Malawi Times

Thu, 01 Oct 2026 07:11:56 +0000
Wrangle rages
By Isaac Salima: Education Minister Bright Msaka has said discussions are underway with management of Blantyre Synod of the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian about ownership of Blantyre Secondary School (BSS). There has been an ownership dispute...

Thu, 01 Oct 2026 07:08:47 +0000
Discrepancy on Chikangawa crashed plane discovery time
By Brenda Kayo: A dispute over the exact time the aircraft carrying former vice president Saulos Chilima and eight others was found has emerged before the Parliamentary Ad Hoc Committee investigating the Chikangawa plane crash. Others who died in th...

Thu, 01 Oct 2026 07:01:59 +0000
World Bank pushes for commercial debt rejig
The World Bank is pushing Malawi to accelerate efforts to restructure its commercial external debt. The bank warns that resolving outstanding obligations is key to restoring debt sustainability and strengthening the country’s fragile economy. Read ...

Thu, 01 Oct 2026 06:58:38 +0000
Under-23 loss linked to passports hiccup
By Praise Majawa: A senior member of the Malawi Under-23 National Football Team technical panel has linked the team’s 1-0 loss to eSwatini on Tuesday to the unavailability of passports for some key players. Confederation of African Football and Fif...

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:13:50 +0000
Malawi food security gains face pressure
By Mcloyd Chilangiza: Malawi’s food security goals continue to be under pressure as rising maize, fertiliser and diesel prices weaken household purchasing power ahead of the lean season, a report indicates. This is according to Sustainably Growing...

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:11:52 +0000
Malawi phases out cheque use
By Brenda Kayo: The Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) and Bankers Association of Malawi (Bam) have announced the phasing out of the use cheques as a payment instrument in Malawi. Under the new arrangement, banks will no longer issue new cheque books whil...

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:09:16 +0000
4 new faces in Scorchers Olympic squad
By Llywellenie Mpasa: Malawi Women’s National Football Team Coach Lovemore Fazili has included four new faces in the provisional squad to face Zimbabwe’s Mighty Warriors in the 2028 Olympic qualifiers next month. The notable new faces in  the sq...

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:04:07 +0000
Baf refuses to fall
Since its foundation in 2009, Blantyre Arts Festival (Baf) has been on the ascendancy, appealing to the creative sector. The annual free-of-charge festival which has run in different venues in the commercial city has brought on stage top acts such as...

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 12:56:30 +0000
Malawi rail dream still on paper
By Deborah Madeya: Construction of a northbound railway connecting Malawi to the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (Tazara) network remains on paper, almost 20 months after the plan was announced. In February 2025, the Ministry of Transport and Publi...

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 12:52:35 +0000
Times Group awarded for media industry contribution
By Brenda Kayo The Times Group has been recognised for its contribution to the development and transformation of Malawi’s media industry. This transpired at the Annual Media and Access to Information Conference which Media Council of Malawi (MCM) ...

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