2+ hour, 27+ min ago  (262+ words) DOWA, Malawi " The Malawi Network of Older Persons" Organisations has condemned the brutal killing of an elderly man in Dowa District over witchcraft allegations, describing the act as a grave violation of human dignity and societal values, writes Tionge Hara....

5+ hour, 11+ min ago  (246+ words) LILONGWE, Malawi" Ministry of Health has launched an implementation plan to operationalize Executive Order No. 2 of 2026, mandating all workplaces, institutions and markets to install and maintain proper sanitation and waste disposal facilities, writes Wendi Mkandawire. The launch, held on Tuesday,…...

9+ hour, 43+ min ago  (269+ words) LILONGWE, Malawi" Standard Bank Plc has been named "Best Bank in Malawi 2026" by Global Finance Magazine, marking the fifth time the financial institution has received the prestigious international accolade, writes Africa Brief Reporter. Reacting to the award, Chief Executive Phillip…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago  (1533+ words) LILONGWE, Malawi" A leaked 294-page parliamentary report that was formally adopted by the Public Accounts Committee on March 31 but blocked from presentation to the full National Assembly has exposed what the document calls a "serious breakdown of fiduciary discipline" in…...

2+ week, 11+ hour ago  (316+ words) LILONGWE, Malawi " Action Aid Malawi has called on Parliament to tighten oversight of climate financing following recent floods that claimed 40 lives and displaced many people across the country, writes Wendi Mkandawire. The call was made during a youth-led march to…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (324+ words) NTCHISI/DOWA, Malawi " Along the boundary of Traditional Authority Kalumo in Ntchisi and Traditional Authority Mponela in Dowa, a fragile wooden bridge stretches across a river"barely holding together, yet carrying the weight of entire communities, writes Tionge Hara. To…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (537+ words) CHIKWAWA, Malawi " The Chapananga Bridge, once a vital transport link connecting parts of Malawi, Mozambique, and the districts of Chikwawa and Mwanza, has become a stark symbol of the country's growing climate vulnerability, writes Comfort Bulangete. Nearly five years after…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (507+ words) LUSAKA, ZAMBIA, March 30, 2026 " Zambia's renewable energy sector is showing strong potential for growth, as stakeholders across the region call for increased investment, skills development and policy implementation to unlock its full capacity, writes Juliet Makwama. According to market analysis by…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (530+ words) MULANJE, Malawi'For decades, Malawi's tourism story has been written around the lake. Lake Malawi ' that 580-kilometre stretch of freshwater that dominates maps and itineraries alike ' has been the country's headline act since backpackers first discovered Cape Maclear in the 1970s, writes…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (266+ words) LILONGWE, Malawi " Civil society leaders are calling on governments and stakeholders to prioritise communities and children in climate action, warning that they bear the brunt of climate change, writes Steria Manda. Gift Numeri, chairperson of the Civil Society Network on…...