Malawi Times
Mon, 27 Apr 2026 07:55:29 +0000Calls rise for mining reform
By Mcloyd Chilangiza:
As global demand for minerals used in clean energy technologies continues to rise, mining policy analysts and governance experts have cautioned that without stronger governance and technical capacity in the mining sector, Malaw...
Mon, 27 Apr 2026 07:52:10 +0000World Bank support billed to bolster forex efforts
By Benadetta Chiwanda Mia
The World Bank has approved an $80 million (over K140 billion) grant and pledged a further about $100 million in additional support for Malawi, a combined financing package expected to strengthen local governance, improve p...
Mon, 27 Apr 2026 07:48:18 +0000Cry for FDH Bank
By Llywellenie Mpasa & Jarson Malowa:
The Malawi National Council of Sports (MNCS) has engaged FDH Bank plc senior management to persuade the bank to continue supporting sports in the country, amid the uncertainty surrounding the bank’s involve...
Sat, 25 Apr 2026 11:10:38 +0000Endless cracks in government system keep bleeding public funds
At Capital Hill sits shelves and shelves of audit reports spanning decades.
Each one of them has been exposing the weaknesses in public financial system through which the country bleeds public resources.
Each one of them has been making recommendatio...
Sat, 25 Apr 2026 11:06:15 +0000Government promises stable fuel supply from Tuesday
As we went to press last evening, around Balaka town, only one filling station, Petroda Filling Station at Chingeni, had fuel.
The town has six filling stations.
And at the time scores of motorists scrummed at the Balaka filling station on the arriva...
Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:59:30 +0000Tributes pour in from health community for Broadhead
Malawi’s health community, led by Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (Kuhes), Friday paid their last respects to the late Professor Robin Broadhead.
A renowned paediatrician and educator, Broadhead once served as principal of the then College of ...
Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:54:20 +0000FDH Premiership set to start despite venue impasse
By Mphatso Malidadi & Mabvuto Kambuwe:
The uncertainty surrounding the start of the FDH Bank Premiership official opening match took another twist with Mighty Wanderers insisting that the game against Karonga United is still on at Kamuzu Stadium...
Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:50:28 +0000Masters FC strike K200 million kit deal
Masters Football Club president Alfred Gangata has said the team will redefine the landscape of domestic football in the near future.
Gangata, who is also Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, made the remarks during the gala launch at Bingu Interna...
Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:45:47 +0000Queen Cubs outshine KD Queens in debut
By Llywellenie Mpasa:
Malawi’s Under-23 National Netball Team, the Queen Cubs, enjoyed a perfect start to their Telkom Netball League campaign with an impressive 53–44 win over reigning champions KD Queens during Power Week 1 in Durban, South Af...
Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:42:50 +0000The illusion of arrests
There is a familiar pattern in Malawian politics, one that plays out almost every time power changes hands.
It begins with arrests, swift, dramatic and very public. Airport interceptions and solemn statements about the rule of law.
For a moment, it f...