Malawi officially confirms its participation in EXPO 2027 Belgrade

BELGRADE - The east African state of Malawi has officially confirmed its participation in EXPO 2027 Belgrade, joining 120 other countries that will be presenting their renditions of the event's main theme, Play for Humanity: Sport and Music for...

Uganda Vs Malawi Highlights, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Regional Final 2025: UGA Win By 117 Runs, Finish 5th

Uganda Squad: Raghav Dhawan, Ronald Lutaaya, Robinson Obuya, Sumeet Verma, Riazat Ali Shah (c), Dinesh Nakrani, Cyrus Kakuru (w), Alpesh Ramjani, Frank Nsubuga, Cosmas Kyewuta, Henry Ssenyondo, Joseph Baguma, Juma Miyagi, Innocent Mwebaze, Gaurav...

PCL backs ECAMA Conference to shape Malawi’s economic future

As Malawi continues to search for solutions to unlock faster economic growth, expectations are high ahead of this year’s Economics Association of Malawi (ECAMA) Annual Conference, which has been backed by a K6 million sponsorship from Press...

Malawi Currency Reform: Namiwa Advocates Limiting Kwacha to 1,000 Notes

By Suleman Chitera Lilongwe, Malawi – The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiative (CDEDI), led by Sylvester Namiwa, has called for a significant reform of Malawi’s currency. The organization emphasized that the country’s currency...

Malawi Liverpool Wellcome researcher wins KUHeS Research Excellence Award

Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Programme researcher, Dr. Akuzike Kalizang’oma, has been named Male Early Career Researcher of the Year at the KUHeS Research Excellence Awards, held as part of this year’s Research Dissemination Conference in Blantyre....

Malawi urged to confront development gaps as researchers call for evidence-based policy

Health researchers are raising the alarm on gaps in Malawi’s child development and healthcare systems, as the 4th Research Dissemination Conference, organized by the Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (KUHeS) gets underway in Blantyre. The...

Congolese, Nigerians Nabbed for Passport Fraud in Lilongwe

198 words • approx. 1 min read Police in Lilongwe have arrested a Congolese national and two Nigerians on suspicion of fraudulently entering the country and forging Malawian citizenship certificates, which they intended to use to obtain passports....

Women Still Facing an Uphill Task in Malawi Politics Despite Modest Gains

Malawi has once again fallen short of its own promises on gender equality, with the September 16 elections exposing the steep and stubborn climb that women continue to face in breaking into political decision-making spaces. Maggie Kathewera-Banda...

Analyst hails crowded presidential race as proof of Malawi’s democratic maturity

Malawi’s September 16 election, which attracted a record 17 presidential candidates, has been hailed as a sign of the country’s democratic maturity, showing that more voices and choices can coexist without weakening the process. In an interview...

Nigerians arrested for passport fraud in Malawi

Two Nigerian nationals and a Congolese man have been arrested in Malawi’s capital, Lilongwe, on charges of immigration fraud after allegedly entering the country illegally and attempting to obtain Malawian passports using forged identity...

Walter Nyamilandu makes historic move from football leadership to Malawi’s Parliament

Blantyre, October 2 – Walter Nyamilandu Manda, the former president of the Football Association of Malawi (FAM), has officially transitioned from sports administration to national politics by winning the parliamentary seat for Nsanje South West...

Lazarus Chakwera: A pastor whose legacy remains in shambles after messing up Malawi (2020–2025)

In June 2020, Malawi elected Lazarus Chakwera, a former Assemblies of God pastor, as president. His rise to power was seen by many as a beacon of hope for change and reform. However, his administration faced significant challenges that highlighted...

Youths in Lilongwe demand reproductive health services

Youths in Lilongwe have expressed concern with challenges they face in accessing sexual and reproductive health services in public health facilities. Speaking on Tuesday during a training for peer mobilisers in Lilongwe that YouthNet and...

Peter Mutharika to Be Sworn in as Malawi’s Seventh President on Saturday

Blantyre, Malawi — President-elect Peter Mutharika will officially be sworn in as Malawi’s seventh Head of State this Saturday, October 4, 2025, at Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre. The ceremony will mark the beginning of his second tenure in the...

Malawi’s social protection value on the decline—UN

The United Nations (UN) has said the value of Malawi’s social cash transfer continues to erode in the face of prevailing macro-fiscal challenges. The challenges, being exacerbated by high inflation rate at 28.2 percent, exchange rate pressures and...

Malawi goes thirsty as temperatures rise

In Dame Village, fetching water is a daily struggle. Every morning, Nasimita Lingilirani, 45, join sa procession of weary women and children with buckets, jerry cans and fading hope. They march to the village’s only borehole, praying it still has...

New govt in Malawi has Increased petrol price at MWK3,499, which is K48.11 in Zambian Kwacha

# REVIEW OF PRICES OF PETROL AND DIESEL **Regulating Energy for Sustainable Development** The Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) considered trends in prices of petroleum products on the international market as well as exchange rate...

Why should Football Association of Malawi headquarters be transferred to Lilongwe?

THE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT—Capital HillSometimes, I laugh at how impractical some people are. I mean, when I think that rational thinking is as common as common sense, decisions some people make bring me back to the reality that, indeed, common sense...

Shoprite exits Malawi, extending its retreat from the continent

Shoprite's exit reflects problems in Africa's investment climate that extend beyond retail. (Wikimedia Commons) Malawi has become the latest casualty in what analysts described as the most significant retail retreat in modern African history after...

Unidentified Man Found Dead in Lake Malawi, Nkhata Bay

Published on October 2, 2025 at 8:54 AM by Evance Kapito 111 words • approx. 1 min read Nkhata Bay police have confirmed the discovery of an unidentified man’s body in Lake Malawi near Chindozwa area, within Mung’ona Village under Traditional...