Malawi
Thu, 05 Feb 2026 05:17:14 GMTApostle Kawinga's Ministry Donates 2,400 Bags of Maize to Nsanje Families
[Nyasa Times] Salvation for All Ministries International, led by Apostle Clifford Kawinga, on Wednesday distributed 2,400 bags of maize to vulnerable households in Nsanje District, in a humanitarian outreach aimed at easing the growing hunger crisis ...
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 10:52:55 GMT70 Percent of Targeted FISP Beneficiaries Receive Farm Inputs Amid Major Challenges
[Nyasa Times] Government says 70 percent of targeted beneficiaries under this year's Farm Input Subsidy Programme (FISP) have successfully redeemed their fertiliser, marking significant progress despite the programme facing serious operational and lo...
Tue, 03 Feb 2026 15:12:32 GMTOpposition Leader Takes Speaker to Task Over Arrest of MPs
[Nyasa Times] Leader of Opposition in Parliament, Simplex Chithyola Banda, has put Speaker of Parliament Sameer Suleman under intense pressure, accusing him of failing to protect lawmakers after police arrested two Members of Parliament while officia...
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 10:03:57 GMTMinister Phiri Receives Heroic Welcome From Vendors At Wakawaka Bypass Market
[Nyasa Times] Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Dr Ben Phiri, on Tuesday received a heroic welcome from vendors at the newly established Wakawaka Bypass Market, in what many traders described as a moment of long-awaited political in...
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 08:27:08 GMTKaposi Sarcoma On the Rise As Malawi Faces Growing Cancer Threat
[Nyasa Times] Malawi is facing a worrying rise in cases of Kaposi sarcoma, a form of cancer that mainly attacks people with weakened immune systems, health authorities have warned.
Tue, 03 Feb 2026 14:36:55 GMTWhy Kawale, Gwenge and Zamba Were Arrested - Inside the Fertiliser and Tobacco Scandal
[Nyasa Times] Three senior former government officials - former Secretary to the President and Cabinet (SPC) Colleen Zamba, former Minister of Agriculture Sam Kawale, and former Minister of Finance Sosten Gwengwe - have been arrested as part of a maj...
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Wed, 04 Feb 2026 05:04:35 GMTGovernment Orders Council Officials to Live in Duty Stations, Cracks Down On Absenteeism and Misuse of Resources
[Nyasa Times] Government has issued a sweeping directive ordering all local council officials to reside in the districts where they are officially posted, in a move aimed at restoring discipline, improving service delivery and curbing the abuse of pu...
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 05:04:35 GMTMinister Mbiridzi Launches 2026 Tobacco Industry Afforestation, Urges Care for Seedlings
[Nyasa Times] Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, Roza Mbiridzi, on Monday launched the 2026 Tobacco Industry Afforestation Initiative at Nankokota Primary School in Traditional Authority Ganya, Ntcheu District.
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 05:04:32 GMTReserve Bank of Malawi to Compensate Finance Bank With Billions Over Wrongful Closure
[Nyasa Times] The Reserve Bank of Malawi is expected to compensate the Finance Bank over wrongful closure following a landmark Supreme Court of Appeal ruling today in Blantyre.
Tue, 03 Feb 2026 05:08:59 GMTGovt Declares Polio Outbreak, Virus Detected in Blantyre Toilet Samples
[Nyasa Times] Government has declared a polio outbreak in Malawi, raising fresh public health fears and reviving memories of the 2022 crisis that shook the country.
Tue, 03 Feb 2026 14:38:01 GMTSmall Firms Facing Barriers to Grow
[Nyasa Times] Malawi's micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are finding it hard to grow because they cannot easily access loans, struggle to expand their businesses, and have problems entering formal markets.
Tue, 03 Feb 2026 14:37:39 GMTRay of Hope for the People of Nsanje - Joseph Mwandidya, an Unsung Hero
[Nyasa Times] Malawi's well-known philanthropist and business leader, Joseph Mwandidya, has called on young people to take up leadership roles and actively participate in community development.
Tue, 03 Feb 2026 14:37:13 GMT72 Handouts Cases Dismissed - a Legal System That Protects the Problem?
[Nyasa Times] The dismissal of 172 campaign handouts cases by the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties is more than an administrative failure. It exposes deep legal and institutional weaknesses that continue to protect one of Malawi's most to...
Tue, 03 Feb 2026 06:56:23 GMTBlantyre Synod and Government Clash Over Ownership of Blantyre Secondary School
[Nyasa Times] A fierce ownership battle has erupted over Blantyre Secondary School (BSS), one of Malawi's oldest and most prestigious learning institutions, after the Blantyre Synod of the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) boldly declared ...
Tue, 03 Feb 2026 09:57:02 GMTNBM PLC, Portland Cement Team Up to Cut Cement Imports
[Nyasa Times] National Bank of Malawi (NBM) plc and Portland Cement Malawi have reaffirmed their commitment to rolling out initiatives that strengthen the country's cement supply chain, improve access to financing for distributors, and reduce relianc...
Tue, 03 Feb 2026 05:09:00 GMTState Moves Supreme Court to Overturn High Court Orders On Deployment of Senior Police, MDF Officers
[Nyasa Times] The State has launched a legal counter-attack in the Supreme Court of Appeal, seeking to overturn and suspend High Court orders that blocked the deployment of senior officers in the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) and the Malawi Police Servi...
Tue, 03 Feb 2026 05:09:00 GMTGovt Brings Back Fuel Levy, Says Painful Tax Is Only Way to Save Malawi's Roads
[Nyasa Times] Government has reintroduced the fuel levy, a charge that was previously suspended by the MCP-led administration in a bid to reduce fuel pump prices, but which authorities now say left the country's road network to crumble.
Tue, 03 Feb 2026 05:08:59 GMTIndonesia Beckons - 2026 Scholarships Open for Malawian Students
[Nyasa Times] Indonesia has thrown its doors wide open to Malawian students, launching the 2026 Kemitraan Negara Berkembang (KNB) Scholarships and urging young people in Malawi to seize what is being described as a rare gateway to world-class educati...
Tue, 03 Feb 2026 05:08:58 GMTArrest Galore Deepens - Sixth Former MCP Cabinet Minister Nabbed As Political Storm Intensifies
[Nyasa Times] The wave of high-profile arrests rocking Malawi's political landscape has escalated, with six former Malawi Congress Party (MCP) cabinet ministers now in police custody, in what is fast becoming one of the most dramatic crackdowns on a ...
Tue, 03 Feb 2026 05:08:58 GMTAction Hope Malawi Condemns Brutal Treatment of Woman in Mzuzu, Urges Accountability
[Nyasa Times] Action Hope Malawi - a local non-governmental organization - has condemned the degrading treatment of a woman in Nkhorongo, Mzuzu, where she was tied to a tree at a graveyard for failing to attend a neighbour's funeral.
Mon, 02 Feb 2026 05:26:38 GMTWeather Experts Warn of Punishing Dry Spell As Southern Malawi Stares At Looming Food Crisis
[Nyasa Times] A frightening dry spell is tightening its grip on southern Malawi, raising serious fears of a food security and economic crisis that could affect millions of people.
Mon, 02 Feb 2026 05:26:42 GMTReserve Bank Introduces New Accounts for Malawians Living Abroad
[Nyasa Times] The Reserve Bank of Malawi has introduced new special bank accounts called Diaspora Foreign Currency Denominated Accounts (FCDAs). These accounts are meant to make it easier for Malawians living outside the country to access banking ser...
Mon, 02 Feb 2026 05:26:39 GMTGovt Misses Target On 900 Health Posts As Communities Continue to Walk for Health Care
[Nyasa Times] The Malawi Government is facing mounting criticism after failing to meet its own target of constructing 900 health posts across the country, a flagship promise meant to bring health services closer to ordinary citizens.
Mon, 02 Feb 2026 23:55:11 GMTFree Secondary Education Exposed - Government Sends Underpaid Primary Teachers to Patch a Broken System
[Nyasa Times] This policy decision reveals far more about government unpreparedness than it does about innovation in education.
Mon, 02 Feb 2026 23:55:09 GMTMinister Applauds CTS for Launching Funeral Services
[Nyasa Times] Minister of Defence, Dr. Feston Kaunda, has commended CTS for the establishment of CTS Funeral Services, describing it as a timely initiative that will ease the burden on families during times of loss.
Mon, 02 Feb 2026 23:55:07 GMTPolitical Commentator Makatani Condemns Politics of Insults, Defends Kambala As Founding Father of Utm
[Nyasa Times] Political commentator Emmanuel Luleya Makatani of Blantyre has strongly condemned what he has described as a growing culture of disrespect and personal attacks in Malawi's political parties, warning that such behaviour is poisoning demo...
Thu, 29 Jan 2026 11:20:59 GMTOnly Two Malawians Apply As Foreign Coaches Dominate Bullets Job Race
[Nyasa Times] FCB Nyasa Bullets have raised concern after it emerged that only two out of 16 applicants for the club's head coach position are Malawians, highlighting the continued dominance of foreign coaches even in local football opportunities.
Tue, 03 Feb 2026 12:12:24 GMTMalawi Reaffirms Support for the Lobito Corridor
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Malawi's outgoing ambassador to Angola, Margaret Kamoto, reinforced on Friday, in Luanda, her country's support for the Lobito Corridor project, Benguela province, considering it a strategic infrastructure not only for Angola, but f...
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 05:16:18 GMTLimbe Vendors Storm MRA Offices in Protest Over New Tax System
[Nyasa Times] Traders from Limbe in Blantyre yesterday staged a rare and symbolic protest by marching to the offices of the Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) to submit a petition rejecting the new Electronic Invoicing System (EIS), a tax policy set to t...