Airtel Malawi just threw K300 million at the hunger crisis after President Arthur Peter Mutharika declared disaster status across all districts because drought torched the crops and left families scrambling for food. Managing Director Aashish Dutt said the company had to step up beyond selling phone plans, and the cash will feed vulnerable households and schoolkids in the worst-hit zones through partnerships with disaster management officials and the Red Cross.
Finance Minister Joseph Mwanamvekha thanked Airtel but said other businesses and development groups need to match the energy since the scale of suffering is massive. Red Cross Secretary General Chifundo Kalulu confirmed the money will hit 2,000 homes and 10 schools in Blantyre...
A storm ripped the roofs off two cell blocks at Zomba Central Prison and left 67 inmates exposed to the elements, but prison spokesperson Steve Meke says nobody got hurt and zero escapes went down. Guards moved everyone to backup housing inside the facility while the damage gets sorted out, and the prison service praised both staff and inmates for keeping things calm during the chaos.
Zomba Central holds close to 2,000 people behind bars, and Meke said the affected prisoners showed they were actually reformed by not trying to bolt when the opportunity dropped in their laps. The whole situation stayed under control, and operations went back to normal pretty quick after the relocations finished up.
Police in Monkey Bay arrested 21-year-old Regina Justine after she allegedly sliced her client's genitals with a razor blade while he was passed out drunk at Devil Street in the trading center. The victim reportedly could not perform because he was wasted, which made her angry enough to grab a blade and attack him while he slept. Cops issued a medical report and sent him to Monkey Bay Community Hospital, where he is still getting treated.
Regina is sitting in custody waiting to answer charges for intentionally causing serious bodily harm. She comes from Kampepuza Village in Ntcheu District and will face court soon.
Malawi's women's squad wrapped up their Three-Nations Tournament run after drawing Zambia and losing narrowly to Zimbabwe, which basically killed their title hopes but gave fans something to feel good about ahead of WAFCON. Faith Chinzimu and Rose Kabzere both scored for the Scorchers during the tournament, and National Bank of Malawi said they were happy with how things played out since the coach got to test fresh talent instead of leaning on the same core group.
Coach Lovemore Fazili said he wanted to build depth rather than win every friendly match, and he thinks coordination between new and veteran players improved despite missing the trophy. Zambia's coach Charles Haaluubono praised Malawi's development and said the gap between...
Mzuzu University swept the TESSAM Weekend Sports Festival in Zomba and locked down the overall championship after dominating football, netball, and volleyball across both men's and women's divisions. Bunda College grabbed basketball titles while the University of Malawi won chess, and Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources led athletics, but MZUNI's consistency across multiple events put them at the top of the standings.
National Bank of Malawi threw K17 million at the festival to help universities find talent for the 2026 CUCSA Games in Botswana. MZUNI Sports Director Thomas Movetie said their athletes showed up hard and thanked the bank for backing university sports programs. Athletes who got selected will hit...
National Bank of Malawi dropped K2.8 million on the Malawi Business Coalition on Health for World AIDS Day events, with the bank's employee benefits guy, Limbani Chakhoma, saying funding frontline groups helps testing and treatment reach people who need it most. The money backs prevention work and community outreach, while the bank's own medical scheme covers ART drugs for staff dealing with HIV directly or through family members.
MBC-Health CEO Treza Mphwatiwa said the cash keeps their programs running in Blantyre, Lilongwe, Salima, Nkhata Bay, and Mangochi. This year's focus targets men since they avoid testing and skip health visits way more than women do, and partnerships like this keep services rolling in underserved spots across...
Trace Africa is getting rebranded as Trace Ngoma through a partnership between Trace, Canal+, and MultiChoice, with the channel hitting DStv Channel 326 mid-month. The platform will focus on South African genres like amapiano, maskandi, gqom, and urban gospel instead of broader African content.
MultiChoice CEO Willington Ngwepe said viewers have been asking for programming that reflects their culture and languages, and the rebrand delivers exactly that. The network positioned the refresh as giving local artists better visibility while connecting younger audiences to homegrown sounds and stories.
Tebogo Thobejane called out women thirsting over her ex, Vusimuzi Matlala, after he showed up to testify before Parliament while waiting trial for allegedly trying to have her killed. Clips from the hearing went viral with people praising his looks, and she jumped on Instagram to say the whole thing feels like a coordinated PR move to clean up his image.
She posted that the sudden shift in public opinion does not pass the vibe check and suggested blogs were pushing a narrative to make everyone forget the actual crimes. Tebogo said South Africans get captured easily by manufactured hype and stop asking questions when powerful people get their stories rewritten in real time.
She wrapped up by reminding followers that no amount of online...
Elaine just hit a million monthly Spotify listeners for the first time ever, which is wild considering she was stuck around 100k before things picked up a few years back. Her track Vele Uyena apparently did most of the heavy lifting to push her past the milestone, but You're The One has been racking up plays since last year.
The timing feels pretty significant because she has been open about dealing with depression, and people online have been questioning whether she still matters in the current music scene. Her streaming numbers basically answered that question for everyone who doubted her staying power.
