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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
Sat, 30 May 2026 12:48:46 +0000Transport master plan derailing on railway
DAMAGED—The state of the track in Thyolo
By Isaac Salima:
Almost 10 years since the launch of a 20-year master plan that the authorities tipped to revolutionise the transport sector in Malawi, the country’s rail transport rehabilitation remains a...
Sat, 30 May 2026 12:37:28 +0000Mec firm on relocation stand until ‘court resolution’
By Isaac Salima:
Malawi Electoral Commission (Mec) has insisted that its position not to relocate to Blantyre remains until all issues surrounding the issue are resolved.
There have been legal battles since President Peter Mutharika ordered Mec and ...
Sat, 30 May 2026 12:32:50 +0000Alfred Gangata clashes with Fam exco member
A high-level meeting aimed at reconciling Malawi’s fractured football administration descended into heated confrontation on Thursday when Sports Minister Alfred Gangata exchanged biting words with Football Association of Malawi (Fam) executive memb...
Sat, 30 May 2026 12:23:10 +0000Contracted vs non-contracted tobacco farmers: Two different realities on Malawi’s auction floors
Every tobacco season, thousands of farmers travel to auction floors with hopes that the crop they spent months cultivating will finally reward them with income for school fees, food, fertilizer, rent, and survival.
Yet beneath the excitement of the t...
Sat, 30 May 2026 12:18:41 +0000K5 billion must leave a legacy
Historically, the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) was reserved for quick, small-scale interventions, such as drilling a borehole, replacing a school roof or building a small community bridge.
At K200 million, the money was spread too thinly to ac...