Malawi Times

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 06:25:42 +0000
Voter apathy, party cracks dented 2025 elections
By Wezzie Gausi: A post-election review of Malawi’s 2025 General Election has exposed voter apathy, weaknesses in internal political party democracy, declining representation of women and growing distrust in the electoral system as some of the are...

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 06:21:13 +0000
European Union unveils €143 million support for Malawi
The European Union (EU) Thursday announced a €143 million (about K287 billion) investment package for Malawi. The package targets projects in three key sectors of agriculture, energy and education. Read more click:- https://times.mw/etimes/

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 06:15:22 +0000
Scorchers players get K5 million each from Peter Mutharika
Malawi Women’s National Football Team players continued to bask in the glory of their Women’s Africa Cup of Nations exploits, with President Peter Mutharika giving them K5 million each. First Lady Getrude Mutharika presented the donation Thursday...

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 13:09:14 +0000
272,000 Malawians receive PrEP
By Brenda Kayo: Malawi’s HIV prevention programme is entering a new phase, with 272,225 people cumulatively initiated on Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) since the country introduced the prevention medication in 2021. According to the Ministry of H...

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 13:05:26 +0000
Scorchers get rare treat on arrival
Scenes in Lilongwe were a wonder to behold yesterday when the Malawi Women’s National Football Team, the Scorchers, arrived back from Morocco after a historic Caf Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) finals outing. The plane carrying the Scorch...

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:50:07 +0000
NBM elated with Wafcon Watch parties’ outcome
By Sphiwe Dorias, contributor: National Bank of Malawi (NBM) plc says it is excited with the turnout of its customers, and Malawians at large, at the Watch parties it organised to support the Malawi Scorchers during the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of ...

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:47:44 +0000
Gold rush puts protected areas at risk
SCARS OF MINING—Trenches dug out by illegal miners in the reserve By Emmanuel Chilemba: Illegal gold mining is leaving deep scars on protected areas in Nsanje District as miners push into Mwabvi Wildlife Reserve and Matandwe Forest Reserve. “It w...

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:44:15 +0000
Festivals’ fever
By Jimmy Chazama and Sam Banda Jnr: The country’s festival season is here. In line with the spirit of the period, organisers are stepping out to unleash headliners and lineups. Cape Maclear International Film Festival (CMIFF)—now in its third ed...

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:48:28 +0000
Youths left out of formal economy
By Kingsley Jassi:  About 80 percent of the country’s population is left out of economic activities, or passively participating, as the system and structures fail to create opportunities for the youth. This was the general view of stakeholders at ...

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:44:53 +0000
Government eyes AI laws amid push for innovation
By Jimmy Chazama: Malawi is determined to embrace Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a driver of digital transformation. This is according to Minister of Information and Digitalisation Shadric Namalomba. He was speaking during the opening of the Stakeho...

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