Office of the Ombudsman will investigate how the 2019/20 secondary school selection was done. According to the 2019/20 Primary School Leaving Certificate of Education (PLSCE) results, 225,387 candidates passed the examination out of 277,007 candidate...

President Lazarus Chakwera has described rising Covid-19 cases and deaths as the price the country’s citizens are paying after relaxing in observing Covid-19 preventive measures, mostly during the festive season. The President made the remarks on S...

The World Bank and the Ministry of Finance are divided in opinion on the performance of the local economy in 2021 amid continued cases of Covid-19. The World Bank is predicting a 3.3 percent growth while Treasury predicts 4.6 percent. In its January ...

Local football has been thrown on the deathbed after Fisd Company Limited withdrew its K60 million sponsorship from the Challenge Cup. It means the yet to be launched FDH Bank Cup is the only remaining national trophy after Airtel Malawi also withdre...

By Grey Kalindekafe: The Covid-19 crisis poses several problems for development generally, not least in the health sector, and there are momentous corruption risks during a pandemic. As the current pandemic takes hold around the globe, donors and mul...

There were 381 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Malawi as I wrote this article, 2,067 total active cases and 12 new deaths, meaning we now know that the numbers have risen alarmingly the past few weeks. Thirty-one people have died in less than two ...

Extra-time goals from Emile Smith Rowe and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang ensured holders Arsenal beat a stubborn Newcastle 2-0 in the FA Cup third round. In-form Smith Rowe had an eventful evening after arriving as a second-half substitute, seeing a red ...

Europe-bound Peter Banda signed off in style when he scored twice to help TNM Super League champions Nyasa Big Bullets thrash Kamuzu Barracks 3-1 at Kamuzu Stadium Sunday. Banda, who is expected to leave the country for month-long trials with Moldova...

Football Association of Malawi (Fam) has extended the mandate of its three affiliates which was due to expire today. At its executive meeting held at Sunbird Nkopola Lodge, Fam decided to extend the mandate for Central Region Football Association, No...

Increases in Liquidity Reserve Requirement (LRR) reduce lending towards the agriculture sector, a study by Africa Institute for Corporate Citizenship (AICC) has shown. LRR is the amount of cash that commercial banks are allowed to have in line with d...