[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.

[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...

[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...

[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...

[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.

By Pemphero Malimba: The government has reduced the number of diplomats from 193 to 139, The Daily Times has learned. According to the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC), 139 diplomats have been appointed to embassies, a figure less by 54 fro...

By Brenda Kayo: Malawians could soon face higher costs for essential medicines following the government’s decision to increase import tariffs on several commonly used drugs, including malaria treatment and antibiotics. The revised tariffs, which w...

The Malawi Women’s National Football Team lost 1-0 to Tanzania’s Twiga Stars in an international friendly match at KMC Stadium in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Wednesday. It was Malawi’s third successive defeat, having lost two matches at the Fifa W...

By Kingsley Jassi: Five men sit on a metal bar on the edge of the tobacco sales area at Kanengo Auction Floors. The look on their faces reflects some feelings of frustration. One of them forces a smile when approached, but he cannot hold it when aske...

The gap between the offi­cial dol­lar rate and that on the par­al­lel mar­ket is now at K2,249, as the dol­lar trades at about K4,000 on the black mar­ket. This rep­res­ents a 128 per­cent spread and is eman­at­ing from acute forex scarci...