THE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT—Capital Hill By Emmanuel Chilemba: It never rains but pours for the Central Government which, having made local councils endure three months without allocations before giving them the money last Friday, now finds itself in a ...

The United Nations (UN) in Malawi has summoned civil society organisations (CSOs) under the National Advocacy Platform (Nap) to a meeting tomorrow over the CSOs’ complaint regarding the downward revision of Daily Subsistence Allowance (DSA) by the ...

By Wesley Macheso The moment Donald Trump was sworn in as the 48th president of the United States, he went straight to business. Trump made a lot of noise, including threats and promises, during his campaign and he is making sure that whatever he sai...

Musicians joined other players to show up for veteran promoter Jai Banda during his 66th birthday celebration at Scallas Café in Blantyre on Sunday. Some of the musicians who were part of the birthday party and performed included Lilongwe-based Six ...

FCB Nyasa Big Bullets have rejected defender Alick Lungu’s request to leave the People’s Team for free, Times Sport has learnt. According to sources, Lungu has been dodging Bullets on the issue of committing his future following his recovery from...

By Jimmy Chazama The tribute concert for iconic musician Soldier Lucius Banda will be running annually, Impakt Events said yesterday. The tribute concert was supposed to start taking place last year following Lucius’ demise on June 30 last year but...

TO BRIDGE THE GAP—MiLab on display Seventeen-year-old Eric Mkandawire from Maula Community Day Secondary School in Nkhata Bay District has dropped chemistry as he prepares for this year’s Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) examinations...

The Malawi National Netball Team says it will not get complacent following the side’s remarkable victory over Uganda. The team says it will approach unbeaten South Africa with a new strategy to do well in the ongoing Quad Series. The two sides are ...

Mighty Wanderers Coach Bob Mpinganjira has said the side might beef up the squad with one or two players to complete their signings before the transfer window closes. The team’s former interim coach has penned a year-long contract to take charge of...

By Kingsley Jassi: The World Bank has cautioned that implicit government subsidies across several sectors are deepening the fiscal hole that would be difficult to refill, thereby causing bottlenecks in the supply of critical commodities and services....