By Justin Mkweu: The national budget is facing additional expenditure pressures as a result of food insecurity expected to affect the country this year and next year, a development economists warn could constrain development. Last week, the Ministry...

By Innocent Kalikokha: When Cyclone Ana swept through Nsanje four years ago, families fled their homes for safety. Four years later, many are still living in temporary camps with no permanent homes in sight. At least 800 households displaced by the ...

The Malawi Women’s National Football Team, the Scorchers, are assured of getting $500,000 (about K900 million) for reaching the semi-finals of the Caf Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) in Morocco. The Scorchers claimed a 2-1 victory over Gha...

The Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM)’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on Thursday announced that it has maintained its policy rate—the rate which applies to lending by the central bank and influences commercial borrowing costs— at 24 percent. At i...

The Malawi Stock Exchange (MSE) has been urged to explore agriculture commodities trading as a way of expanding investment opportunities, supporting farmers and strengthening the country’s capital market. Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) Market Develo...

By Wezzie Gausi:  Malawi’s general insurance sector continued to grow in 2025, with insurance revenue reaching K145.1 billion and total assets rising to K263.8 billion. What is clear, though, is that motor insurance continues to dominate the indus...

The government is walking a tightrope between protecting local traders from unfair competition and upholding its obligations towards refugees. Homeland Security Minister Peter Mukhito said Sunday that the government would regulate legal businesses an...

By Pemphero Malimba: The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development says it expects to invest at least K16 billion in an irrigation programme as part of the country’s preparedness for the anticipated El Niño weather conditions. Min...

The Malawi Women’s National Football Team has redefined the landscape of women’s football across the world after their first ever dramatic qualification to the 2027 World Cup finals. The Scorchers edged out Ghana 2-1 during the quarterfinals of t...

Deschamps speaks to one of the special needs children On a Friday, people congregated at Chigumula in Blantyre to witness the official opening of a physiotherapy clinic aimed at bridging a gap for inadequate specialised treatment spaces in the countr...