Malawi Times

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 06:08:07 +0000
Government ‘starves’ Mec
By Justin Mkweu: The Malawi Electoral Commission (Mec) has faced delayed and underwhelming government support since the beginning of the government’s financial year, a development analysts have described as anathema to democracy. During the time, ...

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 06:03:30 +0000
Parliament passes K228 billion bills
By Pemphero Malimba: Members of Parliament (MPs) from the opposition benches have asked the government, through Finance Minister Joseph Mwanamvekha, to ensure transparency in the utilisation of $130 million (approximately K228 billion) worth of gran...

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 05:59:31 +0000
Scorchers coach lauds Chawinga sisters
Mphatso Malidadi in Rabat, Morocco: Malawi Women’s National Football Team Coach Lovemore Fazili has cited the deadly combination of the Chawinga sisters—Temwa and Tabitha—as one of the key factors that inspired the Scorchers to make a memorabl...

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 13:04:41 +0000
MHRC tackles torture in police cells, prisons
The Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) says its annual monitoring of prisons and police facilities continues to reveal human rights violations against people in custody. MHRC Commissioner Theresa Ndanga said this in Blantyre yesterday during a hum...

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 13:02:01 +0000
Government seeks private sector investment in innovators
By Mercy Matonga: Government has called on the private sector to invest in local innovators, warning that Malawi risks slowing the implementation of the Malawi 2063 (MW2063) development blueprint if promising youth-led innovations are left without f...

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:59:14 +0000
Queens fall to Australia
By Llywellenie Mpasa: The Malawi National Netball Team , the Queens suffered their third defeat at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games after going down 68-32 to world number one Australia in their fourth Group match on Tuesday at the OVO Hydro, in Sc...

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:56:05 +0000
Nomads get K100 million equipment boost
Mighty Wanderers Football Club president and board chairperson Thomson Mpinganjira has purchased sports equipment worth more than K100 million for the club’s four teams. The equipment will be used by the senior men’s team, reserve team, women’s...

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:51:40 +0000
I will speak at appropriate time, says Miss Malawi
By Jimmy Chazama Miss Malawi Thandie Chisi says she remains steadfast in truth, integrity and fairness and that she will address the matter surrounding her exclusion to star at Miss World at the right time. Despite the trend in the past years of send...

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:47:22 +0000
When the heart fails: Tales of living on oxygen machines
FACED A SIMILAR MONTHLY LIMBO— Phiri By Imam Wali: Caloreen Alick, 19, from Mwaiza 2 Village, Traditional Authority (TA) Kachindamoto, in Dedza District died on January 14, 2026. She had battled interstitial lung disease since giving birth in Sept...

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:42:15 +0000
How economic frustration could reshape African politics
Across Africa, a silent political earthquake is slowly building beneath the surface of everyday life. It is not being driven by soldiers, political parties or foreign powers. It is being driven by millions of frustrated young people who are searching...

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