By Jameson Chauluka The Education Sector Performance Report (ESPR) for 2021 has revealed a skills gap among some of the teachers that are working in public and private schools in the country. ESPR indicates, among other things, that up to 19 percent ...

By Jameson Chauluka High Court Judge John Chirwa has dismissed with costs Thomson Mpinganjira’s application to be released on bail pending appeal. Mpinganjira, who was not physically present in court yesterday, is serving a nine-year jail term afte...

By Taonga Sabola Remittances from Malawians in the diaspora jumped by 55 percent in the first nine months of 2021 as compared to the same period in 2020 as the global economy started opening up, the World Bank has said. Remittances are when migrants ...

By Sam Banda Jnr Creatives got a rare mention in President Lazarus Chakwera’s national address made on Tuesday, when he unveiled the Covid Social-Economic Recovery Plan (Serp) for the period 2021 and 2023. For a long time, the creative sector has l...

By Peter Forte Malawi National Football Team technical panel head Mario Marinica has named a 30- man provisional squad for next month’s Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) finals in Cameroon. The squad leaves today for Saudi Arabia for a 10- day camp tra...

By Taonga Sabola President Lazarus Chakwera yesterday wore a brave face and admitted that the economy is bleeding from four wounds which are slowly suffocating the economy. He said the local economy was bleeding from the wounds of structural limitati...

By Mandy Pondani About 47 political parties in the country are operating illegally, following the successful registration of 13 political parties out of the 60 that exist. Office of Registrar of Political Parties officials say the 13 have met over 50...

By Chimwemwe Mangazi The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said Malawi still requires direct budget support to contain the fiscal pressure the country has been facing recently. In 2013, Malawi’s traditional development partiners suspended direc...

By Watipaso Mzungu Until July 10, 2021 when she breathed her last at the age of 83, Tamanyauli Chisambi had been supporting her five grandchildren with a monthly allowance of K8,000 from the Social Cash Transfer Programme (SCTP). Chisambi, who came f...

By Mabvuto Kambuwe The Football Association of Malawi (Fam) is set for a windfall of $17.5 million (about K14.5 billion) every four years if the biennial World Cup proposal is approved. Fifa held a virtual meeting with leaders of football association...