) after the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation revealed that 3,800 civil servants… Read more »

Malawi: Legal Affairs Committee Under Fire for 'Constitutional Vandalism' in CDF Bill

The Legal Affairs Committee of Parliament is facing fierce national backlash after civil society organisations under the National Advocacy Platform (NAP) accused it of deliberately… Read more »

Malawi: AHF Calls for More Trained Health Workers to Strengthen HIV and Mental Health Services

The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) has urged government to recruit and train more health workers to bolster HIV and AIDS prevention efforts and improve mental health support,… Read more »

Malawi: Hidden Cost of Kabaza Crashes - a National Crisis We Are Pretending Not to See

Malawi's health system is gasping for air. It survives on donor drip-lines--47 percent of our health spending comes from donors, while government manages a mere quarter. Yet in… Read more »

Malawi: Hooked and Held Back - How Social Media Is Stealing Productivity From Malawian Youth

Every generation faces a defining force--something powerful enough to shape its identity, choices, and future. For today's Malawian youth, that force is social media. What began as… Read more »

Malawi: Chithyola Banda - Political Icon Defining Leadership

As the First Meeting of the 52nd Session of Parliament rises sine die this Friday, 5th December 2025, after five weeks of deliberations, the sitting leaves behind a trail of… Read more »

Malawi: Same Warnings, No Change - MBC in the Crosshairs Again

Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Shadric Namalomba, has issued yet another warning to the Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) over alleged unprofessionalism… Read more »

Malawi: Parliament Halts Contentious Tax Bill As Public Fury Mounts

Parliament has failed to pass the highly contentious Taxation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill of 2025 after deep divisions erupted in the House over a raft of new tax measures that many… Read more »

Malawi: Online Outrage - Malawians React to Cyberbullying Targeting Woman Known As Rita

A heated discussion has erupted on Facebook following Ayuba James's post highlighting the growing cyberbullying directed at a Malawian woman known publicly as Rita or Ritaa. The… Read more »

Malawi: All Set for 2025 Malawi Grassroots Soccer Festival

All is set for the 2025 Malawi Grassroots Soccer Festival, where the future stars of Malawi football will take centre stage this Saturday at Mzuzu Stadium. Read more »

Malawi: Esau Kanyenda Battling Liver Cancer, Slams Death Rumours As Malawi Rallies Behind the 'Black Mamba'

Former Malawi international football star Esau "Black Mamba" Kanyenda has revealed that he has been diagnosed with liver cancer and is undergoing treatment in the United Kingdom,… Read more »

Malawi: NBM PLC Lauds Scorchers' Form At the Three Nations Tourney

National Bank of Malawi (NBM) plc, says it is impressed with the Scorchers' overall performance in the Women's Three-Nations Tournament underway in Lilongwe as the team prepares… Read more »

Malawi: Mzuni Dominates NM Tessam Sports Festival

Mzuzu University (MZUNI) emerged as the overall winner of the Tertiary Students Sports Association of Malawi (TESSAM) Weekend Sports Festival, held on Saturday and Sunday at the… Read more »

Malawi: Committees Lament Prize-Less Pool Tourney At Regional Level

After years without sponsorship for a national pool tournament, teams across the country's four regions have begun competing in the K36 million championship, courtesy of Castel… Read more »

Malawi: Parliamentary Committee On Health Lobby for Increased Collaboration On Srhr

Parliamentary Committee on Health says there is need for stakeholders in health sector to collaborate in increasing Women's access to Sexual Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) as… Read more »

Malawi: The Power of Peaceful Protest - Are Demonstrations Still Relevant in Malawi's Democracy?

Malawi's democratic landscape has been marked by a long history of peaceful protests, from the transition to multiparty democracy in the 1990s to recent demands for electoral… Read more »