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Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:27:47 GMTPolice 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 GMTChilima'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 GMTKasiya 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, 02 Oct 2026 06:51:56 +0000Ex-MDF chief spends night in custody
Former Malawi Defence Force (MDF) commander general Paul Valentino Phiri (retired) has spent the night in police custody after the Lilongwe Chief Resident Magistrate Court postponed a ruling on his bail application to today.
Phiri is being held at Ar...
Fri, 02 Oct 2026 06:38:04 +0000Court clears MRA on online invoicing rollout
By Wezzie Gausi:
The High Court has refused to stop the Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) from implementing the Electronic Invoicing System (EIS), handing government a victory in an application that sought to suspend implementation of the new online in...
Fri, 02 Oct 2026 06:33:21 +0000Central Corridor to cut transport costs
The government has challenged transporters and businesses to find practical solutions to infrastructure, border and regulatory bottlenecks that continue to drive up the cost of doing business in Malawi.
Principal Secretary for Transport and Public Wo...
Fri, 02 Oct 2026 06:28:23 +0000Fazili says foreign country-based players should prove themselves
Malawi National Women’s Football Team coach Lovemore Fazili has said foreign country-based players should prove that they are better or at the same level as those in his current squad.
Fazili’s comments come amid reports that several players of M...
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:57:08 +0000CSOs rap government on CDF
ACCOMMODATED ITEM—Finance Minister Joseph Mwanamvekha
By Justin Mkweu:
Fifteen civil society organisations (CSOs) have expressed concern over the “meagre” disbursement of Constituency Development Fund (CDF).
The organisations include Centre for...