The government is walking a tightrope between protecting local traders from unfair competition and upholding its obligations towards refugees. Homeland Security Minister Peter Mukhito said Sunday that the government would regulate legal businesses an...

By Pemphero Malimba: The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development says it expects to invest at least K16 billion in an irrigation programme as part of the country’s preparedness for the anticipated El Niño weather conditions. Min...

The Malawi Women’s National Football Team has redefined the landscape of women’s football across the world after their first ever dramatic qualification to the 2027 World Cup finals. The Scorchers edged out Ghana 2-1 during the quarterfinals of t...

Deschamps speaks to one of the special needs children On a Friday, people congregated at Chigumula in Blantyre to witness the official opening of a physiotherapy clinic aimed at bridging a gap for inadequate specialised treatment spaces in the countr...

MAKESHIFT—Learners at Nambesa Primary School receive education in church building By Emmanuel Chilemba: Since it was established in the year 2000, Nambesa Primary School in Chikwawa District has offered classes only up to standard seven, exacting ...

The Amaryllis Hotel saga is beginning to look less like an ordinary parliamentary inquiry and more like a carefully choreographed exercise in making an inconvenient truth disappear into the corridors of Parliament. The Public Accounts Committee (Pac)...

The Football Association of Malawi (Fam) has received a timely boost after Confederation of African Football (Caf) gave Bingu National Stadium (BNS) in Lilongwe a provisional licence to host the federation’s sanctioned competitions. This comes as a...

By Praise Majawa: Mighty Wanderers will be aiming to maintain their place at the summit of the FDH Bank Premiership when they face Moyale Barracks at Mzuzu Stadium this afternoon. Action in the league resumes this afternoon after one week break to p...

By Brenda Kayo: Parliament has ordered a fresh investigation into the Kangankunde Rare Earths Project in Balaka following concerns over the mine’s licensing, regulatory compliance and the export of mineral samples outside Malawi. Speaker of the Na...

By Kingsley Jassi: Malawi’s high export potential took a promising turn, as local exporters started shipping beans to Kenya under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). East Africa is reported to be a significant destination for Malawi�...