Malawi Times

Wed, 06 May 2026 07:09:40 +0000
200 Malawians seek repatriation from South Africa
CONDEMNED ACTS—Malema The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says it has received over 200 distress calls from Malawians who are in South Africa and are requesting repatriation following a fresh wave of xenophobic violence in the country. The latest tensi...

Wed, 06 May 2026 07:02:19 +0000
Keep Amaryllis bank accounts frozen—Court
KAPINDU— I so order By Isaac Salima: The High Court of Malawi’s Financial Crimes Division sitting in Lilongwe has ordered that some bank accounts belonging to Yusuf Investments Limited remain frozen. The court has, however, softened up on some b...

Wed, 06 May 2026 06:56:16 +0000
Bingu National Stadium owes Escom K171 million
Bingu National Stadium management is struggling to service an accumulated electricity bill of K171 million due to inadequate funding, officials have revealed. This has resulted in the facility staying close to two weeks without Electricity Supply Cor...

Tue, 05 May 2026 13:19:01 +0000
Banks’ local profit hits K820 billion
By Kingsley Jassi: The country’s seven out of eight commercial banks made a combined K820 billion in profits-after-tax. This is analysed from their financial statements. Their profitability more-than doubled from just K407.3 billion combined last y...

Tue, 05 May 2026 13:15:06 +0000
Farmers lament tobacco prices
By Mercy Matonga Farmers Union of Malawi (Fum) has called on President Peter Mutharika to intervene in the ongoing situation at the tobacco market, where buyers are reported to be offering low prices for the crop. This is according to a statement rel...

Tue, 05 May 2026 13:09:44 +0000
Africa cannot prosper without regional trade
Despite aspir­a­tional nar­rat­ives about ‘Africa Rising’, the con­tin­ent has yet to achieve the prosper­ity increas­ingly found across large swaths of Asia and many other parts of the world. To attain genu­ine, inclus­ive prosper­ity...

Tue, 05 May 2026 12:56:03 +0000
Global price threatens Malawi inflation outlook
Rising global com­mod­ity prices are likely to push up over­all infla­tion in eco­nom­ies of devel­op­ing coun­tries such as Malawi. This fol­lows pro­jec­tions that energy prices will increase by 24 per­cent in 2026 while over­all comÂ...

Tue, 05 May 2026 11:10:37 +0000
Justin Saidi defends OPC on Boyd Hamela’s secondment
By Pemphero Malimba: Chief Secretary to the Government Justin Saidi Monday defended the secondment of Public Service Pension Trust Fund (PSPTF) acting principal officer Boyd Hamela from the Ministry of Agriculture to PSPTF. Saidi made the defence du...

Tue, 05 May 2026 11:06:23 +0000
Government engages contractors on CDF
The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development has challenged civil and building contractors in the country to be quality-minded for government initiatives, including the K5 billion Constituency Development Fund (CDF), to be sustainable. Line...

Tue, 05 May 2026 11:01:53 +0000
Ekhaya send Chatama on leave
Eyebrows have been raised after Ekhaya Football Club Coach Enos Chatama has gone on leave for undisclosed reasons, barely two weeks into the 2026-27 season. Both Chatama and Eyebrows have been raised after Ekhaya Football Club Coach Enos Chatama has ...

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