By Pemphero Malimba: The government has reduced the number of diplomats from 193 to 139, The Daily Times has learned. According to the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC), 139 diplomats have been appointed to embassies, a figure less by 54 fro...

By Brenda Kayo: Malawians could soon face higher costs for essential medicines following the government’s decision to increase import tariffs on several commonly used drugs, including malaria treatment and antibiotics. The revised tariffs, which w...

The Malawi Women’s National Football Team lost 1-0 to Tanzania’s Twiga Stars in an international friendly match at KMC Stadium in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Wednesday. It was Malawi’s third successive defeat, having lost two matches at the Fifa W...

By Kingsley Jassi: Five men sit on a metal bar on the edge of the tobacco sales area at Kanengo Auction Floors. The look on their faces reflects some feelings of frustration. One of them forces a smile when approached, but he cannot hold it when aske...

The gap between the offi­cial dol­lar rate and that on the par­al­lel mar­ket is now at K2,249, as the dol­lar trades at about K4,000 on the black mar­ket. This rep­res­ents a 128 per­cent spread and is eman­at­ing from acute forex scarci...

A prayer by a grouping of minority shareholders of listed companies to have the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) withdraw its directive that limits pension fund managers and insurers’ exposure in equities has received a cold response. To read more, cli...

By Mercy Matonga: Central Medical Stores Trust (CMST) has disclosed that the government owes the institution K76 billion, a situation it says is affecting its operations. This was revealed Tuesday during a meeting between CMST officials and Parliame...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has commended Malawi for making progress in several key health indicators. It cites inroads made in polio eradication, HIV treatment, maternal and newborn health services, disease surveillance and cholera control, ...

By Brenda Kayo: Education Minister Bright Msaka has said the ongoing Junior Certificate of Education (JCE) examinations have started well. He made the remarks in Lilongwe Tuesday after inspecting centres such as Lilongwe Girls Secondary School, whic...

The Malawi Women’s National Netball Team has turned to brothers—the Kings—for friendly matches ahead of their respective international tournaments. The Queens are in camp in readiness for the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, which are scheduled...