An MP is sounding the alarm over roads wrecked by rain, stranding patients, and jacking up taxi fares. Mzimba Perekezi Constituency legislator Fikani Ulunji Nyirenda says heavy rainfall has severely damaged roads around Mzimba Boma, making travel to places like the district hospital difficult and expensive. He highlighted the strain on patients needing care and workers facing higher transport costs, as taxis take long detours and raise their prices.
Nyirenda stated he is coordinating with the M'belwa District Council and local contractors for temporary fixes while pushing for a permanent solution. He also called out residents for trash dumping that clogs drains and makes the flooding worse, urging everyone to take responsibility. The...
A soccer club's board member just promised seven straight titles after locking down their star players. The Mighty Wanderers, fresh off winning the TNM Super League and ending an eight-year drought, have secured key contributors with new deals. Midfielders Mphatso Kamanga and Dan Kudomto are now signed through 2028, while Golden Boot winner Isaac Kaliati stays until 2027. Defender Emmanuel Nyirenda, whose deal was set to expire, added an extra year to his contract.
Wanderers board director David Kanyenda issued a blunt warning to their main rivals, FCB Nyasa Big Bullets and Silver Strikers, upon the team's return to Lilongwe. He declared the Nomads would defend their championship for the next seven seasons straight, telling the other...
A five-day blackout is crushing a Malawian district with no end in sight. Residents and businesses across Phalombe District, including Phalombe Boma and Chiringa Trading Centre, are stuck without electricity, wrecking livelihoods and stressing hospitals. Barber Peter Moyenda says his income is gone without power for his clippers, while a trader at Chiringa watched perishable goods spoil with no refrigeration. The outage also threatens health facilities relying on electric medical equipment, a major worry during a busy season.
An unofficial message from someone claiming to be with ESCOM, the power utility, blamed issues on the main supply line, stating electricity had only made it to the district's main boma so far. They called for...
A youth group is calling out brutal, unregulated mining that's literally tearing apart a Malawian hillside. The Muumoza Youth Organization, led by Bathoromew Shaba, is raising the alarm over the rapid destruction of Kamlindeni Hills in Senior Chief Mabulabo's area of Mzimba District. They report huge open pits, stripped vegetation, and abandoned mining waste, accusing the operations of having zero environmental safeguards. They are demanding immediate government action to halt the damage and investigate the mining company, owned by Daniel Naula, for its licenses and compliance.
The group warns that this scarring of the land will lead to severe soil erosion, wreck farmland, and pollute water sources for local communities, who were never...
Malawi is scrambling to fix its sketchy overseas work deals before more citizens get trafficked. Foreign Minister George Chaponda, attending a Russia-Africa forum in Cairo, confirmed the government is urgently rewriting its labor export agreements with countries like Israel, Qatar, Oman, and Kuwait. They are also reworking a pending deal with Russia itself, aiming to bake in real legal protections after a wave of exploitation cases. This push follows the repatriation of abused workers from Oman and the alarming situation of at least four Malawian women reportedly stuck at Russia’s Alabuga drone factory.
The minister claimed the crisis of citizens allegedly trapped in Russian military facilities was not formally discussed at the Cairo...
An analyst gave the president a positive review for his first ninety days in office. Political expert Wonderful Mkhutche commended Malawi's leader, Arthur Peter Mutharika, for early performance, noting that citizens see improvements in areas like fuel shortages and foreign currency scarcity that plagued the previous administration. The country entered this term facing major economic hurdles, including high debt and food insecurity, with past governments mismanaging resources and failing to deliver, particularly under former president Lazarus Chakwera.
Other voices, like Reverend Moses Nkhana, who leads the Mzimba Youth Organization, pointed to specific government actions in energy and farm support programs that are reducing fuel queues...
A man killed his aunt over witchcraft accusations after a child's death. Police in Kaporo, Karonga District, arrested 43-year-old Cannan Mkandawire for allegedly strangling his 63-year-old aunt, Mirrium Mkandawire, at Edwin Village. Authorities say the murder followed the mysterious death of a child days earlier, with villagers blaming the older woman for using witchcraft and banning her from the burial. The suspect reportedly threatened her life before the killing.
The victim's son discovered the body during a routine visit, alerting police, who found evidence of forced entry through a window. A hospital postmortem confirmed death by suffocation from strangulation. After the investigation, police arrested Mkandawire, who they say...
A top politician just got sent from the hospital back to a prison cell. Richard Chimwendo Banda, the Malawi Congress Party secretary general, was committed to Maula Prison following his discharge from medical care, where he spent two weeks for a condition that worsened in police custody. His lawyer, George Jivason Kadzipatike, stated Banda remains unfit and needs further treatment, raising health concerns. He is awaiting a bail ruling from Judge Mzonde Mvula on charges of attempted murder alongside Alfred Dala Kadula, a case many supporters view as political persecution.
This situation marks a stark fall for a figure once powerful enough to command police, now facing the reality of incarceration. The development has caused major unrest...
A major striker is leaving the Malawi football club he has been with this season. Nigerian-born forward Babatunde Adepoju has ended his loan spell with FCB Nyasa Big Bullets, returning to his parent club Venda Sports Academy in South Africa. Adepoju was the team's joint top scorer with fifteen goals, powering them to a second-place league finish. Despite the club's efforts to retain him for the Champions League, his loan deal expired and could not be extended.
In a social media post, Adepoju thanked the Bullets fans, management, and teammates for their support, acknowledging they fell short of a league title but shared the golden boot award. His departure creates a significant gap in the team's attack, removing a proven match-winner...
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