By Samuel Kalimira , Patience Lunda & Jarson Malowa: What began as a peaceful stay-away protest by vendors in Mzuzu City Tuesday escalated into violent riots, with demonstrators storming the Central Business District (CBD), where they pelted shop...

By Khumbo Kaliwo, Thomas Chilaya & Jarson Malowa: Agriculture extension workers, who are at the heart of the country’s food security efforts as they work with smallholder farmers at the grass roots level, have gone decades without promotion, Th...

Kalisto Pasuwa Malawi National Football Team Coach Kalisto Pasuwa has included 11 foreign country-based players in the squad for the 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifiers. The team is expected to face Namibia and Tunisia. The Flames are scheduled to host Na...

By Jimmy Chazama  MultiChoice Malawi on Monday committed to invest in local content and empower the country’s storytellers ahead of the premiere of Pa Mango Lodge drama series. The series is a concept of HD Plus Creations and will start airing on ...

The National Arts and Heritage Council (Nahec) taskforce has bemoaned the non-existence of allocation to Nahec in the 2025-26 proposed national budget. The taskforce’s secretary Ron Muphuwa said on Tuesday that having lobbied for funds amounting to...

By Benadetta Chiwanda Mia: The national budget deficit continued to expand over the past six years, estimated at K2.47 trillion in the 2025- 26 financial year, up from K810 billion in the 2020-21 fiscal year. This represents an increase of over 200 p...

By Kingsley Jassi: Malawi’s fish production is on the decline, registering a 9.2 percent drop in 2024 despite an increase in total revenue by 22 percent to $217.7 million. This is contained in the Government Annual Economic Report issued by the Min...

Secretary to Treasury Betchani Tchereni has said financial inclusion is a key enabler of economic growth and social transformation. Tchereni was speaking in Lilongwe during an Innovation Symposium organised by the Financial Access for Rural Markets, ...

By Benadetta Chiwanda Mia A total of 5,964 households connected to the grid in Malawi are currently without electricity due to faulty transformers. This was disclosed in a communication from the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) concer...

Three local teams, namely Mighty Wanderers, Civil Service United and Creck Sporting Club, have been invited to Mozambique for pre-season tournaments. Wanderers and Civil will take part in a four-team tournament scheduled to run from this Friday to Tu...