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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, 29 Oct 2026 07:12:55 +0000Peter Mutharika’s order sparks debate
By William Kumwembe & Benadetta Chiwanda Mia:
President Peter Mutharika’s directive to postpone Parliament’s mid-term budget review meeting has drawn mixed reactions from legal, governance experts and economists, some of whom have questioned...
Thu, 29 Oct 2026 07:02:42 +0000Passports struggle turns ugly
By Jimmy Chazama:
Police in Lilongwe Wednesday fired teargas canisters to disperse angry crowds at the Immigration Department’s Central Region offices after violent clashes between frustrated passport applicants and staff.
The unrest allegedly fol...
Thu, 29 Oct 2026 06:57:27 +0000Economists talk reforms ‘failure’
Despite the presence of well-articulated policy frameworks and reforms, Malawi has failed to make significant economic strides, a situation economists and experts from other disciplines intend to dissect at this year’s Annual Economic Forum.
Conven...
Thu, 29 Oct 2026 06:51:56 +0000Sulom rebuffs Masters FC
Super league of Malawi (Sulom) has rejected Masters Football Club’s proposal to play FCB Nyasa Big Bullets under floodlights in the FDH Bank Premiership.
The match is scheduled for Bingu National Stadium this coming Sunday.
This means the highly an...
Thu, 29 Oct 2026 06:40:39 +0000The dark side of Malawi’s digital revolution
SET FOR CLEARANCE—ICT equipment at Dedza One-Stop Border
By Imam Wali:
It is 15:00 hours at Dedza One- Stop Border Post.
Cross-border transporter Malipende Sasawaladi [not real name] switches off the engine of his white 7-tonne lorry from South Af...