The group that ran Malawi's recent big netball tournament says they actually made money on the event. The Local Organizing Committee chair, Limbani Matola, reported a 40 million kwacha surplus, which will now go straight to the sport's governing body, NAM. They managed the whole thing on a 650 million kwacha budget.
Matola called the African Netball Cup a major win, saying the country beat the doubters and even got props from the sport's world body for how well it was run. The government kicked in an initial 243 million to get things started, with companies covering the rest. He said the event was good for local businesses too, helping hotels and restaurants. A government rep named MacMillan Mwale pointed to the teamwork between...
FDH Bank, one of the five banks on the local stock exchange, says it could make a huge profit next year. The company expects to earn up to 151 billion kwacha after taxes in 2025, according to a statement from its secretary, Juliano Kanyongolo. That number would be more than double what they made last year.
The bank clarified that these are just early projections and have not been checked by outside auditors yet. They plan to release the official final numbers when they are supposed to. FDH is listed alongside other major firms on the market, like Standard Bank and TNM.
Cops in Malawi's Mzimba district are basically stranded with just one working car for the whole area. This mess is crippling their ability to do anything, from showing up to crimes to handling emergencies across the huge, spread-out district. Officers are having to pick which calls to answer, leaving some reports hanging for way too long.
The single vehicle is getting run into the ground, and police are stuck walking or begging rides from other agencies. A local youth group leader, Reverend Moses Nkhana, straight up asked the national police chief to send at least one more vehicle their way, noting that stations in nearby Tanzania have like eight cars. People living there are worried the slow responses will just encourage more crime...
Officials in a Lilongwe school zone think student grades might get better because of a donation drive. The tech company Itel Mobile gave out stuff like notebooks and school bags to top students at a couple of primary schools, with plans to hit more in the area. Their marketing manager, Chifundo Mitole, said the point is to get kids to show up and try harder, maybe even helping average students and orphanages later.
The idea came from a local youth group called Kusintha Kwafika Movement. Their guy Joe Mwase pointed out that bad attendance and low scores showed they needed to give kids a reason to compete in class. Teachers there blame poverty and kids skipping school for manual labor, especially boys, for the lousy results, saying these...
Malawi's prison service is shutting down bogus online rumors about that doctor's murder case. A spokesperson named Steve Meke said claims that the suspects are inmates from Chichiri Prison are completely false. He stated that none of the people the police showed are current prisoners and that all inmates are fully accounted for.
The police did a reconstruction of the crime in Blantyre with six suspects. Among them is a guy from Mozambique, Raphael Msalanyama Mano, who used to work in the police and intelligence. Other suspects being investigated include Charles Chikafa and Santos Chamamba. The victim was Dr. Victoria Bobe, a well-known doctor and teacher who was shot at her home in Chigumula.
Meke called the social media reports...
Malawi's competition watchdog is putting shops on blast for the holidays. The CFTC boss Lloyds Vincent Nkhoma, said they are watching for scams and will drop penalties on any business breaking fair trade laws. They specifically called out stores for jacking up prices too high, running fake ads, and selling expired or crappy products.
Shoppers should keep their eyes open. The commission's PR guy, Innocent Helema, told people to watch for misleading price tags and to complain fast if they get ripped off. They recommend always getting a receipt, checking expiration dates on food, and comparing prices to spot phony sales.
For busted merchandise, customers should push for a refund, a replacement, or a fix. The CFTC also warned about buying...
Malawi is gonna call out Russia at a big Africa meeting in Cairo over its citizens being stuck in a drone factory. The country's Foreign Minister George Chaponda says he'll raise the issue at the Russia-Africa forum after pressure from local rights groups. Reports say at least four Malawian women were lured by promises of school or jobs, only to get trapped at the Alabuga Special Economic Zone, a military site making drones for the war in Ukraine. Other African nations like Kenya and South Africa are also investigating similar stuff.
This Alabuga scheme specifically targets young women online, offering fake work-study programs before taking their passports and forcing them into factory work. The whole mess puts Malawi in an awkward...
Comedian Felix Hlophe appears to have reconciled with his former girlfriend, Ayanda Bhengu, and completed lobola negotiations to make her his second wife. Video clips of the traditional ceremony surfaced online, showing family delegations and a celebration where Bhengu was seen kneeling to serve Hlophe food, a symbolic welcome.
The news revived public interest in their rocky past, which played out on Hlophe's reality show. Bhengu, a mother of two, had previously called off their relationship before lobola, labeling the polygamous dynamic as toxic and citing constant drama. Hlophe, already married with six kids, has long expressed his wish for a polygamous family.
Their reunion has sparked intense debate across social media, with users...
Singer Zee Nxumalo is the latest cover star for Glamour magazine, a feature she proudly announced online. The post garnered quick congratulations from celebrities like Boity and Moozlie, with fans celebrating her achievement.
The publication's profile framed her as a defining new voice, bold and authentically herself. It highlighted her journey from breakout moments to becoming a major influence on current sounds, rooted in cultural expression. Glamour noted her confident music and intentional style, arguing she represents a generation that claims space without apology, valuing originality over perfection.
