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Malawi

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:27:47 GMT
Police Downplay Swoop On Malawi's Seat of Power
[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.

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:44:28 GMT
Chilima's Remark 'If I Die, I Will Die' Was a Vernacular Expression, Inquiry Told
[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...

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 10:46:55 GMT
'We Are Not Safe' - Evicted Malawians Shelter in Robertson Community Hall
[GroundUp] Immigrants say threats and evictions forced them to flee their homes

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 07:48:53 GMT
'We Did Our Job' - Zamba Defends Government's Handling of Chilima Plane Crash Before Parliamentary Probe
[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...

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 07:48:53 GMT
Kasiya Mine Could Operate for More Than 70 Years, Feasibility Study Reveals
[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...

Malawi Times

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 06:24:50 +0000
Government rules out devaluation
By Kingsley Jassi: Finance, Economic Planning and Decentralisation Minister Joseph Mwanamvekha has admitted that Malawi needs to do more to produce positive economic outcomes. He has, however, made it clear that devaluation of the local unit, the Kw...

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 06:20:25 +0000
Wrong numbers complicated initial search for Chilima plane
By Wezzie Gausi: Mobile network service providers have told Parliament that some of the phone numbers initially given to them to trace during the search for the aircraft carrying former vice president Saulos Chilima and eight others belonged to peop...

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 06:14:01 +0000
U-turn clears Malawi’s path to World Cup
By Llywellenie Mpasa: A dramatic U-turn has cleared Malawi National Netball Team’s path to the 2027 Netball World Cup, with World Netball and Africa Netball confirming that the Queens have qualified for the Sydney showpiece after a day of confusio...

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 13:18:48 +0000
Disputed tobacco generates $9 million
By Wezzie Gausi: Smallholder Farmers Fertiliser Revolving Fund of Malawi (SFFRFM) has realised over $9 million from the sale of 5.4 million kilogrammes (kg) of tobacco which was previously at the centre of a court dispute with Eastbridge Estate. An ...

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 13:15:21 +0000
Parliament intervenes on K766 billion health funding row
A multi-million-dollar health funding deal has become the centre of a growing standoff, with Parliament now stepping into the dispute that could determine how Malawi accesses hundreds of millions of dollars from the Global Fund. The $437.7 million (a...

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