[Nyasa Times] Speaker of Parliament Catherine Gotani Hara on Friday suspended Blantyre North MP Francis Phiso (DPP) for arrogance and open defiance.

[Nyasa Times] Malawi Defense Force (MDF) is deploying 731 troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on peacekeeping mission.

[Nyasa Times] First Lady Madam Monica Chakwera and other 14 African First Ladies have pledged to support infertile women who face discrimination in societies.

[Nyasa Times] Five people have been killed due to effects of the rains in Mchinji and Nkhotakota as some parts of the country are receiving first rains this planting season.

[VOA] Blantyre -- Health officials in Malawi are struggling to contain one of the worst cholera outbreaks in years. The outbreak has spread to nearly all of the country's 28 districts, killing more than 250 people and infecting more than 8,000.

[Nyasa Times] Leader of Opposition in Parliament Kondwani Nankhumwa has taken government to task over its decision to include donated fertilizer on Affordable Input Program (AIP) list for sale.

[Nyasa Times] The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Board has granted a waiver to Malawi not to pay back $58.7 million (K60.2 billion) as penality for misreport forex.

[Nyasa Times] State-funded Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) has asked President Dr Lazarus Chakwera to immediately release the Chilima report on the review of public service.

[Nyasa Times] The Bushiris magistrates court ruling that witnesses in their extradition case should testify in South Africa.

[SALC] The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC), Cooperazione per lo Sviluppo dei Paesi Emergenti (COSPE), Centre for Civil and Political Rights (CCPR), Nyasa Rainbow Alliance (NRA), the Rock of Hope (ROH), and Trans Research, Education, Advocacy...

[Nyasa Times] Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) has maintained the fuel pump prices although the prices were supposed to go up.

[Nyasa Times] President Dr Lazarus Mccarthy Chakwera has assented two court bills into law.

[Nyasa Times] Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has handed over a boundary review process report to the Minister of Justice, Titus Mvalo, who is expected to take it to parliament for consideration.

[Nyasa Times] The powerful Catholic Church says it will not be silenced but will continue to speak against injustices, including corruption which is worsening poverty in the country.

[Nyasa Times] Officials from Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) say Wednesday evening's national blackout was as a result of vandalism on one of its towers in Blantyre.

[Nyasa Times] Netball Association of Malawi (NAM) has justified the renewal of the contract to coach Peace Chawinga-Kalua, saying the team's poor run of form during her tenure was not her fault.

[Nyasa Times] President Lazarus Chakwera says Malawi has arrived back from Sharma El-sheikh in Egypt where he attended the COP 27, saying he will continue to push for developed countries for a share of climate financing.

[Nyasa Times] Some Malawians have taken up on various social media platforms to question the criteria the National Planning Commission (NPC) used to identify former President Professor Peter Mutharika as one of the recipients of an award.

[allAfrica] Sharm el-Sheikh -- "Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all." This is Sustainable Development Goal 7, which Africa is unlikely to meet because it does not yet have the  U.S.$190 billion of investment...

[Nyasa Times] Castel Brewery Malawi Limited has presented a second forklift to one of its distributors in Lilongwe who emerged winner in an in-house competition for and among Castel distributors.

[Nyasa Times] Spurred by the sheer desire to alleviate energy and power problems in the country, Malawi president Dr. Lazarus Chakwera currently attending the ongoing COP27 World Leaders Climate Change Summit in Egypt on Tuesday has secured a K28 bil...

[VOA] Blantyre -- Drivers in Malawi are spending all night in long lines at fuel stations in hopes of filling their gas tanks as the country struggles with a weekslong fuel shortage.

[World Bank] Lilongwe -- The new World Bank Poverty Assessment Report finds that just over half the Malawian population (50.7%) are poor, almost no different from a decade ago. High population growth, low levels of average per capita GDP growth (1.5%...

[VOA] Blantyre -- U.N. agencies in Malawi say an influx of hundreds of refugees escaping fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo is straining already scarce resources at Malawi's largest refugee camp. The U.N.'s World Food Program (WFP) has warn...

[Nyasa Times] Ministry of Education and its collaborating sector and development partners are set to convene for the 2022 Education Joint Sector Review (JSR) meeting, which will be held in Lilongwe from 9th to 10th November under the theme: Transform...

[UNFPA] MCHINJI, Malawi - Cecilia Zimba dropped out of school when she was 17 because her parents couldn't afford to support her education - but she had high hopes they would find the money to send her back to school.

[VOA] Blantyre, Malawi -- Refugees in Malawi's Dzaleka camp who were removed from a food rations list have protested and seized a World Food Program vehicle.

[Nyasa Times] Leader of Opposition Kondwani Nankhumwa has told President Lazarus Chakwera to suspend his trip to Egypt in order to concentrate on domestic matters.

[Nyasa Times] To promote early childhood development, whose advocacy and awareness week was launched on Monday, Minister of Gender, Community Development & Social Welfare, Patricia Kaliati encourages corporate companies to provide learning facili...

[DW] The increased number of Ethiopians entering Malawi through its porous borders has sparked concerns among migration experts.