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Fri, 13 Feb 2026 09:43:13 GMTSouth Africa Shares New Plan to Work Better With Neighbouring Countries On Trade, Security, Immigration and Growing the Economy
[Nyasa Times] South African President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered the State of the Nation Address yesterday in Parliament, setting out his government's priorities for 2026 and emphasising the country's commitment to peace, prosperity and cooperation wi...
Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:23:43 GMT'Illegal, Unreasonable and Null' - High Court Judge Kenyatta Nyirenda Destroys Justin Said's Decisions
[Nyasa Times] In a hard-hitting judgment that has sent shockwaves through Capital Hill, High Court Judge Kenyatta Nyirenda has ruled that Chief Secretary Justin Said acted outside the law, abused his powers, misled the Court, and made decisions that ...
Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:23:42 GMTPride Is Expensive - Bushiri Tells Malawi's Youth to Drop Ego and Work Hard
[Nyasa Times] Renowned Malawian prophet Shepherd Bushiri has delivered a blunt and uncomfortable message to the country's youth, warning that pride, excuses and laziness are silently destroying their future.
Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:23:42 GMTCDEDI Warns Finance Bank Ruling Will Hurt Malawians and Damage the Economy
[Nyasa Times] Malawi's leading governance watchdog, the Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI), has launched a strong and unapologetic attack on the recent ruling by the Supreme Court of Appeal, warning that the decision to...
Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:23:41 GMTHigh Court Judge Kenyatta Nyirenda Slams Malawi Media for Ignorance, Propaganda and Embarrassing Journalism
[Nyasa Times] High Court Judge Kenyatta Nyirenda has delivered one of the harshest and most humiliating attacks ever made by a Malawian judge against the country's media, accusing journalists and media houses of ignorance, propaganda, distortion of c...
Malawi Times
Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:18:49 +0000All eyes on Sona
By Kingsley Jassi & Daniel Zimba:
As President Peter Mutharika makes his State of the Nation Address (Sona) at Parliament Building in Lilongwe, the economy continues to spew hostilities, creating desperation among people and businesses.
Some eco...
Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:16:07 +0000Court halts five MDF generals’ secondment
By Mercy Matonga:
The High Court has granted judicial review to five generals of the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) following their secondment from the force.
The generals—namely major generals Francis Kakhuta Banda, Swithun Mchungula, Chikunkha Soko,...
Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:00:42 +0000No time to waste
The Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture has stepped up its efforts to keep Bingu National Stadium (BNS) in shape for local and international matches.
When the Times Sport crew visited the facility Thursday, it found stadium workers carrying out mai...
Thu, 12 Feb 2026 12:26:37 +0000Loans board in race against time
By Loveness Lega:
The Higher Education Students Loans and Grants Board (HESLGB) is racing against time to recover the projected K1.5 billion from former beneficiaries by the end of the 2025-26 financial year.
Only 47 days are remaining before the st...
Thu, 12 Feb 2026 12:24:32 +0000Malawi gets weather forecasting boost
Natural Resources Minister Patricia Wiskes has said she expects the newly launched Systematic Observations Financing Facility (Soff) Project to enhance Malawi’s weather monitoring capabilities.
Wiskes said this in Blantyre on Wednesday during the o...