Malawi Times

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 11:10:38 +0000
Endless cracks in government system keep bleeding public funds
At Capital Hill sits shelves and shelves of audit reports spanning decades. Each one of them has been exposing the weaknesses in public financial system through which the country bleeds public resources. Each one of them has been making recommendatio...

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 11:06:15 +0000
Government promises stable fuel supply from Tuesday
As we went to press last evening, around Balaka town, only one filling station, Petroda Filling Station at Chingeni, had fuel. The town has six filling stations. And at the time scores of motorists scrummed at the Balaka filling station on the arriva...

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:59:30 +0000
Tributes pour in from health community for Broadhead
Malawi’s health community, led by Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (Kuhes), Friday paid their last respects to the late Professor Robin Broadhead. A renowned paediatrician and educator, Broadhead once served as principal of the then College of ...

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:54:20 +0000
FDH Premiership set to start despite venue impasse
By Mphatso Malidadi & Mabvuto Kambuwe: The uncertainty surrounding the start of the FDH Bank Premiership official opening match took another twist with Mighty Wanderers insisting that the game against Karonga United is still on at Kamuzu Stadium...

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:50:28 +0000
Masters FC strike K200 million kit deal
Masters Football Club president Alfred Gangata has said the team will redefine the landscape of domestic football in the near future. Gangata, who is also Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, made the remarks during the gala launch at Bingu Interna...

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:45:47 +0000
Queen Cubs outshine KD Queens in debut
By Llywellenie Mpasa: Malawi’s Under-23 National Netball Team, the Queen Cubs, enjoyed a perfect start to their Telkom Netball League campaign with an impressive 53–44 win over reigning champions KD Queens during Power Week 1 in Durban, South Af...

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:42:50 +0000
The illusion of arrests
There is a familiar pattern in Malawian politics, one that plays out almost every time power changes hands. It begins with arrests, swift, dramatic and very public. Airport interceptions and solemn statements about the rule of law. For a moment, it f...

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:57:00 +0000
More tributes pour in for Robin Broadhead
By Isaac Salima: The Health and Rights Education Programme (Hrep Malawi) has joined scores of people and organisations in describing veteran paediatrician Robin Lumb Broadhead, who died on Sunday, as a dedicated doctor. In a statement, Hrep says the...

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:54:16 +0000
Minister flags poor output of Viphya concessionaires
Minister of Natural Resources Patricia Wiskes has disclosed that concessionaires in Viphya Plantations, which stretches across Mzimba and Nkhata Bay, owe the government over K500 million in concession fees. Wiskes has since described the situation as...

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:50:23 +0000
Nomads seal K200 million Kingbossi sponsorship deal
By Llywellenie Mpasa: Mighty Wanderers FC have secured a K200 million sponsorship agreement with motorcycle dealers Kingbossi. Speaking after signing the agreement in Blantyre Thursday, Wanderers Board Secretary Chancy Gondwe said the partnership wi...

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