By Wezzie Gausi: The issue of Afrophobic attacks in South Africa was not formally discussed at the Extraordinary Sadc Organ Troika Summit after the relevant report was withdrawn from the agenda, leaving questions about South Africa’s position on t...

By Pemphero Malimba: Questions over how senior government travel is authorised have emerged from the inquiry into the Chikangawa plane crash after witnesses revealed that key paperwork had not been completed despite claims that presidential clearanc...

Football fans had an unpleasant experience as they endured over one hour of electricity blackout during the FDH Bank Premiership match between Masters FC and Creck Sporting Club at Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe City on Saturday. Electricity went...

By Wezzie Gausi: One in every eight children under the age of five in Malawi is suffering from severe stunting, a new national survey has revealed. The Sixth Integrated Household Survey (IHS6) 2024-25—which the National Statistical Office (NSO) has...

The Government of Malawi has assured Malawians of its commitment to repatriate and support all Malawians who have fallen victim to Afrophobia attacks in South Africa. Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister George Chaponda told The Dai...

Kamuzu Barracks goalkeeper Hastings Banda made a comical blunder that cost his side as they lost 2-1 to FCB Nyasa Big Bullets in the FDH Bank Premiership at Civo Stadium in Lilongwe City Sunday. It was a dramatic end to the match, which looked destin...

National Bank of Malawi (NBM) plc has committed to continue sponsoring golf in the country. The bank’s interim head of retail banking, William Chatsala, made the remarks during the prize presentation of the Beyond Banking Invitational Golf Tourname...

British High Commissioner to Malawi Leigh Stubblefield has reiterated that the United Kingdom (UK)’s focus of its diplomatic relation with Lilongwe is trade and investment-centric. This, Stubblefield said, is for the two nations’ mutual benefit. ...

ONE OF THE AUTHORS—Udedi It is now a year since the National Assembly enacted the Malawi Mental Health Act of 2025. What are the implementation gaps and how can they be filled? In this article, nine mental health experts weigh in on these two quest...

Malawi’s trade deficit widened to $322.5 million (about K565 billion) in May this year despite an increase in export earnings, latest figures from the National Statistical Office (NSO) show. The International Merchandise Trade Statistics Bulletin f...