Malawi Times
Thu, 18 Jun 2026 06:40:35 +0000Elders’ talk
The government has confirmed that President Peter Mutharika and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa held telephone talks over xenophobia concerns in South Africa.
Foreign Affairs Minister George Chaponda confirmed the development.
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Thu, 18 Jun 2026 06:36:55 +0000Charles Mhango, Justin Saidi testify in plane crash inquiry
By Pemphero Malimba:
Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister Charles Mhango has urged the Parliamentary Ad hoc Committee that is probing the plane crash that killed nine people in Chikangawa Forest that there is a need to enhance the scope of in...
Thu, 18 Jun 2026 06:31:05 +0000Analysts punch holes in Fam, Sulom dispute
The dispute between the Football Association of Malawi (Fam) and Super League of Malawi (Sulom) over regulatory authority has thrown the domestic league into turmoil, with questions mounting about who has ultimate power to enforce stadium regulations...
Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:26:56 +0000Whither SVTP?
The Shire Valley Transformation Programme (SVTP), once billed as Malawi’s flagship agricultural project capable of transforming the Shire Valley into a commercial farming hub, is facing fresh uncertainty as funding shortages stall critical infrastr...
Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:20:35 +0000Think-tanks see Kwacha falling
Economic think-tanks are warning that the Malawi Kwacha will sharply weaken against the United States dollar in the coming years, even as the official rate has stayed largely flat.
Oxford Economics projects the most dramatic fall, forecasting the Kwa...
Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:17:53 +0000World Bank warns Malawi, others on debt
The World Bank has warned that rising public debt is becoming a major threat to economic growth in developing countries, including Malawi, as governments spend more money servicing loans and less on development.
In its June 2026 Global Economic Prosp...
Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:14:10 +0000Reserve Bank of Malawi cracks down on pension defaulters
By Myra Elias:
The Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) has warned employers that failure to remit pension contributions on time is a violation of the law and could undermine workers’ retirement security.
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Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:10:12 +0000Simplex Chithyola Banda speaks on governance
By Pemphero Malimba:
Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Simplex Chithyola Banda has called for the government’s urgent action on challenges that are affecting various sectors of the society.
Chithyola Banda says this through a press statement ...
Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:04:59 +0000Plane crash inquirers court Jappie Mhango, Colleen Zamba
SCHEDULED TO TESTIFY— Mhango
By Pemphero Malimba:
The Parliamentary Ad hoc Committee into the Chikangawa Forest plane crash that killed nine people on June 10, 2024 will today start public hearings.
People who died in the crash are former State vi...
Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:01:39 +0000Scorchers face Nigeria in Wafcon opener
The Malawi Women’s National Football Team will open their campaign in the 2026 TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) finals against defending champions Nigeria’s Super Falcons on July 28 at Al Madina Stadium in Rabat, Morocco.
Th...