Malawi Times

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 06:39:45 +0000
Debate over veeps’ roles
The relationship between Malawi’s sitting presidents and vice presidents is, once again, the topic of discussion among stakeholders following the Executive arm’s apparent snubbing of State Vice President Jane Ansah at the Saulos Chilima memorial ...

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 06:30:51 +0000
Mec approves candidates for June 30 elections
By Pemphero Malimba: The Malawi Electoral Commission (Mec) says it has approved all candidates who submitted nomination papers for parliamentary and Local Government elections slated for June 30, 2026. Mec spokesperson Sangwani Mwafulirwa said this ...

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 06:26:47 +0000
Nomads, Silver gain advantage in Airtel Top 8 first legs
By Mabvuto Kambuwe &  Llywellenie Mpasa: Mighty Wanderers and Silver Strikers started their 2026 Airtel Top 8 quarterfinal first-leg matches in style after registering convincing victories in their respective matches Sunday. The Nomads defeated...

Sun, 14 Jun 2026 10:20:25 +0000
Malawians celebrate Chilima at mass, mausoleum unveiling
BY BERTHA BANDA: A mixture of emotions of celebration and grief engulfed Nsipe Parish Ground in Ntcheu District Saturday as thousands gathered to honour the life of former vice president, Saulos Chilima. Chilima, alongside former First Lady Patricia...

Sun, 14 Jun 2026 10:17:03 +0000
Mum witnesses man being killed, not knowing it’s her son
Mary Sande of Mbona Village in Chikwawa District will never forget the death of her son last month. The son, Baza, 34, was killed by people that were accusing him of using magic to remove human private parts. He was one of the eight people that were ...

Sun, 14 Jun 2026 10:13:10 +0000
Open lines in airtel top 8
The ninth edition of the Airtel Top 8 kicked off yesterday with two quarterfinal first leg matches producing no winner at Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe. Defending champions FCB Nyasa Big Bullets started their title defence with a 1-1 stalemate w...

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:28:53 +0000
Devaluation debate ensues
The Malawi Confederation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (MCCCI) has called on the government to work towards ensuring what it calls an exchange rate unification. Exchange rate unification is the process of eliminating multiple or parallel excha...

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:25:36 +0000
Cotton buyers drop bothers local farmers
The num­ber of com­pan­ies buy­ing cot­ton on the mar­ket has dropped this sea­son to only two. Cot­ton Farm­ers Asso­ci­ation Pres­id­ent Lapson Zid­ana said only Afrisian is buy­ing cot­ton on the mar­ket this sea­son, down from f...

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:23:19 +0000
Government stakes high on mega farms
By Clever Mwale & Mirriam Thando Mlagha The gov­ern­ment is now bet­ting that mega farms will drive Malawi’s eco­nomic recov­ery by enabling the coun­try to pro­duce enough food for the local mar­ket and exports. However, some of the in...

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:37:38 +0000
Plane crash inquiry gathers pace
The Parliamentary Ad hoc Committee that is investigating the June 10, 2024 plane crash that claimed the lives of former vice-president Saulos Chilima and eight others in Chikangawa Forest has indicated that it is ready for the next stage: public hear...

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