Malawi Times

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 06:29:59 +0000
Attorney General tells Mec off
By Isaac Salima Attorney General (AG) Frank Mbeta has said there is nothing that can stop the Malawi Electoral Commission (Mec) from relocating its head office from the capital Lilongwe to Blantyre City. Mbeta told The Daily Times that he expected M...

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 06:27:04 +0000
Committee clears Macra, MBC boards on DGs’ appointments
By Isaac Salima The Public Appointments Committee (Pac) of Parliament on Friday cleared boards of directors for Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) and Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) in the hiring process of their directors-gene...

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 06:22:20 +0000
Nomads go top as title race tightens
By Vinjeru Mkandawire & Llywellenie Mpasa: Mighty Wanderers climbed to the summit of the FDH Bank Premier League following a 4-0 thrashing of Chitipa United in Week 6 action yesterday. The league reached a thrilling stage, with the championship b...

Sat, 30 May 2026 12:48:46 +0000
Transport master plan derailing on railway
DAMAGED—The state of the track in Thyolo By Isaac Salima: Almost 10 years since the launch of a 20-year master plan that the authorities tipped to revolutionise the transport sector in Malawi, the country’s rail transport rehabilitation remains a...

Sat, 30 May 2026 12:37:28 +0000
Mec firm on relocation stand until ‘court resolution’
By Isaac Salima: Malawi Electoral Commission (Mec) has insisted that its position not to relocate to Blantyre remains until all issues surrounding the issue are resolved. There have been legal battles since President Peter Mutharika ordered Mec and ...

Sat, 30 May 2026 12:32:50 +0000
Alfred Gangata clashes with Fam exco member
A high-level meeting aimed at reconciling Malawi’s fractured football administration descended into heated confrontation on Thursday when Sports Minister Alfred Gangata exchanged biting words with Football Association of Malawi (Fam) executive memb...

Sat, 30 May 2026 12:23:10 +0000
Contracted vs non-contracted tobacco farmers: Two different realities on Malawi’s auction floors
Every tobacco season, thousands of farmers travel to auction floors with hopes that the crop they spent months cultivating will finally reward them with income for school fees, food, fertilizer, rent, and survival. Yet beneath the excitement of the t...

Sat, 30 May 2026 12:18:41 +0000
K5 billion must leave a legacy
Historically, the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) was reserved for quick, small-scale interventions, such as drilling a borehole, replacing a school roof or building a small community bridge. At K200 million, the money was spread too thinly to ac...

Sat, 30 May 2026 11:58:13 +0000
Bullets shortlist 3 foreign coaches, only one local
FCB Nyasa Big Bullets have shortlisted three foreign coaches and just one local candidate for the interviews of the head coach position, the Malawi News Sport has learnt. The development signals a bold statement of intent from the club, who are under...

Sat, 30 May 2026 11:50:06 +0000
Ireland assures support amid donor withdrawals
Ireland has assured Malawi that it will continue supporting the country despite other donor nations scaling down aid commitments globally. Speaking in an exclusive interview with Malawi News yesterday, Minister for International Development and the D...

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