By Pemphero Malimba: Staff unions of various public universities have demanded a salary increment of between 50 and 60 percent effective April 2026. On April 7, 2026, Public Universities Staff Union President Jimmy Gondwe directed presidents of staf...

By Loveness Lega: The construction of the Mzuzu Airport Road, which started in December 2025, has missed its March 2026 deadline due to delayed payments, The Daily Times has learnt. Supervisor of the project, Tarcisio Malele from Pamodzi Consulting ...

The Malawi Women’s National Football Team lost 3-2 to India’s Blue Tigresses to finish bottom of the Fifa Women’s Series at Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday. This means the Scorchers wrapped up the Fifa Women’s Series witho...

By Brenda Kayo  The 2026 tobacco selling season will open next week, but farmers remain blank on minimum prices, which the authorities were yet to announce as we went to press. Industry regulator, Tobacco Commission (TC), said yesterday, the market ...

By Wezzie Gausi: Malawians largely support open trade and want African countries to have a stronger voice in global decision-making, a new Afrobarometer survey has shown. Findings from Afrobarometer Dispatch, released on Monday, indicate that six out...

By Kingsely Jassi: Amid the high cost of fertiliser and the possibility of new price spikes following the Middle East conflict, Director General of the National Planning Commission (NPC), Fredrick Changaya, has challenged the industry on cheaper ways...

By Emmanuel Chilemba: The just-ended session of Parliament continues to draw mixed reactions, with observers saying the issue of absenteeism nearly overshadowed deliberations. While commending members of Parliament (MPs) for successfully passing the...

Super League of Malawi (Sulom) President Brigadier General Gilbert Mittawa has said the football fraternity is humming with excitement as the TNM Super League transforms into the FDH Bank Premiership. Mittawa, who has spearheaded reforms aimed at ele...

By Daniel Zimba: The National Water Resources Authority (NWRA) has started releasing 1.450 million litres of water per second at Kamuzu Barrage, Liwonde, in Machinga District. It says the move has been taken to help control lake water levels, as the...

By Mercy Matonga: Catholics Tuesday gathered at Likuni Parish in Lilongwe to bid farewell to Father Francis Damaseke, who has been described as a devoted servant of the Church. Hundreds of the faithful, clergy and dignitaries attended the burial cere...