Malawi Times
Sat, 18 Apr 2026 12:59:34 +0000Coal miner fined for pollution
The Malawi Environmental Protection Agency (Mepa) has fined Coal & Minerals Group, a local firm, K15 million and ordered it to suspend operations at its coal mine in Kilipula in Karonga District until it fulfils a raft of maintenance activities a...
Sat, 18 Apr 2026 12:55:28 +0000Government is open to collaboration, says Mutharika
By Isaac Salima:
President Peter Mutharika has welcomed Standard Bank’s commitment to expand investments across Malawi’s key sectors.
Mutharika said he also wants the bank to invest in railways as part of the government’s efforts to transform ...
Sat, 18 Apr 2026 12:51:36 +0000Nomads itch to break Charity Shield jinx
It does not get any better than this as the 2026 domestic football season gets underway this afternoon.
Arch-rivals Mighty Wanderers and FCB Nyasa Big Bullets open their 2026 instalment as they clash in the NBS Bank Charity Shield at Bingu National S...
Sat, 18 Apr 2026 12:33:07 +0000Under-17 Scorchers in high spirits
The Malawi Under-17 Girls National Football Team, Young Scorchers believe they can turn the tables as they face Burundi in the second leg of the Fifa U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifiers in Bujumbura, Burundi today.
The Young Scorchers go into the bat...
Sat, 18 Apr 2026 12:30:36 +0000Ministry pledges to fix Kamuzu Stadium
The Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture has promised to act swiftly to renovate Kamuzu Stadium to meet the standards and start hosting elite games.
MWALE—It is retrogressive in terms of sports development
Spokesperson in the Ministry of Sports Ma...
Sat, 18 Apr 2026 12:27:27 +0000How Malawi’s parastatals remain stuck in the red
They provide a critical service to the public – electricity, housing, water, food and many others.
Yet, they often run on losses and they can hardly expand to meet the ever-growing demand for the services they provide.
Every so often, they will run...
Sat, 18 Apr 2026 12:22:24 +0000The tobacco gamble
The tobacco marketing season opens next week, bringing with it a wave of anticipation across farming communities and within the broader economy.
Growers are looking to the auction floors with cautious optimism, hoping that this year will deliver stro...
Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:45:26 +0000University slots elude people with disabilities
By Deborah Madeya
The enrolment of people with disabilities (PWB) in Malawi’s public universities has fallen by 23.2 percent, a development disability rights organisations say depicts a broken education system.
Figures from the National Council fo...
Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:41:35 +0000Malawi pleads with World Bank, IMF
By Taonga Sabola in Washington D.DC., United States:
Finance Minister Joseph Mwanamvekha has appealed to the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for support to cushion the economy against shocks stemming from the United States (US)-...
Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:38:54 +0000Bullets, Nomads hype up Blantyre derby
Arch rivals FCB Nyasa Big Bullets and Mighty Wanderers registered early arrivals in Lilongwe for their NBS Bank Charity Shield clash at Bingu National Stadium Saturday.
Wanderers were the first to set their foot in the capital on Tuesday, with Bullet...