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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...
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Thu, 12 Mar 2026 07:12:02 +0000Drama in hotel deal
Fresh revelations have emerged in the purchase of Amaryllis Hotel in Blantyre by the Public Service Pension Trust Fund (PSPTF), with details showing that the fund engaged an unregistered valuer, EMJ Advisory Public Accountants, for the task.
This is ...
Thu, 12 Mar 2026 07:09:04 +0000Police arrest ex-MBC boss George Kasakula
By Daniel Zimba:
Fiscal police in Blantyre Wednesday arrested the former Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) Director General after hours of interrogation.
Kasakula’s wife, Flora Suya, confirmed the arrest, saying she was not yet aware of the ch...
Thu, 12 Mar 2026 07:05:36 +0000Analysts attribute market force
The ongoing domestic transfer window has been masked in secrecy with teams opting to keep transfer fees confidential, raising transparency concerns.
So far, all the big teams in the top-flight league have been involved in domestic deals but no transf...
Wed, 11 Mar 2026 14:04:48 +0000Disparities in maize prices
Maize prices on the retail market are varying significantly across the country, with a 50-kilogramme (kg) bag fetching as little as K35,000 in some districts while going at as high as K65,000 in other parts.
At the state grain trader, the Agricultura...
Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:53:52 +0000Banks cut reference rate to 22.4 percent
Commercial banks have reduced the reference rate to 22.4 percent effective Monday, March 9, 2026, down from 23.7 percent.
This follows the Reserve Bank of Malawi’s recent decision to cut the policy rate from 26 percent to 24 percent.
The reference ...