[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.

[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...

[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...

[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...

[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.

[Nyasa Times] Parliament has announced that fresh investigations into the Chikangawa plane crash that claimed the lives of former Vice President Dr. Saulos Klaus Chilima and eight others will begin by mid-May 2026, marking a renewed push for answers ...

[Nyasa Times] National Bank of Malawi (NBM) plc has donated K10 million to the Rotary Club of Blantyre in support of an upcoming Rotary District 9210 conference scheduled to take place in Salima from 29 April- May 3, 2026.

[Nyasa Times] Government has admitted that Malawi's major airports are not internationally certified, a revelation that raises serious concerns about safety, global connectivity, and the country's ability to attract major airlines and investment.

[Nyasa Times] When Professor Wiseman Chijere-Chirwa stood before an audience at the inaugural Chakufwa Chihana Memorial Public Lecture, his message was direct, uncomfortable, and deeply critical of the present state of Malawi's democracy.

[Nyasa Times] Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre is now 71 years old--but instead of celebration, it has become the centre of a growing football crisis in Malawi.

[Nyasa Times] The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI), a prominent governance watchdog, has issued a sharply worded ultimatum to Malawi's Mining and Minerals Regulatory Authority (MMRA), demanding either an immediate upg...

[Nyasa Times] FDH Bank plc has recorded a very strong performance for the 2025 financial year, doubling its profits and expanding its asset base significantly despite a tough economic environment.

[Nyasa Times] When Yeremia Chihana walked into the Blantyre Water Board (BWB) as Chief Executive Officer just three weeks ago, he was expected to steady a critical public institution. Instead, he now finds himself at the centre of a fast-unfolding co...

[Nyasa Times] The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is urging Malawi and other countries in sub-Saharan Africa to change how they grow their economies. Instead of relying mainly on government spending, the IMF says countries should allow the private ...

[Nyasa Times] Malawi has received a significant financial boost after Minister of Finance Joseph Mwanamvekha returned from high-level meetings in Washington DC with an US$80 million (about K140 billion) grant from the World Bank--a move expected to e...

[Nyasa Times] Tobacco growers across Malawi are heading into a new trading week gripped by uncertainty and quiet desperation after the 2026 marketing season opened with an unprecedented wave of rejections, with some farmers seeing between 96 and 100 ...

[Nyasa Times] Malawi's tobacco sector has opened the 2026 marketing season with a dramatic surge in earnings, raking in K83 billion (about $48 million) in just the first week. But beneath the impressive figures lies a more complicated story--one that...

[Nyasa Times] ActionAid Malawi has called for long-term investment in community-led health interventions, arguing that lasting change in the health sector will only come when affected communities are given the power to lead solutions to their own pro...

[Nyasa Times] In a standoff that lays bare the limits of parliamentary oversight, former Secretary to the President and Cabinet Colleen Zamba has effectively brushed off Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC), forcing lawmakers to concede defea...

[Nyasa Times] The Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) says it expects to raise about $78 million (K136.5 billion) from selling 590 kilogrammes of gold. The money will help increase the country's low foreign exchange reserves.

[Nyasa Times] Football Association of Malawi (FAM) president Fleetwood Haiya has apologized to FDH Bank, sponsors of the K5 billion FDH Premiership League following the failed launch of the league at Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre on Saturday.

[Nyasa Times] The number of couples opting for civil marriages at the District Commissioner's (DC) office in Blantyre has sharply increased, rising from just three per month to about 25, authorities have confirmed.

[Nyasa Times] The ongoing nationwide power blackouts have ignited a blame game within government, with the current administration shifting responsibility to the previous Malawi Congress Party (MCP)-led government--despite technical officials pointing...

[World Bank] Washington -- Malawians across 32 district and municipal councils will benefit from expanded public services, opportunities for local jobs and improved service delivery and accountability. The new project will scale up performance-based ...

[Nyasa Times] ......as High Court strikes out K6.6 billion claim against the company

[Nyasa Times] CTS Courier, in partnership with the Wash Media Forum--a grouping of journalists from various media houses in Lilongwe--has conducted a clean-up exercise at Bwaila Hospital, in a push to promote hygiene and sanitation in public health f...

[Nyasa Times] Just one month into his tenure as Director General of the Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC), Brian Banda is facing serious accusations of turning the state broadcaster into a political weapon--this time targeting Vice President Jane...

[Nyasa Times] The United Democratic Front (UDF) has issued a forceful and uncompromising call for President Lazarus Chakwera to urgently address the nation, warning that Malawi's deepening fuel shortages, foreign exchange crisis and spiraling cost of...

[Nyasa Times] Malawi risks remaining trapped in a damaging cycle of export bans unless government urgently shifts to predictable, rule-based trade policies, agricultural experts have warned.

[Nyasa Times] Former Secretary to the President and Cabinet (SPC), Colleen Zamba, is once again refusing to appear before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament, intensifying scrutiny over what lawmakers and analysts describe as a troublin...