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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
Mon, 29 Jun 2026 07:17:24 +0000Seeking closure
About 18 people, including Mary Chilima—spouse to the late vice president Saulos Chilima—and former secretary to the Office of the President and Cabinet Colleen Zamba are this week bound to testify in the ongoing public inquiry into the June 10, ...
Mon, 29 Jun 2026 07:14:16 +0000MSCE exams start today
By Deborah Madeya & Brenda Kayo:
The Malawi National Examinations Board (Maneb) has started administering 2026 Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) examinations, with a total of 197,502 candidates expected to sit the tests.
The figure r...
Mon, 29 Jun 2026 07:07:46 +0000Silver go top
Silver Strikers climbed to the summit of the FDH Bank Premiership following a 3-0 victory over Red Lions at Silver Stadium in Lilongwe City Sunday.
The Central Bankers have displaced Blue Eagles from the summit of the 16-member log table with 17 poin...
Mon, 29 Jun 2026 07:03:51 +0000Malawi’s minerals rush: When economic promise runs against environmental, cultural concerns
ON THE ROAD—Oxpeckers journalist Mbauwo Chavula in Karonga district
By Mbauwo Chavula
When the Coal and Minerals Group (CMG) opened a mine at Kasantha in Karonga district in 2018, it made big promises.
In meetings before the project broke ground, ...
Sat, 27 Jun 2026 10:49:45 +0000Officials suspended over USAID project materials
By Mercy Matonga:
Four months after workers at Malawi Institute of Education raised alarm over a potential abuse of a USAID-funded government project materials, three senior officials have been suspended.
Their suspension follows a forensic audit whi...