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Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:27:47 GMTPolice Downplay Swoop On Malawi's Seat of Power
[Nyasa Times] ARMED police swooped on Malawi's seat of government in a dramatic show of force -- sparking fears of a major security incident at the heart of the nation's power.
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:44:28 GMTChilima's Remark 'If I Die, I Will Die' Was a Vernacular Expression, Inquiry Told
[Nyasa Times] The parliamentary inquiry into the June 10, 2024 military plane crash has heard fresh testimony from Kelvin Sentala, a close acquaintance of the late vice-president Saulos Chilima, who sought to clarify a widely discussed remark attribu...
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 10:46:55 GMT'We Are Not Safe' - Evicted Malawians Shelter in Robertson Community Hall
[GroundUp] Immigrants say threats and evictions forced them to flee their homes
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 07:48:53 GMT'We Did Our Job' - Zamba Defends Government's Handling of Chilima Plane Crash Before Parliamentary Probe
[Nyasa Times] Former Secretary to the President and Cabinet, Colleen Zamba, has strongly defended the government's response to the military plane crash that claimed the lives of former Vice-President Saulos Chilima and eight others, insisting that of...
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 07:48:53 GMTKasiya Mine Could Operate for More Than 70 Years, Feasibility Study Reveals
[Nyasa Times] The proposed Kasiya Rutile Project in Lilongwe District could remain in operation for more than 70 years, far exceeding its initially modelled 25-year mine life, according to findings from a definitive feasibility study conducted by Sov...
Malawi Times
Thu, 22 Oct 2026 07:05:13 +0000Attorney General’s headache
A legal fight has erupted over who speaks for the Speaker of Parliament in court, after the law firm hired to defend him moved to block Attorney General (AG) Frank Mbeta from taking over the case.
Nicholls & Brookes, appointed by the Parliamentar...
Thu, 22 Oct 2026 06:54:04 +0000Blantyre Water Board dodges Pac
By Pemphero Malimba:
Members of the Public Appointments Committee (Pac) of Parliament sweated to get some information from Blantyre Water Board (BWB) directors it summoned Wednesday, The Daily Times can reveal.
BWB directors, led by board chairperso...
Thu, 22 Oct 2026 06:50:51 +0000Goal post shift; MIP-1 targets require 13.4% annual growth
By Kingsley Jassi:
Malawi’s economy needs to be growing by at least 13.4 percent annually in the four years to attain middle-income economy status by 2030.
This emerged in Lilongwe Wednesday, when the National Planning Commission (NPC), heads of go...
Thu, 22 Oct 2026 06:31:29 +0000Sponsor will not renew Ibongetse Cup agreement
The football fraternity has been dealt a huge blow as Castel Malawi will not renew the sponsorship agreement for the Ibongetse Castel Challenge Cup.
This follows the end of the three-year contract with Football Association of Malawi (Fam) at the end ...
Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:07:03 +0000Ministry of Gender, World Vision commit to stronger social protection
By Myra Elias:
The Ministry of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare has called for tangible results from its partnership with World Vision Malawi, as the two institutions seek to strengthen interventions targeting women, children, persons ...