One after another, 15 gleaming brown caskets on the shoulders of police officers filed onto stretchers under tents at Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre Monday night, bearing the remains of Malawians who died in a bus accident in Zimbabwe. Each casket had a ...

By Benadetta Chiwanda Mia: President Peter Mutharika has condemned mob killings and the spread of false rumours in Chikwawa and Nsanje districts, where seven people have died following unfounded allegations of missing private parts. Mutharika, throu...

The High Court sitting in Blantyre has dismissed Football Association of Malawi (Fam)’s appeal against a ruling that found that the football governing body discriminated against former Flames head coach Meck Mwase on the basis of his race and Malaw...

The cost of living for an average Malawian household of six rose by 8.15 percent in April 2026, driven largely by a sharp increase in transport costs following the fuel price hike that took effect on 1 April 2026. According to the Employers Consultat...

By Kingsley Jassi: Mining is set to earn the country $30 billion to $43 billion in the next 14 years, but systems are said to alienate decentralization principles, limiting localization of benefits from mineral proceeds. Calls have since been enhance...

By Donasius Pathera, PhD: Africa is rich in nat­ural resources and the min­ing sec­tor is cru­cial to its eco­nomic growth. Min­er­als and fossil fuels account for a sig­ni­fic­ant por­tion of exports from over 60 per­cent of African coun...

By Nelson Gonjani: The Malawi National Examinations Board (Maneb) says the ongoing shortage of forex continues to delay the printing of certificates for Initial Primary Teacher Education (Ipte) Cohort 18. This is according to a letter dated May 6, 2...

By Pemphero Malimba: First Deputy Speaker of Parliament Victor Musowa has called on Members of Parliament (MPs) to strengthen accountability in the management of Constituency Development Fund (CDF) resources. Musowa said the funds must be protected ...

The Malawi Under-20 Women’s National Football Team, the Young Scorchers, ended Nigeria’s Falconets unbeaten record in the 2026 Fifa U-20 Women’s World Cup qualifiers following a 2-1 victory at Bingu National Stadium on Saturday. Prior to Saturd...

The Embassy of Iceland in Malawi has pledged to continue supporting the growth of football in the country through its partnership with Lilongwe’s Ascent Soccer Academy. Head of Mission at the Embassy of Iceland in Lilongwe, Davio Bjarnason, said th...