By Taonga Sabola & Isaac Salima: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has called for legal reforms that would grant it expanded powers to arrest corruption suspects without an arrest warrant. Speaking in Lilongwe yesterday, when the country held acti...

The government has pegged losses the country is incurring through illegal mining activities at between $300 and $500 million annually. The revelation is coming at a time the mining sector is contributing a skimpy 1 percent to gross domestic product (...

By Blesisngs Tambala: As 16 Days of Act­iv­ism Against Gender‑ Based Viol­ence (GBV) ends today, Second Deputy Speaker of Par­lia­ment Esther Jolob­ala has called for strin­gent rules on cyber­bul­ly­ing. “I’m one of the sur­viv­ors...

The Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) has lamented cases of non-compliance with fuel storage rules. Its officials say 86 percent of companies and individuals who purchase and store fuel in bulk do not comply with established storage standards...

For 23-year-old Madalitso Mbewe, pregnancy in 2024 was not a journey taken lightly. She attended every antenatal clinic, never missing a visit when health workers came to her village in Elunyeni. She knew her expected delivery date, November 5, 2024 ...

By Kingsley Jassi: The government-imposed distortions in the management of State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) turned the sector from a combined profit of K543 billion in 2023 to a K47.6 billion loss in 2024, driven mainly by downturns in water and energy...

Malawi’s external public debt stock now stands at $3.74 billion (approximately K6.55 trillion), with the World Bank as the country’s single largest external creditor. The Bretton Woods institution holds 50 percent of the country’s long-term pub...

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and German Development Cooperation, through KfW Development Bank, have called for an urgent need for Malawi to transition to a sustainable and climate-resilient economy. The two are among key stakeholde...

Malawi national netball teams (women’s and men’s) suffered defeats in their respective matches at the ongoing Africa Netball Cup at Griffin Saenda Sports Complex in Lilongwe on Tuesday. The Queens lost 58-38 to South Africa’s Spar Proteas in an...

Malawi has record $542.2 million from tobacco sales this year, marking a significant jump from $396.9 million realised in 2024. This represents a 36.6 percent increase in earnings from the green gold. This is according to final figures released by AH...