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Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:20:08 GMT
PAC Cracks Down On Yusuf Investments Over Defiance in Amaryllis Deal Probe
[Nyasa Times] Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is moving to cite Yusuf Investments Limited for contempt after its chairperson, Shiraz Yusuf, abruptly walked out of proceedings when denied a request for a closed-door hearing.

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:19:32 GMT
Ecama Demands Fuel Levy Cuts As Prices Soar, Shortages Bite
[Nyasa Times] President of the Economics Association of Malawi (ECAMA), Bertha Bangara, has thrown her weight behind growing calls to scrap non-essential levies on fuel--warning that the current pricing structure is squeezing households and pushing t...

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:19:12 GMT
Yusuf Investments Objects Amaryllis Probe - Says Committee Lacks Jurisdiction On Private Entities
[Nyasa Times] As part of their submission, Yusuf Investments, owners of the controversial Amarylis Hotel have objected to the jurisdiction of the Parliamentary Accounts Committee (PAC) currently probing its controversial sale by the Public Service Pe...

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:34:06 GMT
Supreme Court Nullifies Balaka Mulunguzi Election, MP Mambala Loses Seat in Landmark Ruling
[Nyasa Times] The Supreme Court of Appeal has overturned the parliamentary election results for Balaka Mulunguzi Constituency, in a powerful judgment that has immediately unseated the area's Member of Parliament and reignited debate on electoral inte...

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:35:53 GMT
Police Arrest Their Own Officers Over Missing Black Market Fuel
[Nyasa Times] In a dramatic twist that has shaken confidence in law enforcement, Malawi Police in Mangochi have arrested several of their own officers for allegedly stealing fuel that had been seized during a crackdown on black market dealers.

Malawi Times

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 06:40:35 +0000
Elders’ talk
The government has confirmed that President Peter Mutharika and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa held telephone talks over xenophobia concerns in South Africa. Foreign Affairs Minister George Chaponda confirmed the development. Read more click...

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 06:36:55 +0000
Charles Mhango, Justin Saidi testify in plane crash inquiry
By Pemphero Malimba: Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister Charles Mhango has urged the Parliamentary Ad hoc Committee that is probing the plane crash that killed nine people in Chikangawa Forest that there is a need to enhance the scope of in...

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 06:31:05 +0000
Analysts punch holes in Fam, Sulom dispute
The dispute between the Football Association of Malawi (Fam) and Super League of Malawi (Sulom) over regulatory authority has thrown the domestic league into turmoil, with questions mounting about who has ultimate power to enforce stadium regulations...

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:26:56 +0000
Whither SVTP?
The Shire Valley Transformation Programme (SVTP), once billed as Malawi’s flagship agricultural project capable of transforming the Shire Valley into a commercial farming hub, is facing fresh uncertainty as funding shortages stall critical infrastr...

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:20:35 +0000
Think-tanks see Kwacha falling
Economic think-tanks are warning that the Malawi Kwacha will sharply weaken against the United States dollar in the coming years, even as the official rate has stayed largely flat. Oxford Economics projects the most dramatic fall, forecasting the Kwa...

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