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Resumption of remittance of road maintenance levy collections has helped Road Fund Administration to clear its K34.5 billion loan for the construction of the six-lane Saulos Chilima Highway in Lilongwe ahead of time, it has emerged.

Malawi has found itself in a maze where it is implementing development programmes at an increasing pace, but failing to translate the gains fast enough into economic growth, jobs and improved livelihoods.

High Court of Malawi Judge Allan Hans Muhome has adjourned to November 5 2026 the judicial review case on the legality of 12 joint parliamentary committees to probe public sector governance lapses.

Public Service Pension Trust Fund and Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) have separately blocked access to K90.125 billion held in four bank accounts linked to Yusuf Investments Limited and Amaryllis Hotel Limited.

Minister of Health and Sanitation Madalitso Baloyi has warned local pharmaceutical suppliers against falsely declaring medicine stocks to secure government contracts, saying those found misrepresenting their supplies risk being blacklisted.

Roads Authority (RA) has assured that the forthcoming rainy season will not interrupt major works up to completion.

The Scorchers will this afternoon return to Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe as they face Zimbabwe in their opening round of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games qualification campaign.

The Scorchers official sponsor National Bank of Malawi (NBM) plc has raised the hype for the team’s 2028 Olympic qualifier against Zimbabwe this afternoon at Bingu National Stadium (BNS) in Lilongwe.

Young people with disabilities have expressed satisfaction with advocacy skills they acquired under Hivos-funded initiatives for empowering them to lobby for the promotion of their rights.

Moravian Humanitarian and Development Services is set to implement a project to empower women and engage men to end gender-based violence (GBV) through faith and community engagement in Dowa District.

Chiefs in Nkhata Bay District have commended the timely delivery of coupons under the Farm Inputs Subsidy Programme (Fisp) for the 2026/27 farming season, saying this will give the council enough time to distribute them.

Karonga Lufilya legislator Abraham Mwakhwawa (Malawi Congress Party) has cautioned stakeholders in the district against politicising the Reformed K5 billion Constituency Development Fund (CDF) projects.

Traditional Authority Malemia of Nsanje District has expressed concern about lack of plans from duty-bearers to construct a dyke along Nyamadzere River ahead of the rainy season.

Flood survivors in Machinga District have commended Malawi Red Cross Society for cash assistance which has enabled them to rebuild houses destroyed by heavy rains and floods in March this year.

Malawi’s founding president Hastings Kamuzu Banda ranked clothing among top three basic needs alongside food and shelter.

Musician Hazel Mak has signed an exclusive agreement with locally developed entertainment platform Vwaza Multimedia for the release of her upcoming album No Water No Flowers.

Event curators for the Tumaini Festival, unique refugee camp show, have postponed the event citing a hostile funding environment.

Data from the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) paint a deceptively sunny picture: the country’s total foreign exchange reserves are rising, hitting $616.3 million, an equivalent of 2.5 months of import cover in June.

W e need no justification to claim that a good manager is one who accurately understands the needs and wants of his employees.

Malawi’s small businesses are struggling to remain afloat as persistent electricity outages disrupt production, shorten working hours, spoil stock and push up the cost of keeping businesses running.

Malawi has repeatedly outperformed expectations for its level of development in the Global Innovation Index (GII), recording its 11th such over-performance in 2026, but remains at 126th out of 139 economies.

The Scorchers have intensified their preparations ahead of tomorrow’s 2028 Los Angeles Olympics second round first leg following the arrival of their key foreign-based players.

Flames head coach Kallisto Pasuwa has attributed the Malawi National Football Team’s 3-1 defeat to Angola in the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifier in Luanda on Tuesday night to a slow start and defensive approach.

Roads Authority (RA) has issued a notice of its intention to award K587.1 billion-worth of contracts to two companies for the rehabilitation of the pothole-riddled Chiweta-Karonga section of the M1.

Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia are under pressure to turn years of Nacala Corridor commitments into concrete projects with technical teams now setting deadlines, responsibilities and budgets for implementation by June next year.

President Peter Mutharika has removed Bongololo Gondwe as Paramount Chief of the Tumbuka on grounds that he is not the rightful heir to the throne.

Economists have raised concern over an International Monetary Fund (IMF) call for further fiscal and monetary tightening as a prerequisite to Malawi to get a new programme, saying it will undermine investment and recovery.

Speaker of the National Assembly Sameer Suleman and Parliament have filed their defences and will face concerned citizen Austin Mkoka in court today over the legality of 12 joint committees to probe public sector governance lapses.

Blantyre Water Board (BWB) has come under scrutiny for instantly replacing fired chief executive officer Yeremiah Chihana with Henri Bakuwa in a process that has raised eyebrows over adherence to the recruitment due process.

The 17-counter Malawi Stock Exchange (MSE) posted a negative return in the third quarter (Q3) of 2026, shedding about K1.3 trillion in market value as falling share prices pushed the market deeper into bearish territory, according to a report.

The Flames have moved to third position in the 2027 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon)Qualifiers Group B after suffering a 3-1 defeat away to Angola’s Palancas Negras last evening at Estadio 11 de Novembro in Luanda.

Parliamentary hopefuls and voters in Nsanje South and Mangochi East constituencies are in a dilemma over the uncertainty of court-sanctioned fresh elections.

Embattled politician Yeremiah Chihana has suffered a double blow this week with Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal dismissing his earlier reinstatement bid a day after Blantyre Water Board (BWB) fired him as chief executive officer.

Malawi Local Government Association (Malga) has faulted Parliament and other stakeholders for dipping into the Reformed K5 billion Constituency Development Fund (CDF) allocation and prompting councils to finance their monitoring exercises.

President Peter Mutharika yesterday left for South Africa on his fifth private visit to the country since returning to power following his triumph in the September 16 2025 General Election.

Malawi’s dream of becoming a productive and industrialised nation hinges on getting the basics right, including revamping a crop that dressed its people and kept the economy ticking.

A year after his return to power, President Peter Mutharika’s fidelity to good governance and Malawians’ aspirations has come under scrutiny, but the opposition seems non-existent or scarcely audible.

Employees of Mzuzu City Council have downed their tools to push for a 25 percent salary increment after going three years without an increase amid rising cost of living.

In the Parliament of Malawi where national destiny is debated, a new question is stirring the air: Should lawmakers stick to a colonial master’s language or speak in their mothers’ tongues that carry indigenous knowledge and ancestral wisdom?

The 6th Lounge at Matchansi in Lilongwe is set to host reggae giants Black Missionaries Band and Anthony Makondetsa on Friday for a night of live reggae music.

Parliament’s Health Committee is turning its attention to Malawi’s borders as it investigates how medicines disappearing from public health facilities are allegedly finding their way into neighbouring countries.

Ministry of Education, Science and Technology will recruit 1 100 secondary school teachers from about 11 000 who applied for teaching positions in June this year, leaving about 9 900.

Lilongwe Water Board (LWB) says its K4 billion bottled water plant commissioned last year is generating K82 million in monthly revenue, translating to K984 million in one year.

Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services (MET) says the recent rains experienced in parts of the country do not provide reliable conditions for planting.

Malawi’s first-ever tax justice tribunal members are getting ready to begin working four months after being sworn in.

The persistent nationwide fuel shortage has pushed transportation fares up, with commuters digging deeper into their pockets.

Personal business interests, lack of commitment and language barriers are keeping members of Parliament (MPs) out of the chamber, a new study has found.

The Ministry of Health and Sanitation has described the shortage of medicines in public health facilities as a crisis, with foreign exchange shortages and accumulated debt to suppliers worsening the situation.

Government has courted controversy for silently removing Bongololo Gondwe as Paramount Chief of the Tumbuka and replacing him with Mtima Gondwe, who was once removed from the throne through the courts in 2021.

Eli Njuchi is back with another music project titled Maga and he has kept things short, simple and easy to digest.