All of Africa Today - October 1, 2026 [press review]
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Chivayo, the Tycoon Who Bought His Way Into Malawi's Elite, Killed in Helicopter Crash
Nyasa Times
Controversial Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo -- the flamboyant tycoon whose eye-watering K1.7 billion (£800,000/$1 million) donation to a charity chaired by Malawi's… Read more »
Malawi Unveils Plans for New Railway Link to Tanzania As Transport Costs Squeeze Consumers
Nyasa Times
Malawi has dramatically ramped up plans to build a brand new north-bound railway connecting the landlocked nation to the Tanzania-Zambia rail network, in a bold bid to slash… Read more »
Zambian Hitmaker Yo Maps Set to Headline Sand Music Festival As Organisers Confirm Final Details for Beachside Bash
Nyasa Times
Music fans across Malawi are gearing up for a weekend of beats and sunshine, after organisers confirmed Zambian star Yo Maps as the headline act for this year's Sand Music… Read more »
Army Boss in Cuffs - Ex-Malawi Defence Force Commander Arrested Over 'Illegal Arms Trafficking' and Terrorism-Linked Offences
Nyasa Times
A retired former commander of the Malawi Defence Force has been dramatically arrested over allegations of illegal arms trafficking in a case set to rock the country's security… Read more »
General Phiri's Court Date Abruptly Postponed - As He's Hauled Into Police Custody
Nyasa Times
Dramatic scenes unfolded outside a Lilongwe courthouse as former Malawi Defence Force commander General Paul Valentino Phiri was abruptly sent away on the eve of his scheduled… Read more »
Luanar Professor Calls for Greater Youth Participation in Malawi's Economic Development
Nyasa Times
Newly inaugurated Professor Kennedy Machira of the Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) has called for deliberate measures to ensure that Malawi's… Read more »
Race Against Tine - ACB Scramble to Keep Lid On Funds From Amaryllis Hotel Deal Before Crucial Deadline Expires
Nyasa Times
Malawi's Anti-Corruption Bureau is locked in a desperate race against the clock to keep a tight grip on funds tied to the controversial purchase of the plush Amaryllis Hotel --… Read more »
Minister Ben Phiri Leads Mourners At Emotional Funeral of Dethroned Former Paramount Chief
Nyasa Times
Mourners gathered in Bolero on Thursday to pay their final respects to former acting Paramount Chief Chikulamayembe, Mtima Walter Gondwe, in an emotional ceremony attended by… Read more »
MPs Demand Answers After Army and Police Clash Over Chilima Wreckage Discovery
Nyasa Times
A baffling one-hour discrepancy has emerged over the moment the wreckage of the aircraft carrying former Vice-President Saulos Chilima and eight others was discovered -- raising… Read more »
Malawi Puts $1,000 Limit On Cash in Your Pocket
Nyasa Times
Malawians and visitors alike are facing a dramatic new crackdown on cash, after the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) slapped sweeping restrictions on the physical possession and… Read more »
From Seaweed to Sanitary Pads - Malawian Scientist Pushes to Build Solutions in Africa
allAfrica
"You can have a brilliant solution and still struggle to get it in front of the right people." Read more »
Malawi's Fuel Shortage Is a Forex Crisis Wearing a Different Face
Nyasa Times
There is a particular kind of queue that tells you more about the state of a nation than any government press release. It forms outside a filling station, it does not move for… Read more »
As Ration Cuts Bite, Malawi's Refugees Lose Vital Lifelines
The New Humanitarian
An $8 payment barely covers a week's needs. From inside Dzaleka, a refugee describes life as food aid, jobs and other lifelines disappear. Read more »
Msaka Says Malawi Must Harness Health Science to Boost Economy
Nyasa Times
Malawi's Minister of Education, Science and Technology has delivered a rallying cry to the country's brightest medical minds, insisting health research must be viewed as far more… Read more »
