[Nyasa Times] The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Fund for International Development has signed a $20 million loan agreement with Malawi towards the Mangochi-Makanjira road project.

[Nyasa Times] A groundbreaking government report has laid bare Malawi's hidden mortality crisis, revealing that the majority of deaths occur beyond the reach of official health records.

[Daily News] DODOMA: THE government has imposed an immediate ban on the importation of all agricultural produce from South Africa and Malawi, following the two countries' failure to lift trade restrictions on Tanzanian farm products.

[Nyasa Times] Malawi has recorded significant improvements in birth and death registration over the past eight years, a new government report reveals, though challenges persist in achieving universal coverage.

[Nyasa Times] A fresh storm is brewing at Salima Sugar Company after Chief Executive Officer Wester Kossam personally ordered security personnel to block former Chief Security Officer, Osman Kapida, from accessing company premises--despite a court ru...

By Pemphero Malimba: The Malawi Congress of Trade Unions (MCTU) has frowned at the 40 percent minimum wage hike announced by Labour Minister Peter Dimba Tuesday. MCTU President Charles Kumchenga belittled the hike, saying they wanted a 100 percent in...

By Feston Malekezo & Sam Kalimira:  People from all walks of life are today trekking to Mzuzu, Malawi’s Northern Region city, to commemorate the life of the country’s first president, Ngwazi Dr Hastings Kamuzu Banda. The day, which is commem...

Malawian forward Frank Gabadinho Mhango’s future at South Africa’s Premiership side Marumo Gallants is in doubt after the striker dragged the side to court over unpaid image rights amounting to 800,000 Rands (about K79 million). According to sund...

By Fostina Mkandawire: For decades, women in Senior Chief Makanjira in Salima District have faced unimaginable challenges when it comes to accessing maternity care. Women walked up to 20 kilometres, sometimes in labour, to reach the nearest health c...

Former president Dr Hastings Kamuzu Banda was devoted to national development. He had a unique vision in as far as development was concerned. He envisioned a Malawi that would be a better place to live for every citizen, regardless of tribe. It is no...