Malawi Times

Wed, 20 May 2026 08:15:34 +0000
MDF, police agents storm Msundwe
By Rebecca Chimjeka Matemba: A joint force of the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) and the Malawi Police Service (MPS) has been deployed to Msundwe Trading Centre over the past 48 hours, locking down the area in a high-stakes security operation that has l...

Wed, 20 May 2026 08:04:17 +0000
Inquiry into Chilima plane crash moves to Nthungwa
The Parliamentary Ad hoc Committee that is investigating the June 10, 2024 plane crash that claimed the lives of former vice-president Saulos Chilima and eight others Tuesday took its inquiry to Viphya plantations and Mzuzu Airport, where several key...

Wed, 20 May 2026 07:53:28 +0000
Flames draw Egypt, Angola, South Sudan in Afcon qualifiers
The Malawi National Football Team, the Flames, has been handed what others have described as a “fair” draw in the 2027 TotalEnergies Pamoja Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers. The team is in Group B alongside record seven-time African champ...

Tue, 19 May 2026 12:58:37 +0000
China, Tanzania dominate Malawi’s imports
Malawi’s total exports fell by nearly 5 percent in 2025 while imports jumped sharply, further widening the country’s trade deficit. The situation is exerting extra pressure on the already volatile economy, which is battling foreign exchange short...

Tue, 19 May 2026 12:53:35 +0000
Global economic slowdown threatens Malawi’s FDI inflow
Recent global commodity and energy shocks triggered by the conflict in the Middle East could weaken Malawi’s export earnings, slow investment inflows and further strain the country’s fragile economy, the World Bank says. To read more, click times...

Tue, 19 May 2026 12:40:25 +0000
Airtel Malawi declares K38.5bn dividend, posts K51bn profit
By Deborah Madeya: Air­tel Malawi plc has declared a dividend of K38.5 bil­lion to its share­hold­ers, rep­res­ent­ing K3.50 per share. This comes as profit-after-tax for the tele­com­mu­nic­a­tions com­pany grew to K51.2 bil­lion in 2...

Tue, 19 May 2026 11:29:57 +0000
Committee starts plane crash probe
A Special Parliamentary Committee established to investigate the plane crash that killed former vice president Saulos Chilima and eight others has officially commenced investigations. The others who died in the plane accident are former first lady Pa...

Tue, 19 May 2026 11:26:45 +0000
Advocates push for ring fenced ECD funding
Early childhood development (ECD) advocates have expressed concern that Constituency Development Fund (CDF) guidelines do not explicitly provide guaranteed funding for ECD programmes despite sustained lobbying efforts. In a statement, National ECD Ad...

Tue, 19 May 2026 11:21:01 +0000
Cosafa backs Haiya for Caf post
The Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (Cosafa) has unanimously endorsed Football Association of Malawi (Fam) President Fleetwood Haiya for the post of Confederation of African Football (Caf) Executive Committee Member ahead of next yea...

Tue, 19 May 2026 11:16:40 +0000
Finca boosts SRFL with K52 million equipment
By Llywellenie Mpasa: Finca Malawi has supplied football equipment worth K52 million to all 16 teams participating in the 2026 Finca ‘Mpira Uyake’ Southern Region Football League (SRFL) ahead of the new season. The support, which includes jersey...

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