The Consumers Association of Malawi (Cama) has called for merit-based appointments and stronger parliamentary scrutiny of State-owned enterprises (SOEs), citing political interference and weak financial controls as factors undermining their performan...

By Brenda Kayo: The Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development Tuesday launched a five-year strategic plan requiring K8.135 trillion, with K7.64 trillion earmarked for housing construction. The housing allocation represents 93.9 percent of the...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised upwards, albeit marginally, the global economic growth estimate for 2026 from 3 percent to 3.1 percent. This is happening at a time geopolitical tensions still pose a threat to low-income economies su...

By Praise Majawa: The Super League of Malawi (Sulom) is facing growing pressure to act decisively on misconduct as disciplinary cases continue to pile up in the FDH Bank Premiership, with some of the country’s biggest clubs repeatedly finding thems...

After a two-week break, the 2026 National Bank of Malawi (NBM) Women’s Premiership returns with blockbuster fixtures. The league was on recess due to the international break as the Malawi Women’s National Football Team, the Scorchers, were in act...

FEELS HELPLESS—Chimzimu By Imam Wali: At 4am, Joyce Chimzimu lifts a 20-litre plastic pail onto her head and joins a quiet, exhausted queue of women emerging from the darkness. They stand at the lip of an unprotected, shallow well popularly known a...

By Sam Banda Jnr and Jimmy Chazama: Celebrated poet Q Malewezi gets set to take the microphone to guard and champion African voices at Afrotellers 2026 Conference in Mombasa, Kenya. Under the theme ‘Narrative Sovereignty in the Age of AI and Shifti...

A statement by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission team to Malawi last week, after engaging the local authorities on the issue of a possible next Extended Credit Facility (ECF) programme, should spark hope in Malawians. The messaging sugges...

Malawi’s gains in HIV prevention and treatment could come under pressure if health facilities lack the staff and resources needed to deliver services, even when essential medicines remain available, a Partners In Health (PIH) analysis has warned. P...

By Pemphero Malimba: Attacks on journalists are threatening the public’s right to information in Malawi, with a regional report documenting cases of intimidation, physical assaults and online harassment. The Media Institute of Southern Africa (Mis...