Malawi Times
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 06:14:30 +0000Inquiry takes forensic turn
By Pemphero Malimba:
The search for answers to the plane crash that killed then vice president Saulos Chilima and eight others is taking a forensic turn as independent experts prepare to examine evidence alongside a new round of witness hearings.
Th...
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 06:10:50 +0000Mining firm complies with AG’s licence order
By Wezzie Gausi:
Rift Valley Resource Developments Limited, the Malawian subsidiary of Australian-listed Lindian Resources Limited, has applied to upgrade its mining licence for the Kangankunde Rare Earths Mine in Balaka from medium-scale to large-s...
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 06:07:13 +0000Scorchers close in on K3.5 billion Wafcon prize money
Malawi Women’s National Football Team is on the verge of pocketing $2 million (about K3.5 billion) in prize money if it wins the 2026 Caf Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) in Morocco.
The Scorchers booked their historic Wafcon final followin...
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:18:31 +0000Parliaments urged to win back public trust
By Pemphero Malimba:
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has urged African parliaments to find solutions to dwindling public trust in the institutions.
UNDP country representative Fenella Frost made the call yesterday during the official...
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:16:49 +0000Land audit lifts lid on irregular deals
By Mercy Matonga:
An investigation into land administration has revealed that ministers, senior government officials and other politically connected individuals under successive administrations benefited from land acquired outside established proced...
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:13:24 +0000Under 20 coach eyes Afcon qualification
The Malawi National Football Team Under-20 Head Coach, Milias Pofera Jegwe has said the main target of the team is to qualify for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations finals despite being placed in a tricky group of the Cosafa region qualifiers.
The junior...
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:10:55 +000035-point record falls out of reach
By Praise Majawa:
The 2026 FDH Bank Premiership title race is entering its final stage of the first round, but the pace at the top has already made one thing clear, the 35-point record set by Mighty Wanderers last season will not be matched.
With thr...
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:29:17 +0000Reclaiming teenage mothers’ lost dreams
LEARNING TAILORING—Kalumba
By Nelson Gonjani:
Dorothy Nzingo of Kapyanga Village, Senior Chief Wimbe, in Kasungu District starts each day with the question: What will the family eat?
“This is because, due to poverty, we are in a very difficult s...
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:03:18 +0000Road to revive choral music
New Chikondano Choir of Kafita CCAP in Lilongwe will be celebrating its 40th anniversary next month.
As part of commemoration activities, the choir has announced plans to launch a music book titled Nyimbo Za Moyo Wosatha (Songs for Eternal Life).
Th...
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:21:46 +0000Pension arrears bother regulator
By Wezzie Gausi:
The rising level of pension arrears has pushed the Registrar of Financial Institutions to issue a fresh warning on employers, who, it says would face disciplinary action of varying degrees.
Registrar of Financial Institutions, who ...