The national average retail price of maize fell by six percent in November from K1,238 per Kilogramme (kg) in the last week of October to K1,168 per kg. This is according to a maize market report by International Food Policy Research Institute (Ifpri...

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that accessed affordable loans under the Financial Inclusion and Entrepreneurship Scaling (FInES) Project are reporting improvements following capital injection from participating financial institutions. One of the...

Former Secretary to the President and Cabinet (SPC) Colleen Zamba spent a second night in police custody after law enforcement officers failed to present her in court Thursday to formally charge her. Zamba, who was arrested on Wednesday at Kamuzu Int...

By Isaac Salima: President Peter Mutharika has appointed directors of six parastal boards. A statement from Chief Secretary Justin Saidi has disclosed this. The six are Pharmacy and Medicines Regulatory Authority (PMRA), Malawi College of Health Sci...

When the first light of day touches the dry fields of Chikwawa, 48-year-old widow Anne Gama begins a journey she now makes every morning. She lifts an empty bucket, ties her youngest child onto her back and starts walking. MWAKASUNGULA—We have been...

By Isaac Salima: Four suspended top executives of parastatals are still awaiting their fate nearly two months after their suspensions. The government suspended senior officials of several parastatals, including Malawi Broadcasting Corporation Direct...

The High Court in Blantyre has given the state 14 days to file its arguments in a landmark case in which persons with disabilities are challenging the constitutionality of Section 180b of the Penal Code, which criminalises begging. The applicants, pe...

DELICATE START—The premature twins depend on specialised attention By Wellington Sibale: In the corners of a village far from the main road, 20-year-old Sevelia Kudzala cradles her premature twins against her chest, their tiny bodies rising and fa...

MOURNED—Kanyenda Former Flames striker Esau ‘Black Mamba’ Kanyenda will be laid to rest in the United Kingdom, his family has confirmed. Kanyenda, who was considered as one of the most prolific strikers in Malawi football, died at the age of 43...

Netball Association of Malawi (Nam) is set to unveil Malawi National Netball Team’s replicas at Sunbird Capital Hotel in Lilongwe on Friday. This comes as a relief as the replicas are expected to go on sale the same day ahead of the start of Africa...