Malawi Times

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 06:30:32 +0000
MPs shake up mining rules
By Pemphero Malimba: The Parliamentary Cluster Committee on Agriculture, Irrigation, Natural Resources and Climate Change has recommended sweeping changes to Malawi’s mining regulations, calling for higher fees and fines and requiring foreign inve...

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 06:27:30 +0000
High-stakes week in Pension Fund hotel probe
By Wezzie Gausi: The Public Accounts Committee (Pac) faces a pivotal week in the investigation into the controversial acquisition of Amaryllis Hotel by the Public Service Pension Fund Trust (PSPFT), with former Secretary to the President and Cabinet...

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 06:16:57 +0000
Mpinganjira cleans name on sponsorship
Mighty Wanderers President Thomson Mpinganjira has come out of the cocoon to clear issues surrounding football sponsorship packages for the Nomads and Ekhaya Football Club. The business mogul, speaking during the Presidential Ball awards gala at Gold...

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:29:15 +0000
Trade pro­spects seen improv­ing
Malawi could bene­fit from improv­ing trade con­di­tions across Africa, but per­sist­ent mac­roe­co­nomic chal­lenges risk lim­it­ing its abil­ity to fully cap­it­al­ise on emer­ging oppor­tun­it­ies. This is accord­ing to the la...

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:24:45 +0000
World Bank chal­lenges Malawi to export more
By Ken­neth Zin­dondo, con­trib­utor: Malawi’s path to stronger eco­nomic growth and achiev­ing its 2026 devel­op­ment goals hinges on boost­ing invest­ment and increas­ing exports, World Bank’s Senior Private Sec­tor Spe­cial­ist E...

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:19:00 +0000
Coali­tion for Debt Man­age­ment Bill
The National Debt Coali­tion has pro­posed the enact­ment of a Debt Man­age­ment Bill to help con­tain the coun­try’s grow­ing pub­lic debt, cur­rently estim­ated at K23.9 tril­lion or 90.9 per­cent of the coun­try’s Gross Domestic ...

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 11:02:42 +0000
When justice waits too long
Susan Namangale In May 2009, as Malawi prepared for the inauguration of President Bingu wa Mutharika to a second term, another event, quieter, more intimate, and infinitely more tragic, unfolded along the M5 Road in Mua near Mtakataka in Dedza Distri...

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 07:48:58 +0000
Health sector funding woes
A Parliamentary committee has criticized inefficiencies in the use of health funds, warning that poor absorption of resources is undermining service delivery despite increased allocations in key areas. Presenting the Health Cluster report in Parliame...

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 07:19:37 +0000
Government moves to recruit ACB Director General
By Pemphero Malimba: The process of shortlisting candidates for the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Director General (DG) post is expected to take place this week, The Daily Times has learned. The Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs says the ...

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 07:14:12 +0000
FDH to review netball package
FDH Bank plc has promised to review its netball sponsorship package with the view of increasing the amount following the success of the inaugural FDH Premier Netball League. FDH Bank Managing Director Noel Mkulichi, speaking Sunday during the final r...

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