June 25
Malawi: Luanar Faces Growing Labour Crisis As Salary Talks Collapse, Strike Threat Looms
Nyasa Times
A major labour crisis is brewing at Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources after staff unions formally declared a labour dispute with university management… Read more »
Malawi: Fresh Freeze On Yusuf Investments and Amaryllis Hotel Accounts Sparks Fresh Rule of Law Questions
Nyasa Times
A fresh decision by Malawi's Financial Intelligence Authority (FIA) to freeze bank accounts belonging to Yusuf Investments Limited and Amaryllis Hotel has triggered serious… Read more »
June 24
Malawi: Chilima Crash Inquiry - Plane Crashed After Severe Weather Warning, Expired Locator System and Resource Strain Revealed
Nyasa Times
Fresh testimony before Parliament has raised troubling questions about the circumstances surrounding the military flight that claimed the life of former Vice-President Saulos… Read more »
Malawi: Malawi's New National Action Plan On Albinism [press release]
HRW
For years, efforts to protect the rights of people with albinism in Malawi have rightly focused on ending horrific attacks, killings, abductions, and grave tampering. These efforts… Read more »
Malawi: Chilima Crash 'Could Not Be Stopped' - Captain Nthani's Shocking Testimony That Can Rewrite the Crash Narrative
Nyasa Times
Former Zomba Air Base Operations and Training Officer Captain Henry Nthani has delivered one of the strongest and most emotionally charged assessments yet of the military aircraft… Read more »
Malawi: Malawian Vendor Stoned to Death in South Africa As Another Migrant Is Arrested Over Child Rape Allegation
Nyasa Times
A Malawian street vendor has reportedly been killed in a violent attack in Durban, South Africa, while South African authorities say another undocumented Malawian national has been… Read more »
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Malawi: Malawi - African Development Fund Approves $8.5m Grant to Restore Cyclone-Ravaged Irrigation Schemes
African Development Bank (AfDB)
The Board of Governors of the African Development Bank Group has approved an $8.49 million grant from the African Development Fund (ADF) to support Malawian communities hit by… Read more »
Malawi: Court Orders FAM to Allow Expelled Members to Attend AGM As Affiliates
Nyasa Times
The High Court of Malawi has ordered that recently expelled Football Association of Malawi (FAM) affiliates--the National Football Coaches Association (NFCA), National Youth… Read more »
Malawi: Diplomatic Facade? How a Businessman's Claimed Consular Role Sparked Questions Over Malawi's Oversight
Nyasa Times
For years, businessman Mahmood Azhar Chaudhry moved in influential circles, displaying what appeared to be the trappings of diplomatic status: a residence identified as the… Read more »
South Africa: Hundreds of Malawians Queuing for Buses in Durban
GroundUp
Home Affairs official says it is not certain that everyone will have been assisted by 30 June Read more »
Malawi: CSOs Challenge OPC's Alleged Role in Escom Procurement, Warn of Threat to Malawi 2063 Goals
Nyasa Times
A coalition of human rights activists and civil society organisations (CSOs) has announced plans to seek judicial intervention over what it describes as persistent interference by… Read more »
Malawi: FCB Gives Dodma K150 Million for Malawians' Repatriation From RSA
Nyasa Times
First Capital Bank (FCB) has donated K150 million to the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) to support the repatriation of thousands of Malawians from South Africa… Read more »
Malawi: When Leaders Starve Institutions, Should Technocrats Carry the Blame?
Nyasa Times
The testimony presented before the parliamentary inquiry into the Chikangawa military aircraft crash exposes an uncomfortable truth that extends far beyond aviation safety. It… Read more »
Malawi: 'This Is Your Army, Our Army - Help It' - MDF Chiefs Expose Critical Shortages At Chilima Crash Inquiry
Nyasa Times
Former Paul Valentino Phiri and his successor George Jafu have issued a stark warning over critical shortages of equipment and resources in the Malawi Defence Force (MDF), telling… Read more »
Malawi: Local Government Minister Ben Phiri Warns Politicians Against Interfering With CDF Funds
Nyasa Times
As the government prepares to begin disbursing Constituency Development Fund (CDF) allocations, Minister of Local Government Ben Phiri has warned politicians against interfering in… Read more »
Malawi: Anger in Mzimba As Chief Accused of Weaponising Government Recruitment to Punish Rivals
Nyasa Times
Young people in Kafukule constituency are threatening legal action to halt a government recruitment process they say has been manipulated by a traditional leader to punish… Read more »
Malawi: Malawi Records Sharp Drop in Malaria Cases but Health Officials Say Fight Is Far From Over
Nyasa Times
Malawi has recorded a significant decline in malaria cases during the first half of 2026, raising hopes that the country is making progress in its fight against one of its… Read more »
Malawi: Malawian Woman Evacuated From Xenophobic Violence in South Africa Dies On Journey Home
Nyasa Times
A Malawian woman who had survived xenophobic violence in South Africa and was being evacuated back home has died suddenly while travelling through Zimbabwe, turning what should… Read more »
Malawi: Tobacco Sales Hit K258.5 Billion in 9 Weeks, but Earnings Still Trail Last Year
Nyasa Times
Malawi's 2026 tobacco marketing season has generated K258.5 billion in the first nine weeks, with farmers selling 71.8 million kilograms of leaf, according to official market… Read more »
Malawi: FMB Capital Holdings, Visa Seal Digital Payments Deal
Nyasa Times
FMB Capital Holdings, a parent company for First Capital Bank (FCB), has entered into a five-year strategic partnership with global payments technology company, Visa, to accelerate… Read more »
Malawi: Open Letter to APM - Is the Ministry of Lands Quietly Mortgaging Malawi? [opinion]
Nyasa Times
Mr. President, Read more »
June 23
Malawi: South Africa's Top Court Rules Edgar Lungu Will Be Buried in South Africa, Hands Victory to Family
Nyasa Times
Former Zambian President Edgar Chagwa Lungu will be buried in South Africa after the country's Supreme Court of Appeal overturned an earlier ruling that would have allowed the… Read more »
Malawi: Malawians Face 5-Year Jail Threat for 'Dirty Talk' - Top Lawyer Sounds Alarm
Nyasa Times
Malawians have been hit with a shock warning: one sexually offensive remark could land you behind bars for FIVE YEARS -- or cost you a cool K1 million -- as a top lawyer blasts the… Read more »
Malawi: Thom Mpinganjira Family Donates K100 Million to Help Bring Back Malawians From South Africa
Nyasa Times
The family of Dr. Thomson Mpinganjira has donated K100 million to the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) to support the repatriation of Malawians facing hardship and… Read more »
South Africa: Government Clarifies Status of Malawian Nationals in Sophiatown
SAnews.gov.za
The South African Government has explained that the group of approximately 500 Malawian nationals accommodated in Newlands, Sophiatown, is awaiting the finalisation of… Read more »
Malawi: Court Declines ACB Request to Extend Freeze On Over K35 Billion Linked to Yusuf Investment
Nyasa Times
A court has rejected an application by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) seeking to extend an order freezing more than K35 billion held in bank accounts belonging to officials of… Read more »
