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Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:20:08 GMTPAC Cracks Down On Yusuf Investments Over Defiance in Amaryllis Deal Probe
[Nyasa Times] Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is moving to cite Yusuf Investments Limited for contempt after its chairperson, Shiraz Yusuf, abruptly walked out of proceedings when denied a request for a closed-door hearing.
Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:19:32 GMTEcama Demands Fuel Levy Cuts As Prices Soar, Shortages Bite
[Nyasa Times] President of the Economics Association of Malawi (ECAMA), Bertha Bangara, has thrown her weight behind growing calls to scrap non-essential levies on fuel--warning that the current pricing structure is squeezing households and pushing t...
Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:19:12 GMTYusuf Investments Objects Amaryllis Probe - Says Committee Lacks Jurisdiction On Private Entities
[Nyasa Times] As part of their submission, Yusuf Investments, owners of the controversial Amarylis Hotel have objected to the jurisdiction of the Parliamentary Accounts Committee (PAC) currently probing its controversial sale by the Public Service Pe...
Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:34:06 GMTSupreme Court Nullifies Balaka Mulunguzi Election, MP Mambala Loses Seat in Landmark Ruling
[Nyasa Times] The Supreme Court of Appeal has overturned the parliamentary election results for Balaka Mulunguzi Constituency, in a powerful judgment that has immediately unseated the area's Member of Parliament and reignited debate on electoral inte...
Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:35:53 GMTPolice Arrest Their Own Officers Over Missing Black Market Fuel
[Nyasa Times] In a dramatic twist that has shaken confidence in law enforcement, Malawi Police in Mangochi have arrested several of their own officers for allegedly stealing fuel that had been seized during a crackdown on black market dealers.
Malawi Times
Fri, 19 Jun 2026 06:07:40 +0000Bus baby
A total of 753 women and children affected by xenophobic attacks in South Africa arrived at Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre in nine buses Thursday.
That said, it was Halima Thom, who delivered in transit to Malawi, who caught the attention of many people....
Fri, 19 Jun 2026 06:03:49 +0000‘Chilima changed his mind on funeral trip’
By Pemphero Malimba:
Officials who were working in the Office of the Vice President (OVP) Thursday gave an account on logistics prior to the plane crash that killed State vice president Saulos Chilima and eight other people.
Chilima, former first la...
Fri, 19 Jun 2026 06:00:48 +0000‘Break the bank’
FCB Nyasa Big Bullets’ new coach Wedson Nyirenda has asked the club to help him build a competitive squad by signing at least four players.
Speaking at a press conference in Blantyre Thursday ahead of Sunday’s FDH Bank Premiership match against K...
Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:45:42 +0000Exports diversification faces myriad glitches
Malawi’s effort to reduce dependence on tobacco and diversify its agricultural production base has yielded less fruit, with the leaf still accounting for nearly 60 percent of export earnings.
This is according to a Foreign Trade Statistics Report b...
Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:39:56 +0000Digital innovation key to integration
The Ministry of Industrialisation, Business, Trade and Tourism has stressed the need for digital innovation, regional cooperation and the use of modern marketing strategies in promoting industrial growth and economic transformation. Secretary for Ind...