December 10, 2025
Malawi: MEC Joins Global Community in Commemorating International Anti-Corruption Day - Malawi Electoral Commission [press release]
MEC Malawi
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has joined the Government, citizens, and the international community in commemorating International Anti-Corruption Day, observed annually on… Read more »
December 09, 2025
Malawi: Sugar Crisis Turns Desperate As Traders Sleep Outside Nkhotakota Depot
Nyasa Times
The sugar shortage in Malawi has now reached breaking point, and nowhere is the crisis more visible than in Nkhotakota, where desperate traders are sleeping outside the district's… Read more »
Malawi: World Bank Paints Gloomy Picture of Malawi's Economy, Raises Red Flag On Soaring Wage Bill - Govt Says It Is Addressing the Crisis
Nyasa Times
The World Bank has sounded one of its sternest warnings yet on Malawi's deteriorating public finances, highlighting a ballooning wage bill, crippling debt, and deep structural… Read more »
Malawi: ACB Pushes for Warrant-Free Arrest Powers As Chembezi Decries Rising Obstruction in Anti-Corruption Fight
Nyasa Times
Acting Director General of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Gabriel Chembezi, has called on the government to urgently review the Corrupt Practices Act to give the graft-busting… Read more »
Malawi: Govt Trapped in Its Own Fire - Reckless Secondments Throw State Into Legal Chaos [editorial]
Nyasa Times
The Malawi Government is now wrestling with the deadly consequences of its rash and poorly-thought-out secondments, as senior police commissioners drag it into a deepening legal… Read more »
Malawi: Chiefs in Thyolo Accused of Hijacking FISP, Forcing Farmers to Share Fertilizer Meant for Individual Households
Nyasa Times
A fresh scandal has erupted in Thyolo after revelations that some traditional leaders are openly defying Farm Input Subsidy Programme (FISP) guidelines by imposing their own… Read more »
Malawi: South African Star MaWhoo Lights Up Lilongwe With a Joy-Filled, Dance-Packed Experience
Nyasa Times
Lilongwe woke up smiling today after MaWhoo turned the Bingu International Convention Centre (BICC) Amphitheatre into a glowing, music-soaked playground during the MaWhoo… Read more »
Malawi: MP Jimion Nyanda Hands Over Rebuilt Chisiyo Police Station in Lilongwe Central
Nyasa Times
Lilongwe Central MP Jimion Nyanda has officially handed over a newly rebuilt Chisiyo Police Station to residents of Zamkutu in the area of Senior Chief Kalumba. The project, which… Read more »
Malawi: MLS Tears Into CDF Amendment - 'A Law Driven By Self-Interest, Not the People'
Nyasa Times
The Malawi Law Society (MLS) has delivered a blistering rebuke of Parliament's decision to bulldoze the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) Constitutional Amendment Bill--warning… Read more »
Malawi: Prophet Shepherd Bushiri Injects K5.8 Billion in One Year, Cements His Place As One of Malawi's Greatest Humanitarians
Nyasa Times
Prophet Shepherd Bushiri has once again demonstrated why many regard him as one of Malawi's most impactful humanitarians. Through the Goshen City Trust and the Shepherd Bushiri… Read more »
Malawi: Mwaiwathu and Blantyre Adventist Shine As Malawi Celebrates New 5-Star Hospitals
Nyasa Times
Malawi's health sector has received a major boost as Mwaiwathu Private Hospital and Blantyre Adventist Hospital have earned prestigious five-star ratings from the Ministry of… Read more »
Malawi: Nico Group Donates K97 Million Worth of Furniture to Unima
Nyasa Times
NICO Group, which includes NBS Bank and ERIS Properties, has donated 80 six-seater desks and chairs valued at K97 million to the University of Malawi (UNIMA) in Zomba. The… Read more »
