Malawi Times
Wed, 06 May 2026 07:09:40 +0000200 Malawians seek repatriation from South Africa
CONDEMNED ACTS—Malema
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says it has received over 200 distress calls from Malawians who are in South Africa and are requesting repatriation following a fresh wave of xenophobic violence in the country.
The latest tensi...
Wed, 06 May 2026 07:02:19 +0000Keep Amaryllis bank accounts frozen—Court
KAPINDU— I so order
By Isaac Salima:
The High Court of Malawi’s Financial Crimes Division sitting in Lilongwe has ordered that some bank accounts belonging to Yusuf Investments Limited remain frozen.
The court has, however, softened up on some b...
Wed, 06 May 2026 06:56:16 +0000Bingu National Stadium owes Escom K171 million
Bingu National Stadium management is struggling to service an accumulated electricity bill of K171 million due to inadequate funding, officials have revealed.
This has resulted in the facility staying close to two weeks without Electricity Supply Cor...
Tue, 05 May 2026 13:19:01 +0000Banks’ local profit hits K820 billion
By Kingsley Jassi:
The country’s seven out of eight commercial banks made a combined K820 billion in profits-after-tax.
This is analysed from their financial statements.
Their profitability more-than doubled from just K407.3 billion combined last y...
Tue, 05 May 2026 13:15:06 +0000Farmers lament tobacco prices
By Mercy Matonga
Farmers Union of Malawi (Fum) has called on President Peter Mutharika to intervene in the ongoing situation at the tobacco market, where buyers are reported to be offering low prices for the crop. This is according to a statement rel...
Tue, 05 May 2026 13:09:44 +0000Africa cannot prosper without regional trade
Despite aspirÂaÂtional narÂratÂives about ‘Africa Rising’, the conÂtinÂent has yet to achieve the prosperÂity increasÂingly found across large swaths of Asia and many other parts of the world.
To attain genuÂine, inclusÂive prosperÂity...
Tue, 05 May 2026 12:56:03 +0000Global price threatens Malawi inflation outlook
Rising global comÂmodÂity prices are likely to push up overÂall inflaÂtion in ecoÂnomÂies of develÂopÂing counÂtries such as Malawi.
This folÂlows proÂjecÂtions that energy prices will increase by 24 perÂcent in 2026 while overÂall comÂ...
Tue, 05 May 2026 11:10:37 +0000Justin Saidi defends OPC on Boyd Hamela’s secondment
By Pemphero Malimba:
Chief Secretary to the Government Justin Saidi Monday defended the secondment of Public Service Pension Trust Fund (PSPTF) acting principal officer Boyd Hamela from the Ministry of Agriculture to PSPTF.
Saidi made the defence du...
Tue, 05 May 2026 11:06:23 +0000Government engages contractors on CDF
The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development has challenged civil and building contractors in the country to be quality-minded for government initiatives, including the K5 billion Constituency Development Fund (CDF), to be sustainable.
Line...
Tue, 05 May 2026 11:01:53 +0000Ekhaya send Chatama on leave
Eyebrows have been raised after Ekhaya Football Club Coach Enos Chatama has gone on leave for undisclosed reasons, barely two weeks into the 2026-27 season.
Both Chatama and Eyebrows have been raised after Ekhaya Football Club Coach Enos Chatama has ...