November 03, 2022
Malawi: Government to Train 300 Traditional Leaders in Digital Literacy
Minister of Information and Digitalization Gospel Kazako has disclosed that the government, through Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra), will train 300 traditional… Read more »
Malawi: President Chakwera Buys First Poppy At K2 Million As He Inaugurates 2022 Poppy Appeal Week
President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera on Wednesday inaugurated the 2022 Poppy Appeal Week with an appeal to Malawians to make generous contributions towards the Poppy Week. Read more »
November 01, 2022
Malawi: Govt Hails Marist Brothers in Malawi for Championing E-Libraries in Under-Resourced Schools
The Malawi Government has hailed Marist Brothers in Malawi for initiating various programmes and initiatives aimed at improving the quality of education in the country. Read more »
Malawi: Malawi Defence Force Officer to Serve Five Years Prison Sentence Over Pangolin
Senior Resident Magistrate James Mankhwazi, sitting at Salima Magistrate Court, on Monday, 31 October 2022, sentenced Malawi Defence Force (MDF) officer Manison Anania Msokwa to… Read more »
Malawi: High Court Judge Kenyatta Nyirenda Rebuffs Chizuma On Ousted IG Kainja
The High Court has dismissed an application by the embattled Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) director Martha Chizuma to stay a judgment in which Judge Kenyatta Nyirenda refused to… Read more »
Malawi: Malawians Are Better Judges and Critics On the Benefits of Many of President Chakwera International and Local Travels--Cama
Consumer Association of Malawi (CAMA) contends that Malawians are better judges and critics on the benefits of many of President Lazarus Chakwera's international and local travels,… Read more »
October 31, 2022
Malawi: Us City Declares October 29, 2022 As Malawi Seattle Association Day
In a bid to cement the relationship that exists between diaspora Malawians and in Washington, the Mayor of the City of Seattle in the United States of America, (USA) Bruce Harrell,… Read more »
October 30, 2022
Malawi: ACB Arrests Ministry of Mines Top Officials for Receiving Bribes to Grant License to Ilomba Granite Mining Company
Two top officials in the Ministry of Mines and Natural Resources, Cassius Chiwambo and Gibson Nyirenda, have been arrested by Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) for allegedly receiving… Read more »
Malawi: No Dialysis Machine in North Malawi, Chakwera Directs to Let the Region Have One
President Lazarus Chakwera has directed Ministry of Health to establish dialysis centre in North Malawi for the first time in over 58 years of independence and failing acute kidney… Read more »
Malawi: Chakwera Defends His Travel Abroad As Very Fruitful That Secured Huge Investment for the Country
President Lazarus Chakwera has defended his travel to the US for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and to Europe, saying he managed to secure investments for the economic… Read more »
October 28, 2022
Malawi: Malawian Girls Treated Like Dogs in Gulf States, Plight Highlighted
Alarming numbers of young Malawian women and girls are being trafficked to Gulf countries such as Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates where they are subjected to sexual,… Read more »
Malawi: Malawi Ranks 66 Out of 140 in World Rule of Law Index
The World Justice Project's original data in 140 countries and jurisdictions shows that adherence to the rule of law fell in 61% of countries this year but Malawi is among the… Read more »
Malawi: Bogus Fertilizer Transaction Scam Is Wake Up Call for Chakwera to Scrutinize Deep-Rooted Corruption in Government Agencies
In applauding President Lazarus Chakwera for his swift and decisive action on the Ministry of Agriculture following reports of a bogus fertiliser transaction, All-African… Read more »
October 27, 2022
Malawi: DPP, Tonse Alliance Partners Back Chakwera On Cabinet Reshuffle
Opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and political parties in the Tonse Alliance government say they are in support of President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera's decision… Read more »
October 26, 2022
Malawi: Former Minister Henry Mussa, Former Director of Information Munthari Convicted of Computers Theft
A court in Lilongwe has convicted former Minister of Information Henry Mussa and former director of Information Gideon Munthari for stealing computers and a generator meant for the… Read more »
Malawi: Ministry Orders Schools in Shire Valley to Start, Knock Off Early Due to Heat Wave
Officials from the Ministry of Education have ordered an alteration to school timetables for schools in Shire Valley districts to start and knockoff early in the wake of the… Read more »
Malawi: Chakwera Fires Lowe As Minister of Agriculture
President Lazarus Chakwera has fired Minister of Agriculture Lobin Lowe and his Deputy Madalitso Kambauwa Wirima over mismanagement of this year's Affordable Input Program (AIP). Read more »
Malawi: High Court Removes Shadreck Namalomba As Parliamentary PAC Chair
The High Court Judge has reinstated Mark Botomani as Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairperson, effectively removing the incumbent Shadreck Namalomba. Read more »
Malawi: Chakwera Orders Attorney General to Recover K750m for Aip Paid Dubiously to a Dubious Firm
President Dr Lazarus Chakwera says he has directed Attorney General Thabo Chakaka-Nyirenda to recover K750 million which ministry of Agriculture paid dubiously to a dubious firm in… Read more »
October 25, 2022
Malawi: UTM MP Arthur Chipungu Arrested for Hitting Traffic Police Officer
Police in Lilongwe have arrested on the run UTM Ntcheu North- East Parliamentarian Arthur Chipungu who has been on the run for a week after hitting a traffic police officer and… Read more »
October 24, 2022
Malawi: Frustrated Chakwera to Provide Aip Roadmap in National Address On Tuesday Night
President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera is set to address the nation on Tuesday night, a development that has raised expectations among Malawians. Read more »
Malawi: Malawians Astounded At K422.5 Million As Cost to Rehabilitate Chief Justice's Residence
Malawians have received with shock news that the Malawi Judiciary intends to rehabilitate Chief Justice's official residence at Nyambadwe in Blantyre at a staggering cost of… Read more »
Malawi: Farmers Improve Livelihoods Through Enhancement of Bee Farming
Rodah Chirwa, from Group Village Head Chipwayira in Traditional Authority Timbiri in Nkhata Bay District, makes at least MK388,000 each time she harvests and sells her honey. Read more »
Malawi: Govt Rolls Out U.S.$160m World Bank-Funded Matching Grants to 200 Farmers Groups
About two hundred farmers groups across the country are poised to access US$160 million worth of World Bank funded matching grants to enhance climate smart agricultural practices… Read more »
October 23, 2022
Malawi: First Capital Bank Donates K3.5m Towards Stroke Support Organisation
One of Malawi's leading commercial banks, First Capital Bank (FCB), has donated K3.5 million towards Stroke Support Organisation (SSO) as one way of helping support the operations… Read more »