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Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:20:08 GMT
PAC 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 GMT
Ecama 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 GMT
Yusuf 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 GMT
Supreme 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 GMT
Police 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, 26 Jun 2026 07:19:27 +0000
Anxiety mounts as June 30 nears
By Isaac Salima: Some Malawians awaiting repatriation from South Africa amid Afrophobic attacks have expressed anxiety as June 30 approaches, a date linked to a planned crackdown on undocumented foreign nationals. March and March, a citizen-led move...

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 06:56:52 +0000
Aviation engineers urge caution in crash inquiry
By Wezzie Gausi: Current and former Malawi Air Force engineers have cautioned the Parliamentary inquiry into the Chikangawa plane crash against making technical conclusions without the support of qualified aviation accident investigators. They warne...

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 06:54:06 +0000
Slap in the face
All 16 FDH Bank Premiership clubs have declined a Football Association of Malawi (Fam) invitation to attend the association’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Salima District Saturday. The clubs made the resolution during a virtual meeting held Thur...

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 11:43:51 +0000
Admarc banks on prisons, schools to offload maize
The Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (Admarc) says it is relying on institutional buyers such as schools and prisons to help clear carryover maize stocks estimated at 23,000 metric tonnes (MT) as of May this year. Admarc spokesperso...

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 11:43:50 +0000
Archaic regulation stifles Malawi mining sector growth
Malawi continues to regulate its mining sector using portions of legal instruments that are over 40 years old, a situation experts say is affecting growth of the sector. Twice, over the years, the country has attempted to transform the sector through...

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