[VOA] Blantyre, Malawi -- Malawi's parliament Monday welcomed the country's first ever elected albino lawmaker when it reconvened after months of recess. The presence of Overstone Kondowe in Malawi's national assembly, is seen as a victory for albino...

[MBC] The devastation that COVID-19 has brought on global economies and the grief it has left on many families cannot be overemphasized.

[Nyasa Times] An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, which has been conducting discussions for the 2021 Article IV Consultation with the Malawi government and other stakeholders has said Malawi's economy is showing signs of recovery as daily COVI...

[Nyasa Times] At its 4th meeting of 2021 held on November 2-3, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) maintained the policy rate at 12.0%.

[Nyasa Times] Minister of Tourism, arts and culture Michael Usi on Friday officially opened the Tumaini 2021.edition with a plea for the festival to happen twice or more times at Dzaleka Refugee Camp.

[The Conversation Africa] Climate change is touching every aspect of our lives - including our daily cups of tea. Kenya and Malawi are the African continent's largest tea producers and exporters, together accounting for about 27% of global tea trade.

[Nyasa Times] National Oil Company of Malawi (NOCMA) has stopped an audit firm, Crowe J & W Malawi, from further rendering its services at the government owned entity over 'gross incompetence' Nyasa Times has established.

[Nyasa Times] A 38 year-old Malawian man, who is charged with the murder of Malawi defence deputy minister, Jean Sendeza's daughter, Noria and attempted murder of her other daughter, Mundi has pleaded guilty, according to the St. Joseph County Prosec...

[Nyasa Times] Newly minted MACRA's Director General, Daud Suleman has promised to promote capacity building to empower members of staff during his tenure of office.

[Nyasa Times] Sponsors, Airtel Malawi Plc on Thursday unveiled 'Zamadolo' as the official theme of this year's Airtel Top 8 championship, which is scheduled to kick-off this weekend with an opener of this Season Four being between Nyasa Big Bullets a...

[MBC] Vice President Dr Saulos Chilima says he is impressed with the progress being undertaken by Ministries and Departments in the rolling out of the Presidential Delivery Unit.

[Nyasa Times] The sheer size of the Chinese economy has reigned on some of Malawi's 50 local Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) that it trained in shoemaking, using latest technologies and state of the art machineries, but are now suffocated with in...

[Nyasa Times] Having been impressed with David Livingstone Museum, President Lazarus Chakwera says it is high time Malawi started utilizing opportunities that museum -- as a tourist attraction sector -- can play to improve the economic development of...

[Nyasa Times] Malawi urgently needs an urgent action to curb climate change, President Lazarus Chakwera has said.

[Nyasa Times] Traditional Authorities (TA) Mwankhunikira and Mwalweni of Rumphi District have applauded the peace and unity bill set to be presented in parliament saying it will play a vital role in settling disputes in communities.

[Nyasa Times] Although Malawi doesn't enjoy quite the liberal laws around gambling that many other countries do, the nation is a long way off disapproving of gambling as a whole, especially when compared to some of its African counterparts. Malawi ha...

[Nyasa Times] Malawi Queens retained to winning ways yesterday to thrashing hosts Namibia after 64-43 at the Pent Series Championship underway in Windhoek.

[Nyasa Times] Blue Eagles have recruited former Civo United assistant coach Eliah Kananji barely days after sacking Gerald Phiri.

[Nyasa Times] United Kingdom (UK)-based sociologist and an avid advocate for tobacco harm reduction, Gerry Stimson, has advised African countries whose economies heavily depend on tobacco production to quickly diversify away from the industry.

[Nyasa Times] The Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare, Patricia Kaliati, has said more collaboration of government ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) can help accelerate effo...

[Nyasa Times] The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development has asked District Commissioners (DCs) and Chief Executive Officers (CEO) in city and municipal councils to closely work with councillors and members of Parliament (MPs) for improve...

[Nyasa Times] The Malawi Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) says it needs at least MK27 billion (approximately US$30 million) to effectively provide humanitarian assistance to 1.5 million people who will be food insecure during the 202...

[Nyasa Times] Georgia-based Malawian attacking midfielder Fransisco Madinga is exploring the possibility of moving to a better league in Europe.

[WHO-AFRO] With Malawi's top-level leadership fully committed to addressing bottlenecks that are hampering the country's COVID-19 vaccine rollout, WHO's emergency 'surge' team is on the ground, supporting the national initiative.

[Nyasa Times] Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera has asked the 120 world leaders gathered in Scotland attending a two-day Climate Change Summit in to give the poor people across the globe 'concrete answers' on what actions they will take to limit glob...

[Nyasa Times] Fear has gripped some Malawians following revelations that one of the most dangerous contagious disease - leprosy - has resurfaced in the country.

[WFP] Lilongwe -- After drought and pests destroyed crops during the 2020-2021 farming season, nearly 65,000 farming households in Malawi have received cash payouts from an agricultural insurance programme of the United Nations World Food Programme (...

[Nyasa Times] Renowned governance and human rights advocate Undule Mwakasungula has warned the government against taking a unilateral and hasty decision on the relocation of refugees from Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Dowa to Katili in Karonga or Chitipa.

[VOA] Blantyre, Malawi -- Hundreds of people in Malawi held protests Tuesday in the commercial capital Blantyre against the high cost of living and unemployment saying both have become unbearable during the current administration.

[Nyasa Times] Finance Minister Felix Mlusu has advised the public to report to the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) if they discover that their banks are charging them value added tax (VAT), which has come in effect on Monday, November 1.