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Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:27:47 GMT
Police Downplay Swoop On Malawi's Seat of Power
[Nyasa Times] ARMED police swooped on Malawi's seat of government in a dramatic show of force -- sparking fears of a major security incident at the heart of the nation's power.

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:44:28 GMT
Chilima's Remark 'If I Die, I Will Die' Was a Vernacular Expression, Inquiry Told
[Nyasa Times] The parliamentary inquiry into the June 10, 2024 military plane crash has heard fresh testimony from Kelvin Sentala, a close acquaintance of the late vice-president Saulos Chilima, who sought to clarify a widely discussed remark attribu...

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 10:46:55 GMT
'We Are Not Safe' - Evicted Malawians Shelter in Robertson Community Hall
[GroundUp] Immigrants say threats and evictions forced them to flee their homes

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 07:48:53 GMT
'We Did Our Job' - Zamba Defends Government's Handling of Chilima Plane Crash Before Parliamentary Probe
[Nyasa Times] Former Secretary to the President and Cabinet, Colleen Zamba, has strongly defended the government's response to the military plane crash that claimed the lives of former Vice-President Saulos Chilima and eight others, insisting that of...

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 07:48:53 GMT
Kasiya Mine Could Operate for More Than 70 Years, Feasibility Study Reveals
[Nyasa Times] The proposed Kasiya Rutile Project in Lilongwe District could remain in operation for more than 70 years, far exceeding its initially modelled 25-year mine life, according to findings from a definitive feasibility study conducted by Sov...

Malawi Times

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 06:57:05 +0000
Hotel report now in
The long-awaited Public Accounts Committee (Pac) report on the controversial Amaryllis Hotel transaction has been completed and submitted to the parliamentary secretariat, but Parliament says Malawians will have to wait until the House formally adopt...

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 06:49:07 +0000
Farmers endure bruising tobacco season
By Justin Mkweu: Tobacco farmers are counting the cost of a bruising marketing season after falling prices, lower sales volumes and a high rejection rate squeezed their earnings as the marketing season closes today. Figures analysed from AHL Tobacco...

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 06:40:33 +0000
1st round casualties
A storm has swept through the FDH Bank Premiership as seven coaches have been fired in the first round, Times Sport can reveal. The figure has already surpassed last year’s record. Four teams changed coaches at the same stage last season. Read more...

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 12:09:44 +0000
Hemp hype up in smoke
By Mcloyd Chilangiza: Malawi’s ambition to rake in about $700 million in forex from industrial and medicinal hemp is in limbo, six years after the cash crop was legalised. What was once touted as a game-changer and, potentially, a substitute for to...

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 12:04:50 +0000
Forex shortages could increase loan defaults
Persistent foreign exchange shortages are threatening business operations and could increase loan defaults among import-dependent firms, the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) has warned. The warning comes amid continued foreign exchange pressure, with the...

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