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Fri, 15 Aug 2025 11:31:01 GMTIn Malawi, Politics Is Personal - We Vote With Our Hearts, Not Our Heads
[Nyasa Times] In this article, seasonal journalist and history scholar EPHRAIM NYONDO warns politicians on the campaign trail to forget manifestos and flashy promises because in Malawi, elections are not won on policy alone. He argues that we vote fo...
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 10:47:27 GMTBlow to Women Participation in Politics! Only 326 Female Parliamentary Candidates in September Election
[Nyasa Times] Only 326 women have been approved as valid parliamentary candidates in the forthcoming general election, a development which is seen to have dealt another major blow to a perennial national multi-stakeholder campaign promoting women par...
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 10:46:37 GMTCosoma Pushes Malawi's Talent to the World Stage With K190 Million Boost
[Nyasa Times] The Copyright Society of Malawi (COSOMA) has set the stage for Malawian artists to shine internationally, disbursing a game-changing K190 million in grants at a colourful ceremony at Lilongwe Hotel.
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 10:37:21 GMTConflict of Interest Storm As Cosoma Board Members Pocket Over K35 Million in 'Artist Grants'
[Nyasa Times] What was billed as a landmark day for Malawian creativity has been tainted by a glaring question: how transparent is the Copyright Society of Malawi (COSOMA) when those holding the purse strings end up holding the biggest cheques?
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 10:47:01 GMTTransunion Malawi Touts Technology As Key to Unlocking Financial Inclusion, Economic Mobility in Malawi
[Nyasa Times] TransUnion Malawi - a local financial firm - has described technology as a key component to unlocking financial inclusion and economic mobility in Malawi.
Malawi Times
Fri, 17 Oct 2025 09:24:43 +0000Malawi Stock Exchange generates $12 billion in 12 months
By Kingsley Jassi:
The capital market has seen total capitalisation dramatically rise from $4.4 billion to $16.8 billion as of August, generating massive wealth to shareholders of listed companies.
This translates into $12.4 billion of additional wea...
Fri, 17 Oct 2025 09:21:04 +0000MSMEs tipped on procurement
The Public Procurement and Disposal of Assets Authority (PPDA) has urged local micro, small, and medium-scale enterprises (MSMEs) to register their businesses with the institution using the newly launched Malawi National Electronic Procurement System...
Fri, 17 Oct 2025 07:16:19 +0000RBM suspends big purchases
The Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) has stopped all major procurement activities in response to a recent government directive aimed at reducing public spending and improving financial discipline.
In a statement released Thursday, the central bank indica...
Fri, 17 Oct 2025 07:13:36 +0000IMF predicts 2.7% GDP growth in 2026
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected that Malawi’s economy will expand by 2.4 percent in 2025 and edge up slightly to 2.7 percent in 2026, according to the fund’s latest sub- Saharan Africa Regional Economic Outlook released Thursd...
Fri, 17 Oct 2025 06:48:02 +0000Three Silver stars could leave for free in January
TNM Super League defending champions Silver Strikers could lose three key players for free in January if they do not convince them to extend their contracts.
The players are attacker Chinsinsi Maonga and defenders Innocent Shema and Maxwell Paipi.
Re...