Malawi Times

Mon, 11 May 2026 07:22:46 +0000
Rumours that cost six lives
By Benadetta Chiwanda Mia: It was a sunny Sunday in Traditional Authority (TA) Ngabu in Chikwawa District, but in Goma Village, the atmosphere felt heavy, as though the brightness above had no reach below. From a small compound came the cries of a m...

Mon, 11 May 2026 07:19:39 +0000
Court verdict reignites calls for MCP leadership reform
By Isaac Salima: Calls for internal reforms within opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) have intensified following a High Court consent judgement requiring elections for district and regional committees within 12 months. The court delivered the ju...

Mon, 11 May 2026 07:16:08 +0000
Bullets end Nomads Blantyre derby dominance
Every bird that flies has to land at some point. This idiom came to fruition Sunday as FCB Nyasa Big Bullets claimed a 2-1 victory over Mighty Wanderers in the FDH Bank Premiership derby at Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe last night. It was Bullet...

Sat, 09 May 2026 11:21:47 +0000
How subsidy programme became taxpayers’ cross
CHINYAMUNYAMU—Without reform, productivity stagnation will continue By Mercy Matonga: Since 2015, Malawi has spent more than K1 trillion subsiding fertiliser and maize seed for smallholder farmers, a predominant section in Malawi’s agricultural p...

Sat, 09 May 2026 11:14:29 +0000
Bullets hope to end 4-game winless run against rivals Wanderers
All eyes will be on the Blantyre derby as Mighty Wanderers and FCB Nyasa Big Bullets lock horns in the FDH Bank Premiership at Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe Sunday. Tension is steadily building as this will be the second derby in one month after...

Sat, 09 May 2026 11:09:19 +0000
The day we buried Kado: How Gunde, the Gule wamkulu, stole the show
WRECKAGE—With one kick, Gunde broke down the reed door By Foster Benjamin: Last Monday, we buried Kado Zinjani in Salima near Dedza Kirk Range. It was a funeral where Gunde, a Gulewamkulu dancer, took centre stage. Gunde took on a somewhat monstrou...

Sat, 09 May 2026 11:03:38 +0000
Charcoal is winning
Every rainy season, Malawi mobilises itself around tree planting and the language is always hopeful. We speak of fighting climate change, protecting future generations and restoring the country’s forests. Yet, there is a reality which we often igno...

Sat, 09 May 2026 11:00:05 +0000
Mission possible as Under-20 Scorchers face Nigeria
In the face of battle a warrior worth the salt fights to the last of breath. The Malawi Under-20 Women’s National Football Team, the Young Scorchers plunge into the battle against Nigeria’s Falconets at Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe this aft...

Sat, 09 May 2026 10:56:13 +0000
Malawi seeks breakthrough on final day of Region V golf
By Llywellenie Mpasa The Malawi National Amateur Golf Team today heads into the final day of the Africa Golf Federation (AGF) Region V Championship in Manzini, Eswatini, hoping to make a breakthrough against some of Southern Africa’s golfing giant...

Sat, 09 May 2026 10:45:27 +0000
Peter Mutharika launches Flag Week, rallies public support for Red Cross
By Mercy Matonga: President Peter Mutharika has officially inaugurated this year’s Red Cross Flag Week with a call for people in the country to donate generously toward Malawi Red Cross’s humanitarian interventions. The launch, marking a week of...

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