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A political group is telling a former president to snitch on alleged government saboteurs. Joseph Peshi, leading a wing of the Economic Freedom Movement, publicly called on ex-President Lazarus Chakwera to hand over the names of people supposedly sabotaging public services like the National Oil...

An analyst is blaming the country's constant road and bridge failures on the chopped down forests. Social commentator Joseph Kandiyesa directly linked Malawi's recurring infrastructure collapses, like a recent bridge failure in Kasungu and damage on the Nkhotakota road, to widespread...

Kids showed up soaked and ready to play at a major new soccer academy launch. A group of twenty-nine children under twelve, some coming from as far as Area 25, braved overnight rain to attend the first day of the Play Soccer Malawi Academy at Bingu National Stadium. The program is run under FIFA...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The new district commissioner in Mzimba is walking into a massive land corruption mess. Emmanuel Bulukutu starts his job at M'mbelwa District Council facing intense scrutiny over long-running allegations that the Physical Planning and Lands Department illegally sells off customary land, often to...

Top officials just stormed a women's prison looking for people to pardon. A high-level delegation, including Gender Minister Mary Navicha, Justice Minister Charles Mhango, Deputy Homeland Security Minister Norman Chisale, and Prisons Commissioner General Wandika Phiri, visited Kachere Women's...

A sports commentator became a national punchline before becoming a star. Frank Gabadinho Mhango faced widespread ridicule in Malawi after his failed English and JCE exam results leaked online, making him a public joke. He chose to channel that shame into relentless work, transforming himself...

A major bank just rolled out a massive electric vehicle to push green finance. National Bank of Malawi, known as NBM plc, launched a seventy-four million kwacha EV as part of its environmental and social governance goals, aiming to lead a sustainable economic shift. The bank's SME consultant...

A vicious maize disease could wipe out entire fields across southern Malawi. The Ministry of Agriculture confirmed an outbreak of Downy Mildew Disease, hitting the Blantyre and Machinga Agricultural Development Divisions hardest with a high risk of further spread. This water mould disease causes...

A new soccer academy is using the sport to fight vandalism and keep kids in school. Play Soccer Malawi, led by FIFA Coach Educator Patricio Kulemeka, is holding trials for children under twelve near Bingu National Stadium. Kulemeka said he started the program after seeing rising social problems...

A major conflict of interest scandal is blowing up online over tax authority contracts. The Malawi Revenue Authority awarded massive security deals to companies tied to two serving ministers, Alfred Gangata and Norman Chisale. Public notices show Masters Security Service, linked to Gangata, got...

Money and management problems are crippling Malawi's fight against diseases like cancer and diabetes. A review by the Non-Communicable Diseases Alliance found that limited financing and weak implementation capacity are major roadblocks, hurting awareness campaigns and access to care. Alliance...