August 12, 2022
Malawi: Leakage-Free Junior Certificate of Education Exams Delights Govt
Deputy Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Monica Chang'anamuno, has commended stakeholders for ensuring that there was no leakage and cases of cheating during the… Read more »
August 11, 2022
Malawi: Police Arrest Former MEC Commissioner's Driver Over Court Case On Blocking Chakwera's Presidential Convoy
Police on Wednesday arrested former driver to Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) commissioner Linda Kunje after he absconded from a court proceeding. Read more »
Malawi: UTM Cadres After 44 Vehicles Whistleblower
A whistle blower who tipped graft busting body, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on UTM dubious purchase of 44 vehicles some months ago says he is now living in fear. Read more »
August 10, 2022
Malawi: Regulator Developing E-Waste Strategy to Protect Environment and Citizens' Health #AfricaClimateCrisis
Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) is in the process of developing an E-waste strategy to address issues of management involving any electrical and electronic… Read more »
Malawi: CSOs Demand Parliament to Withdraw Motion Summoning High Court Judge
Some civil society groups have demanded parliament to withdraw a motion summoning High Court Judge Ken Manda over his ruling on the sale of a filling station in Lilongwe, saying… Read more »
August 08, 2022
Malawi: Govt Says Oil Pipeline Construction On the Cards
Government says plans are still on the cards to construct an oil pipeline from either Beira or Nacala in Mozambique to Blantyre. Read more »
August 07, 2022
Malawi: Finance Minister Upbeat On IMF Extended Credit Facility
Finance minister Sosten Gwengwe says he is upbeat Malawi will get the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) saying talks with the IMF are on track. Read more »
August 06, 2022
Malawi: Officials In VP's Party Named In Funding Scandal
Top UTM officials have been named in a serious funding scandal towards the spate of violent protests aimed at forcing President Dr Lazarus Chakwera to resign. Read more »
August 04, 2022
Malawi: Parliament Suspends Deliberations Over Dubious Sale of Filling Station
Parliament was suspended on Thursday morning to allow the House leadership hold an emergency meeting to discuss a Private Member's motion by Dowa West MP Abel Kayembe who is… Read more »
August 03, 2022
Malawi: Govt Gets Tough On Exam Cheating
The Minister of Education Agnes NyaLonje has disclosed that the current administration is devising stringent measures to decisively deal with factors that have lately contributed… Read more »
August 02, 2022
Malawi: Few UTM Supporters Show Up for Demonstrations in Blantre
Saulos Chilima's UTM must be groaning inwardly after the demonstrations they sponsored on Tuesday in Blantyre failed to live up to expectation. Read more »
Malawi: Malawi Government Gives U.S.$560 000 for Tourism Matching Grants
Minister of Tourism Michael Usi has presented matching grants to 18 successful Tourism operators totalling over K400 million. Read more »
Malawi: Parastatal Boards Score Lowly
Some commentators in the country have said the performance of boards of directors for the various government parastatals in the last three years leave a lot to be desired and have… Read more »
August 01, 2022
Malawi: Parley Committees Excited With Tourist Boom At the Incomplete Goshen City
Members of Parliament that visited Goshen City on Saturday expressed excitement with the number of tourists visiting the construction even before completion of first phase this… Read more »
July 30, 2022
Malawi: Govt Demands U.S.$309.6 Billion From U.S. Company for Illegal Mining in Malawi
Under instructions from the Minister of Finance, Malawi's Attorney General, Thabo Chakaka-Nyirenda has written Columbia Gem House of Vancouver, USA demanding US$309.6 billion as… Read more »
Malawi: Ministry of Mining Refutes Rumours of Raw Deal Involving Sovereign Metals Limited
The Ministry of Mining says there is no existing mining development agreement between the Malawi Government and foreign investor, Sovereign Metals Limited over rutile mineral… Read more »
July 28, 2022
Malawi: Govt Steps Up Efforts to Safeguard Indigenous Malawians' Rights to Land
Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development Sam Dalitso Kawale has described the Land Information Management System (LMIS) the ministry has developed as timely in addressing… Read more »
Malawi: Opposition Walk Out of Parliament
Opposition members of Parliament walked out of Parliament on Thursday following disagreements on the issue regarding the alleged abduction of Cdedi executive director Sylvester… Read more »
Malawi: Kapichira Hydro Power Station to Be Restored By December
Erratic power supply in the country may come to an end by December when operations of Kapichira Hydro Power Station will be restored. Read more »
Malawi: Chikwawa Working to Mainstream Youth and Children in Development Strategy
Chikwawa District Council has gone an extra mile in incorporating youth and children to have a voice in a bid to participate actively in governance and development that the… Read more »
Malawi: Chakwera Vows to "Smoke Out" All Corrupt Individuals
The honeymoon is over for all corrupt individuals across all sectors. This is the message, which President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera sent on Tuesday at the closing of a two-day National… Read more »
Malawi: Medical Drug Factory to Be Constructed in Lilongwe
A company known as Malawi Israel Gold has been allocated 11 hectares of land in Lilongwe where a drug manufacturing factory will be constructed. Read more »
July 27, 2022
Malawi: Poor Sanitation Accounts for 52 Percent of the Total Disease Burden in Malawi
Poor sanitation accounts for 52 percent of the total disease burden in Malawi, with diarrhoea alone accounting for seven per cent of under-five deaths, latest statistics have… Read more »
Malawi: Chakwera Vows to Claim Back Externalized Resources
President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera says where evidence is available, he will claim back all the resources that have been siphoned out of the country to foreign nations through corrupt… Read more »
Malawi: 'Govt Formulating Stringent Measures to Deal With Unscrupulous Investors in Mining Sector'
The Minister of Mining Dr. Albert Mbawala has disclosed that the ministry is formulating stringent measures for ensuring that Malawians do not fall victim again to unscrupulous… Read more »