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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.
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Thu, 25 Jun 2026 06:37:39 +0000Air force backs plane condition
By Pemphero Malimba
Zomba Air Base officials yesterday told a parliamentary ad hoc committee that the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) aircraft, a Dornier 228, which carried then Vice President Saulos Chilima and his delegation, was airworthy at the time ...
Thu, 25 Jun 2026 06:33:05 +0000South African official criticises Malawi on repatriation delays
By Pemphero Malimba:
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli has criticised Malawi for what he says is a shortage of buses to repatriate its nationals from South Africa, warning that the situation is worsening congestion in holding camps.
Ntuli made the re...
Thu, 25 Jun 2026 06:29:14 +0000Fam dealt court blow
The High Court in Blantyre has ordered the Football Association of Malawi (Fam) to allow three de-linked associations to attend this Saturday’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) at Sunbird Livingstonia in Salima as affiliates.
Fam expelled the three ass...
Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:55:59 +0000Urbanisation Efforts ‘stall’
Kingsley Jassi:
Malawi is struggling to make traction in urbanization, a key pillar in the Malawi 2063 development blueprint as the rural population is swelling in poverty, signalling policy failure to utilize the rural resources for transformation.
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Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:49:09 +0000Vendors offer low prices for maize
By Brenda Kayo:
Spot checks in several districts have established that farmgate prices for maize fall below the K1,050 minimum for a kilogramme set by the government.
Farmers in Nkhotakota, Kasungu, Dowa and Lilongwe districts testify that they are s...