Malawi Times
Sat, 27 Jun 2026 10:49:45 +0000Officials suspended over USAID project materials
By Mercy Matonga:
Four months after workers at Malawi Institute of Education raised alarm over a potential abuse of a USAID-funded government project materials, three senior officials have been suspended.
Their suspension follows a forensic audit whi...
Sat, 27 Jun 2026 10:45:39 +0000Dzaleka deadline looms, government’s response plan still uncertain
By Clever Mwale:
Four months after the World Food Programme (WFP) warned that it would be forced to stop food assistance for more than 50,000 refugees at Dzaleka Refugee Camp by the end of June 2026 due to funding shortages, the government is yet to...
Fri, 26 Jun 2026 14:36:50 +0000Dodma shifts repatriation camp from BT to Mwanza
The Department of Disaster Management Affairs (Dodma) is relocating its camp from Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre, where it has been screening and providing assistance to Malawians being repatriated following Afrophobic attacks in South Africa.
Dodma Dire...
Fri, 26 Jun 2026 14:32:41 +0000South Africa, Mozambique top trafficking destinations
By Wezzie Gausi
South Africa and Mozambique have emerged as the main destinations for Malawian youths affected by labour trafficking, according to a Labour Trafficking Prevalence Baseline Study.
The study by the Centre on Human Trafficking Research ...
Fri, 26 Jun 2026 14:29:24 +0000Dying for desire: Hidden cost of sexual performance drugs
By Brenda Kayo:
It begins with a promise; a promise of renewed energy, youthful stamina and that of instant satisfaction for a partner.
A promise sold in small packets, colourful bottles and unmarked capsules displayed openly in pharmacies, grocery ...
Fri, 26 Jun 2026 07:19:27 +0000Anxiety mounts as June 30 nears
By Isaac Salima:
Some Malawians awaiting repatriation from South Africa amid Afrophobic attacks have expressed anxiety as June 30 approaches, a date linked to a planned crackdown on undocumented foreign nationals.
March and March, a citizen-led move...
Fri, 26 Jun 2026 06:56:52 +0000Aviation engineers urge caution in crash inquiry
By Wezzie Gausi:
Current and former Malawi Air Force engineers have cautioned the Parliamentary inquiry into the Chikangawa plane crash against making technical conclusions without the support of qualified aviation accident investigators.
They warne...
Fri, 26 Jun 2026 06:54:06 +0000Slap in the face
All 16 FDH Bank Premiership clubs have declined a Football Association of Malawi (Fam) invitation to attend the association’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Salima District Saturday.
The clubs made the resolution during a virtual meeting held Thur...
Thu, 25 Jun 2026 11:43:51 +0000Admarc banks on prisons, schools to offload maize
The Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (Admarc) says it is relying on institutional buyers such as schools and prisons to help clear carryover maize stocks estimated at 23,000 metric tonnes (MT) as of May this year.
Admarc spokesperso...
Thu, 25 Jun 2026 11:43:50 +0000Archaic regulation stifles Malawi mining sector growth
Malawi continues to regulate its mining sector using portions of legal instruments that are over 40 years old, a situation experts say is affecting growth of the sector.
Twice, over the years, the country has attempted to transform the sector through...