Malawi Times
Fri, 09 Jan 2026 07:12:17 +0000Fisp redemption rate at 53 percent
By Pemphero Malimba:
At least 583,485 farmers out of the targeted 1.1 million farmers, representing 53 percent, have redeemed inputs under the Farm Inputs Subsidy Programme (Fisp) as of January 6 this year, The Daily Times has learned.
The farmers in...
Fri, 09 Jan 2026 07:09:12 +0000Madalitso Kazombo dies, mourned
By Nelson Gonjani:
Former first deputy speaker of the National Assembly, Madalitso Kazombo, died Thursday after suffering an asthma attack.
Family relation and former Labour minister Ken Kandodo confirmed the development, saying Kazombo collapsed af...
Fri, 09 Jan 2026 07:06:27 +0000Nomads hint at extending Bob and Mtetemera’s deals
Newly crowned TNM Super League champions Mighty Wanderers have hinted at extending the contracts of their coach Bob Mpinganjira and his assistant McDonald Mtetemera.
This comes two weeks after Wanderers were crowned TNM Super League champions. Mpinga...
Thu, 08 Jan 2026 11:32:51 +0000Long wait for School for Arts
Creatives will have to wait for a long time to have the School for Arts on the ground as construction has not started. The foundation stone was laid in 2017.
Spearheaded by Copyright Society of Malawi (Cosoma) under the Integrated Arts Project, costs...
Thu, 08 Jan 2026 11:31:53 +0000Manufacturers warn against distribution-based economy
Local manufacturers have warned that Malawi risks becoming a distribution-based economy that exports jobs to neighbouring countries if the government fails to address bottlenecks constraining production.
Manufacturers Association of Malawi President ...
Thu, 08 Jan 2026 11:26:30 +0000Investors question capital gains tax implementation
By Kingsley Jassi:
Investors on the Malawi Stock Exchange (MSE) are demanding clarity on how the capital gains tax will be implemented, with concerns mounting over whether gains made before the November 2025 introduction will be taxed retrospectively...
Thu, 08 Jan 2026 11:25:32 +0000Government gets partial funding for Nanjoka Solar Plant
By Clever Mwale:
The Malawi Government says it has secured partial funding out of the required $12 million needed to complete the first phase of the Nanjoka Solar Power Plant in Salima District.
MADE COMMITMENT—Mathanga
In October last year, Energ...
Thu, 08 Jan 2026 11:21:44 +0000Area 25 robbery case ruling Jan 13
By Pemphero Malimba:
The Lilongwe Senior Resident Magistrate Court is on January 13, 2026 expected to make its ruling on whether three people who are answering several counts of aggravated robbery have a case to answer.
State prosecutor handling the...
Thu, 08 Jan 2026 11:21:26 +0000Bakhresa invests in toilet soap factory
In an interview, Misalico General Secretary Frank Harawa said investors were uncertain on how the tax would be calculated, considering that some invested long ago on the basis that they would not be taxed on the profits made.
“It is now a law but w...
Thu, 08 Jan 2026 11:18:41 +0000Flames striker Mayele Malango joins another US club
Congo-born Malawian striker Mayele Malango has joined United States League (USL) championship side Sacramento Republic FC on a two-year contract.
This follows his departure from another USL side, Monterey Bay Football Club, on Tuesday.
In his Faceboo...