Malawi Times
Mon, 18 May 2026 06:29:19 +0000Bitter return
By Isaac Salima:
The number of Malawians returning to Malawi from South Africa has increased, a development experts have linked to xenophobic attacks that have gained steam there.
The Oxford English Dictionary defines xenophobia as the “deep antip...
Mon, 18 May 2026 06:26:28 +0000‘Calm’ returns to Shire Valley
By Benadetta Chiwanda Mia:
Police say the mob violence situation in the Shire Valley districts of Chikwawa and Nsanje is now under control, with no new cases of violence or killings reported in the past four days.
Over the past two weeks, the two di...
Mon, 18 May 2026 06:23:37 +0000Mastered
Silver Strikers have ended Masters Football Club’s unbeaten run in the FDH Bank Premiership following a 3-0 victory at Silver Stadium in Lilongwe City Sunday.
The win propelled Silver to the summit of the FDH Bank Premiership with nine points, disp...
Sat, 16 May 2026 12:09:50 +0000How Malawi’s oil producing dream got choked in pipes
By Wezzie Gausi:
More than a decade after Malawi opened parts of Lake Malawi and other areas for oil and gas exploration, the country seems to have all but dumped the dream of ever extracting oil.
And an expert has since questioned whether Malawi re...
Sat, 16 May 2026 12:03:08 +0000Environmental damage threatens Malawi’s economy, report says
A new report has said Malawi is losing billions of dollars every year because of environmental damage, climate disasters, pollution and poor sanitation.
According to the report, the situation is threatening the country’s economy, food security, pub...
Sat, 16 May 2026 11:58:31 +0000Coaches’ contractual disputes dent local football reputation
The relationship between football coaches and their employers in Malawi—whether clubs or national associations—has increasingly become a battleground of legal disputes, financial penalties, and governance failures, Malawi News Sport has the detai...
Sat, 16 May 2026 11:26:31 +0000Developers pay price as Lake Malawi reclaims the shoreline
SUBMERGED—The rising water levels have affected hospitality infrastructure
By Mercy Matonga:
For years, many developers along the shores of Lake Malawi believed the lake’s shrinking water levels had created permanent room for expansion.
Lodges, ...
Sat, 16 May 2026 11:20:57 +0000Barbarism of mob justice
The killings in Chikwawa and Nsanje over grotesque rumours of disappearing manhoods are a terrifying reflection of a society still weighed down by ignorance, fear and medieval superstition.
There is no civilised way to describe what happened. Innocen...
Sat, 16 May 2026 11:17:31 +0000Displaced families remain destitute 2 years after eviction
By Phales Nthambo
Two years after being displaced from their homes following a land dispute involving the Malawi Defence Force (MDF), hundreds of families in Kasasile in Nkhata Bay District remain destitute at a church camp located in Mzimba Distric...
Sat, 16 May 2026 11:13:11 +0000Kamuzu Stadium assessment to delay further
The football fraternity will wait a little longer to use Kamuzu Stadium for football activities as the facility is currently hosting victims of xenophobic attacks from South Africa.
The facility was banned from hosting elite matches after it failed t...