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Malawi

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:27:47 GMT
Police 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 GMT
Chilima'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 GMT
Kasiya 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

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 05:56:11 +0000
Pac report delay raises eyebrows
By Pemphero Malimba: The Amaryllis Hotel saga has entered another waiting game, with Parliament set to rise today without receiving the Public Accounts Committee (Pac) report on the controversial K128 billion purchase of the hotel by the Public Serv...

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 05:51:17 +0000
MPs clear path for cheque-free payments
By Grace Makawa & Jimmy Chazama: Parliament has cleared the way for the modernisation of Malawi’s payment system by approving legal reforms that remove cheque-based transactions from the country’s financial framework. The reforms came after ...

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 05:45:33 +0000
Fam to revise Scorchers’ bonuses after qualification
Football Association of Malawi (Fam) president Fleetwood Haiya has revealed plans to increase qualification bonuses for the Malawi Women’s National Football Team following their historic run at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) finals. H...

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 14:50:12 +0000
Commercial banks raise reference rate to 20.80%
The cost of borrowing has increased after commercial banks raised their lending reference rates for August to 20.80 percent from 20.50 percent in July. The latest adjustment marks the second consecutive monthly increase in the lending rate— benchma...

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 14:46:40 +0000
Government, stakeholders to engage over economic zones
By Kingsley Jassi: Ministry of Industrialization, Business, Trade and Tourism has disclosed that government will soon meet key partners in the stalled Magwero Industrial Park to resume progress of the project. With ground breaking occurred back in 20...

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