Malawi Times

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 06:01:29 +0000
Malawi’s economy stuck in devaluation conundrum
By Justin Mkweu: Malawi’s economy is reeling in a raft of headwinds, a state in which some have recommended devaluation of the local currency as a measure through which it can escape from the whirlpool. The arguments include that devaluing the cur...

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 05:59:24 +0000
How reformatory centres are deforming children
By Wezzie Joy Gausi: In Malawi, children found in conflict with the law are sent to reformatory centres to rehabilitate their behaviour. And a Malawi News investigation has found that instead of getting reoriented towards good citizenship, the child...

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 05:50:32 +0000
Scorchers 2 good for Zimbabwe
The Malawi Women’s National Football Team produced a dominant performance as they claimed a 2-0 victory over Zimbabwe’s Mighty Warriors in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic qualifiers at Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe Friday. This means the Scorch...

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:52:39 +0000
Compensation delay holds back investors
By Pemphero Malimba: The government is yet to allocate plots to developers at Area 54 in Lilongwe, Dunduzu in Mzuzu and Matindi in Blantyre after identifying the land for development several years ago, The Daily Times has established. Ministry of La...

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:12:39 +0000
Flames down two places
By Praise Majawa: Malawi’s senior national football team has dropped two places to 131st from 129th in the latest Fifa world rankings released Thursday. The drop follows the Flames’ 3-1 defeat to Angola in Group B of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nation...

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:06:39 +0000
NBM backs Scorchers
By Praise Majawa: National Bank of Malawi plc (NBM) has said it believes Malawi National Women’s Football Team will carry its Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) momentum into the 2028 Olympic Games qualifiers against Zimbabwe. The Scorchers h...

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:01:40 +0000
Who should choose Malawi’s Vice President: The people or the President?
By Francis Belekanyama: A proposal now before Parliament seeks to redesign Malawi’s vice presidency at its constitutional foundation. Strip away the personalities, political parties and immediate political calculations, and one fundamental questio...

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 11:53:05 +0000
Gasper’s global strings hits UK
From per­forming in Nordic skies in July this year, Babatoni player Gasper Nali’s global exploits continues with more concerts in the United King­dom. The Mzuzu-based artist left the country recently for a total of 11 gigs in the Unit­ed Kingdom...

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 11:49:54 +0000
Bishop arrested in Dowa murder case
Police in Dowa have arrested 41-year-old Bishop Medran Chirwa of Fountain of Victory Church in Lilongwe in connection with the murder of 31-year-old Tathokoza Salimu, an FDH Bank employee. Dowa Police Station Public Relations Officer Alice Sitima con...

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 11:45:07 +0000
Energy push reaches millions
By Brenda Kayo: At least 2.44 million Malawians have gained access to modern energy solutions through the Energising Development (EnDev) programme since 2012. The beneficiaries include 238,000 people who have gained access to electricity and 2.21 mil...

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