At least 105 people died in 306 road traffic accidents recorded across the country in July, with police describing the figures as a concern amid what they insist are efforts to improve road safety. National Police spokesperson Alfred Chimthere confir...

By Mercy Matonga: President Peter Mutharika Wednesday left for South Africa on what the Office of the President and Cabinet described as another private trip. It is his fourth international trip in 11 months, all classified as private. In a statemen...

By Mphatso Malidadi in Rabat, Morocco: The Malawi Women’s National Football Team fairytale continued yesterday when they reached the quarterfinals of the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations despite suffering a 1-2 defeat to rivals Zambia at Al Ma...

By Mercy Matonga: The Malawi Government and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) have discussed ways of supporting Malawians who returned from South Africa following unrest in that country. Second Vice-President Enoch Chihana said this Tuesda...

By Mercy Matonga: Parliament Tuesday passed the Banking (Amendment) Bill of 2026, which seeks to amend the Banking Act to provide more options for dealing with failing banks, and the Financial Services (Amendment) Bill of 2026, which aims to strengt...

The Malawi National Netball Team, the Queens, has turned its attention to Africa Netball Cup and Netball World Cup qualifiers slated for Kenya next month. The Queens returned home from Scotland Tuesday. Speaking at Kamuzu International Airport, Netba...

Silver Strikers Ladies Coach Andrew Chikhosi believes his charges can go past the group stage of this year’s Caf Women’s Champions League/Cosafa qualifiers. Chikhosi was reacting to the Caf Women’s Champions League/ Cosafa qualifiers draw condu...

BELEKANYAMA—Questions are inevitable By Francis Belekanyama: Every Malawian has heard the same explanation at one point or another: “There are no dollars.” Manufacturers hear it when trying to import raw materials. Hospitals hear it when procu...

By Jimmy Chazama: Some creative industry executives on Monday lamented systems Copyright Society of Malawi (Cosoma) deploys in blank media disbursement. The managers said the systems were outdated. The remarks followed a meeting between Akometsi Lim...

Questions continue to arise over the amount of money the government budgeted for the repatriation of Malawians from South Africa, as the number of returnees has far exceeded initial projections while the reported expenditure remains significantly bel...