From being reduced to mere commodities of political patronage to lacking operational and business direction – this is how most of Malawi’s parastatals have fallen. And as they languish in the clutch of politicians, as they fall to a democratic cu...

Ten African governments, Malawi inclusive, spend roughly $1.2 billion (almost K99 Billion) annually on poorly targeted input subsidies, a Global Centre on Adaptation report called State-and-Trends-in-Adaptation- 2021-Africa reveals. The ten countries...

The future of politicians serving in local sports associations is facing uncertainty following Malawi National Council of Sports (MNCS)’ move to formulate a policy to guide associations on governance issues, Malawi News has learnt. The same policy ...

By Imam Wali: The misery of Rute Nyasaka, born on 11 April 1986 in the area of Group Village Headman, Kaphuka, Traditional Authority Kaphuka in Dedza, started immediately after she gave birth to twins on 22 July 2002 at Nkhoma Mission Hospital. The t...

From afar, the actors, namely filmmakers, look almost celebratory, replete with plastic smiles, which they ‘wear’ as easily as they put on costume. This could be because creativity is, in an ideal setup, supposed to be exciting. In fact, under a ...

The other day, two young men (Nigeria nationals, we are told) were allegedly found with a stash of cocaine (some grams) in Lilongwe’s Area 49 and it was only a matter of hours before we heard that the country’s Home Affairs Minister, Richard Chim...

Football Association of Malawi (Fam) executive committee is today expected to make or break the future of local football as it is set to appoint Technical Director and Malawi Women’s National Football Team permanent coach. The association is expect...

Jailed Mighty Wanderers president Thom Mpinganjira released K12 million to cater for outstanding game bonuses and allowances for the players in the just ended season. The money was paid through the team’s FDH Bank account Friday. Wanderers Board Se...

At least 30 Mr Malawi Bodybuilding contestants will undergo screening this morning to be certified eligible for the event this evening. Weightlifting and Bodybuilding Association of Malawi (Wabam) president Arox Kamg’ona said screening bodybuilders...

Just fancy this! Political parties in the country, none of them yet certified by the Registrar of Political Parties under the new Political Parties Act, continue to be on a free range as the Registrar is seemingly coy over releasing the results of th...