[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.

[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...

[GroundUp] Immigrants say threats and evictions forced them to flee their homes

[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...

[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...

The government’s Mega Farms Initiative has suffered a setback after two of its major beneficiaries, the Greenbelt Authority (GBA) and Salima Sugar Company (SSC), failed to meet their maize production targets during the 2025-26 farming season. The G...

By Clever Mwale: Parliamentary candidates in Malawi spent an average of K88.8 million during the 2025 elections, a six-fold rise from 2019, raising concerns that soaring campaign costs could fuel corruption among elected officials. A report by the W...

By Mphatso Malidadi in Rabat, Morocco: The Malawi Women’s National Team is on the brink of 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) quarterfinals qualification after going on top of Group C at the end of matches on Saturday. The Scorchers now...

ON SHELVES ILLEGALLY—Some products with inactivated stamps In 2024, the Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) launched Kalondola, an excise tax stamps initiative which was meant to improve visibility, fight counterfeits, and hit revenue targets by trackin...

By Mercy Matonga Former deputy commander (operations) for the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) John Msonthi has told the Commission of Inquiry investigating the plane crash that killed former vice president Saulos Chilima and eight others that the informa...