Malawi Times
Fri, 22 May 2026 06:47:56 +0000Plane wreckage ‘tampered’ with
The plane that crashed in Chikangawa Forest and killed former vice president Saulos Chilima and eight others is not in the state people found it at the crash site, The Daily Times has learned.
Others who died in the plane accident, which occurred on ...
Fri, 22 May 2026 06:44:28 +0000Tribunal members told to uphold professionalism
By Daniel Zimba:
Chief Justice Rizine Mzikamanda has challenged newly appointed members of the Revenue Appeals Tribunal to prioritise professionalism and independence in their operations.
Finance, Economic Planning and Decentralisation Minister Jose...
Fri, 22 May 2026 06:41:29 +0000Football coaches body fears clubs could lose millions over suspensions, firings
Football Coaches Association (FCA) has expressed dismay over recent actions by some FDH Bank Premiership sides that have suspended or fired their coaches just four weeks into the new season.
Blantyre-based outfit Ekhaya FC were the first to suspend t...
Thu, 21 May 2026 12:33:08 +0000Malawians support own repatriation
By Isaac Salima:
Some South Africa-based Malawians have started mobilising resources to support their own repatriation.
The development comes at a time the country’s citizens, and other foreign nationals, are being subjected to violent attacks on i...
Thu, 21 May 2026 12:28:42 +0000Lawmakers demand action on foreign medical trips
By Wezzie Gausi:
Chairpersons for parliamentary health and finance committees from Anglophone African countries have proposed tough measures against political leaders who continue seeking medical treatment outside Africa while failing to improve loc...
Thu, 21 May 2026 12:24:38 +0000Queens get Mwawi Kumwenda boost
Australia-based netball star Mwawi Kumwenda has been included in Malawi National Netball Team’s provisional squad for the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.
Netball Association of Malawi (Nam) released a 29-member provisional squad on Tu...
Thu, 21 May 2026 12:18:58 +0000Cattle mean business on the slopes of Zomba Mountain
WORK IN PROGRESS—Builders work on cattle infrastructure
A cluster of cattle once stood in open enclosures in Mpama Village, Traditional Authority Malemia, Zomba, exposed to disease, slow weight gain and the uncertainty of weather and survival.
That...
Thu, 21 May 2026 12:13:52 +0000Fresh initiative comes up for Malawi’s Gule Wamkulu masks
Gule Wamkulu, a sacred masked dance of the Chewa people, is set to come to the limelight following a new project that seeks to ensure proper interpretation in European museums.
A statement indicates that the project seeks to ensure the proper interpr...
Thu, 21 May 2026 06:08:44 +0000Blantyre Water Board’s merry go round
By Isaac Salima:
The High Court of Malawi has granted leave to appeal and stopped the execution of a ruling that discharged an injunction that Blantyre Water Board (BWB) Chief Executive Officer Yeremiah Chihana obtained against his superiors.
The de...
Thu, 21 May 2026 06:05:45 +0000Tobacco buyers shun non-contract farmers
By Mercy Matonga:
Tobacco buyers in the country are shunning tobacco from farmers who cultivate the country’s gold leaf outside contract farming arrangements.
These are the findings from the auction floors following a visit by members of Parliamen...