December 17, 2025
Malawi: Cost of Living Dip Seen As Early Quick Win for Mutharika Government
Nyasa Times
The marginal drop in the cost of living recorded in November is being cited as an early quick win under policies associated with current president Arthur Peter Mutharika's… Read more »
Malawi: Standard Bank Connects to China Payment System
Nyasa Times
Standard Bank Group has become the first African bank to participate directly in China's Cross-Border Interbank Payment System (CIPS), marking a major milestone in facilitating… Read more »
December 16, 2025
Malawi: Malawi's New Govt Faces Its First Test, a Nationwide State of Disaster
The New Humanitarian
"I try to persuade my children to go to school without eating, telling them that they'll have food after school, because things are difficult." Read more »
Southern Africa: SADC Urged to Act As Madagascar Slips Deeper Into Crisis
Nyasa Times
Malawi State Vice-President Jane Ansah has issued a blunt call to the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation (Troika) to… Read more »
Malawi: Opposition Leader Simplex Chithyola Targeted As Police Descend On Kasungu Farm
Nyasa Times
Reports have emerged that the Malawi Police Service, acting on instructions from higher authorities, is reportedly executing a search warrant at the farm of Simplex Chithyola,… Read more »
Malawi: Tea Production Falls Sharply, but Malawi Earns More Money
Nyasa Times
Malawi's tea production dropped sharply in the third quarter of the year, but the country earned more money from tea exports, according to new figures from the Reserve Bank of… Read more »
Malawi: Bushiri's 'Night of Victory' - Over 15,000 Expected in Lilongwe As ECG Crossover Prayers Promise Spiritual Power and Economic Surge
Nyasa Times
ECG The Jesus Nation Church has announced that its highly anticipated 2025 Crossover Prayers will be held in Lilongwe, setting the stage for a major spiritual and economic event as… Read more »
Malawi: Dowa Farmers Hail Government's Timely Fertiliser Delivery Under FISP
Nyasa Times
Farmers in Dowa District have applauded the government for the swift and affordable provision of fertiliser through the Farm Input Subsidy Programme (FISP), calling it a lifeline… Read more »
Malawi: Emerging Songstress Angellah Masiku to Launch Debut Album At Pre-Christmas Concert
Nyasa Times
As music lovers in Lilongwe gear up for a pre-Christmas celebration, emerging songstress Angellah Masiku is set to mark a major milestone in her music career with the launch of her… Read more »
Malawi: Youth Advocate Charles Kajoloweka Rejects Teveta Board Appointment, Citing Principles and Integrity
Nyasa Times
Youth rights and governance advocate Charles Kajoloweka has once again made a bold statement on ethical leadership, turning down a high-profile government board appointment.… Read more »
Malawi: 'We Choose Joy Over Tears' - Leston Mulli Honours His Late Father By Celebrating Life
Nyasa Times
Renowned businessman Leston Mulli has urged Malawians to remember loved ones with joy and gratitude, saying celebrating life helps families cope better with loss and mental health… Read more »
Malawi: Like a Resting Lion, Mumba Watches As Government Stumbles [column]
Nyasa Times
Like a lion lying low in the tall grass -- silent, observant, and deliberate -- independent Member of Parliament for Mzimba Central, Hon. Eng. Vitumbiko A.Z. Mumba, emerged from… Read more »
Malawi: Analysis | the Politics of Silence [column]
Nyasa Times
In politics, noise is often mistaken for power. Silence, however, can be far more unsettling -- especially when it comes from someone who has proven, time and again, that he knows… Read more »
December 15, 2025
Malawi: Allegations of 'Cash-for-Amnesty' Rock DPP As Arrests Trigger Panic
Nyasa Times
As police tighten the noose on top opposition figures, explosive allegations have emerged suggesting that senior Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) officials may be secretly… Read more »
Malawi: Bail, Hospital Orders and Heavy Charges - MCP Leaders Face Turbulent Court Battles in Lilongwe
Nyasa Times
Malawi's courts on Monday became the latest battlefield in a fast-escalating political and legal storm involving top figures of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP), as separate rulings… Read more »
December 12, 2025
Malawi: Lightning Carnage - 14 Dead, Over 8,000 Homes Damaged As Deadly Rains Pound Malawi
Nyasa Times
Malawi is in the grip of a terrifying rainy season that has already claimed 14 lives and left more than 8,096 households counting the wreckage of shattered homes and broken… Read more »
Malawi: Police Arrest of Vitumbiko Mumba Raises Alarming Questions Over Criminalisation of Dissent
Nyasa Times
A police warrant issued by the Lilongwe Senior Resident Magistrate Court, now in the possession of Nyasatimes, reveals that the arrest of former Minister of Trade and MCP… Read more »
Malawi: Nomads Surge Three Points Clear - - Bullets Left Slipping in the Mud
Nyasa Times
Mighty Wanderers sent their fans into wild, rain-soaked ecstasy yesterday as they danced, sang, and celebrated in the open stands after watching their team storm to the top of the… Read more »
Malawi: CFTC Hits Back - Ministry of Trade, Not the Commission, Shut Down Simama Sugar Shop
Nyasa Times
The Competition and Fair Trading Commission (CFTC) has fired back at growing public confusion, making it clear that it was the Ministry of Trade--not the Commission--that ordered… Read more »
Malawi: Turning Point or Tired Cycle? Questions Emerge Over Malawi's New Reform System
Nyasa Times
Government has unveiled yet another digital platform--this time the Public Sector Reforms Information Management System (PSRIMS)--with First Vice-President Jane Ansah declaring it… Read more »
Malawi: Deforested River Banks - Fueling Floods in Malawi [analysis]
Nyasa Times
Floods have been devastating news in Malawi year after year, leaving thousands displaced and hundreds dead in their persistent wake. While government and other stakeholders… Read more »
Malawi: LCC Under Fire for Sleeping On Duty As Lilongwe Bridge Turns Into a Market Again
Nyasa Times
Lilongwe City Council (LCC) is facing fierce criticism for its laid-back and embarrassingly casual approach to law enforcement after vendors overran the newly-constructed Lilongwe… Read more »
December 11, 2025
Malawi: Govt Sparks Uproar With Dubious Parastatal Boards - Illegal, Conflicted, and Tone-Deaf
Nyasa Times
Critics have come out swinging against government's newly announced parastatal boards, describing the appointments as chaotic, opaque and--in some cases--legally questionable. Read more »
December 10, 2025
Malawi: Poor Sanitation Escalates Maternal Deaths in Malawi
Nyasa Times
The Ministry of Health and Sanitation has raised alarm over the deadly impact of poor Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) conditions in Malawi's healthcare facilities, revealing… Read more »
Malawi: Malawi At a Breaking Point - New World Bank Report Warns of Deepening Fiscal Crisis and a Narrow Window for Rescue
Nyasa Times
Malawi is standing on the edge of its most dangerous financial cliff in decades, a new Public Finance Review by the World Bank has warned--painting a sobering picture of an economy… Read more »
