By Mercy Matonga & Rebecca Chimjeka Matemba: As Malawians grapple with economic hardships, their elected representatives in Parliament are increasingly turning more expensive to the taxpayer, we have established. We sent an Access to Information ...

NEW FACE IN CABINET— Itaye By Pemphero Malimba: President Peter Mutharika has reshuffled his cabinet which has seen Lilongwe Mtandire Mtsiriza parliamentarian Alfred Gangata moving to a third ministry within the four months of Mutharika’s presid...

TO STAY WITHIN LANE—Gangata By Richard Chirombo & Mabvuto Kambuwe: Newly appointed Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Alfred Gangata has promised not to interfere with domestic football affairs when discharging his duties. Gangata, who owns...

Between 2012 and 2025, over 80 people have died on Lake Malawi due to boat accidents. We have established that despite clear laws governing inland water transport, many vessels on the lake go unpoliced. It exposes the deep structural weaknesses in th...

FCB Nyasa Big Bullets interim coach Gilbert Chirwa has told his charges not to underestimate Mighty Tigers as they face each other in the Castel Challenge Cup quarterfinals at Kamuzu Stadium this afternoon. The two teams had mixed fortunes in the Sup...

NEW FACE—Top goal scorer Henry Malawi Women’s National Football Team head coach Lovemore Fazili has included four African-based players in a 32-member provisional squad for the Cosafa Women’s Championship. With 46 days remaining before Malawi k...

FRUIT AND CROPS—A mango tree in a maize field in Chiradzulu District By Liz Kimbrough: Planting fruit trees on farms improves dietary quality, according to new research that tracked nearly 1,000 households in Malawi over 10 years. The study, publi...

Debate is raging over the location of the Malawi Electoral Commission (Mec), bringing attention to the link between politics, administration and institutional independence. Mec has decided to remain in Lilongwe despite an executive order directing it...

The Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) says the broader inflation environment remains delicate, shaped by structural vulnerabilities to external shocks. In its December 2025 Market Intelligence Report published on Wednesday, the central bank says the conti...

By Kingsley Jassi: The government has expressed confidence that the unusual decline in food prices will hasten economic recovery and trigger interest rate reductions in the coming months. Finance, Economic Planning and Decentralisation Minister Josep...