Malawi Times
Mon, 22 Dec 2025 08:54:12 +0000Fuel levy ‘drought’ hampers roadwork
Roads Fund Administration (RFA) says it has, for the past three years, been financing road maintenance works using revenue from toll gates after the Treasury stopped remitting fuel levy funds to the Roads Fund.
RFA Chief Executive Officer Stewart Mal...
Mon, 22 Dec 2025 08:49:38 +0000Recruitment ban bites graduates
By Isaac Salima:
Some newly trained professionals who were pursuing their careers in education and health have asked the government not to prolong the suspension of recruitment and promotions in the civil service.
Recently, the government suspended...
Mon, 22 Dec 2025 08:43:13 +0000Funding cuts threaten malaria global fight
Director of the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute Jane Carlton has disclosed that its 2025 World Malaria Report shows a sharp rise in global malaria cases and deaths, with African countries, including Malawi, bearing the heaviest burden.
Accor...
Mon, 22 Dec 2025 08:37:10 +0000Malawi seeks deeper cooperation with Russia
Malawi has called for deeper, practical and results-oriented cooperation with the Russian Federation in key sectors such as energy, agriculture, mining and health.
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Mon, 22 Dec 2025 08:33:17 +0000Private sector gasps for air
By Kingsley Jassi:
Private sector players feel there has not been tangible support to induce their dynamism for increased productivity to propel growth.
Policy inconsistencies, ‘harsh’ forex regulations and other hostilities are said to be contri...
Mon, 22 Dec 2025 08:28:41 +0000FDH Bank projects K151 billion post-tax profit
Malawi Stock Exchange-listed FDH Bank has projected that its profit-after-tax for the year ending December 31, 2025 would range between K140 billion and K151 billion.
This represents a growth ranging from 92 to 104 percent from a K74.06 billion post-...
Mon, 22 Dec 2025 08:25:25 +0000The year economy decided the vote
On September 16, 2025, polling stations across Malawi opened under a heavy mood.
Voters queued patiently to elect a President, members of Parliament and ward councillors, but beneath the calm lay a deep, simmering frustration.
This was not just anoth...
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 13:35:40 +0000Mvera city project stalls
By Clever Mwale:
More than K8 billion in public funds has already been spent on the much-publicised Mvera Innovation City Project, yet construction works have not started on the ground.
The development has raised serious questions about planning, app...
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 13:25:37 +0000Mutharika gets Cabinet ministers’ first reports
Cabinet ministers have started complying with President Peter Mutharika’s directive that they should be sending him monthly reports detailing how they have worked and what they plan to work on the following months, The Daily Times has learnt.
Mutha...
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 13:21:34 +0000Joyce Banda to lead panel of elders in Madagascar
By Pemphero Malimba:
The Southern African Development Community (Sadc) has approved the deployment of a panel of elders, led by Malawi’s former president Joyce Banda, to Madagascar to foster efforts to bring peace in that country.
This transpired d...