Malawi Times
Mon, 05 Jan 2026 06:39:35 +0000Maize prices debate rages
By Taonga Sabola & Jarson Malowa:
Finance Minister Joseph Mwanamvekha has projected that maize prices will fall sharply to below K20,000 per 50-kilogramme (kg) bag by August this year.
Malawi’s Chancellor of the Exchequer made the remarks in P...
Mon, 05 Jan 2026 06:36:41 +0000Government schools open today
By Pemphero Malimba:
Some public schools are expected to open today.
This follows the reversal of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST)’s decision, to the effect that some public schools located in all districts where the M1 an...
Mon, 05 Jan 2026 06:31:49 +0000Nomads march into Castel Cup round-of-16
Mighty Wanderers started their Ibongetse Castel Challenge Cup defence with a dominant 6-0 victory over Extreme Football Club (FC) at Aubrey Dimba Stadium in Mchinji District Sunday.
The win propelled the Nomads to the 2025 Castel Challenge Cup round-...
Fri, 02 Jan 2026 12:48:58 +0000Bullets bow to Fifa
FCB Nyasa Big Bullets have said they will compensate their former Zimbabwean forward Ronald ‘Rooney’ Chitiyo with $15,200 (about K27 million) to escape a Fifa ban.
The Fifa Dispute Resolution C h a m b e r (DRC) on June 5 last year f i n e d the ...
Fri, 02 Jan 2026 12:46:07 +0000Heavy toll on Malawi roads
At least 931 people died in road accidents across Malawi in 2025, Inspector General of Police Richard Luhanga said on Wednesday night.
The figure represents a slight decline from the 958 deaths recorded in 2024 but remains a concern to observers.
Spe...
Fri, 02 Jan 2026 12:43:31 +0000Temwa makes ESPN world’s top five
United States-based Malawi Women’s National Football Team striker Temwa Chawinga has made ESPN’s list of the world’s top five female players.
This follows her impressive performance with National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) side Kansas City ...
Fri, 02 Jan 2026 12:41:50 +0000Mutharika pardons 222 inmates
By Pemphero Malimba:
President Peter Mutharika has pardoned 222 convicted prisoners and granted a general amnesty of nine months to qualified inmates across the country’s prisons.
This is contained in a statement signed by Linda Moyo on behalf of t...
Fri, 02 Jan 2026 12:37:52 +0000Court stops Escom HR director’s secondment
High Court Judge Edna Bodole has stopped Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet Justin Saidi from seconding Director of Human Resources and Administration at Escom Chrispin Banda to a lecturing post at the Malawi School of Government (MSG).
In ...
Fri, 02 Jan 2026 12:37:13 +0000Silver tie two players to new deals
Silver Strikers have extended contracts for defender Innocent Shema and midfielder Chinsinsi Maonga.
Maonga has extended his contract by three years until December 2028, while Shema will remain at the club until December 2027.
Silver Chief Executive ...
Fri, 02 Jan 2026 12:32:55 +0000CSOs question APM’s remarks on Ansah trip
By Pemphero Malimba:
Some civil society organisations (CSOs) have criticised President Peter Mutharika’s remarks regarding Vice President Jane Ansah’s trip to the United Kingdom (UK).
In a national address delivered on New Year’s Eve, Mutharika...