2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (615+ words) Introduction of" 0.05 percent levy on mobile money and electronic bank transfers has triggered industry alarm, raising fears that it could erode financial inclusion gains and drive users back to cash transactions. In its position paper published on Wednesday, Association for…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (638+ words) Malawi has secured a major court victory in a United States (US) court after a judge ruled in its favour in a case where it is claiming $309 billion (about K536 trillion) from an American mining firm. The case centres around a…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (418+ words) The development budget has been the hardest hit. Councils received only K49.19 billion, representing 43 percent of the expected K86.461 billion. In contrast, the recurrent budget performed better, receiving K44.741 billion, or 72 percent, out of the projected K61.862 billion. This means the central government still…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (529+ words) Malawi should move decisively to unify its exchange rate because the current dual system is "untenable" and no longer restrains inflation, a new policy note has indicted. But economists have cautioned that thin reserves and weak exports make execution critical....

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (236+ words) Malawian academic and development planner Professor Richard Mkandawire has been appointed to the external advisory committee of the African Union (AU)European Union (EU) International Research Consortium on Food and Nutritional Security for Sustainable Agriculture. In a letter confirming the…...

1+ mon, 20+ hour ago  (403+ words) Scorchers yesterday thrashed Lesotho in their second Group A match in South Africa to keep alive their chances of qualifying for the Cosafa Women's Championship semi-finals in South Africa. The comfortable victory is a perfect recovery from a 2-0 loss to…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (243+ words) Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation says 500 metric tonnes (MT) out of the 1 000MT fertiliser donation from the Moroccan Government has arrived in the country. The consignment has arrived three months after Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation George…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (460+ words) Malawi and Indian business captains on Tuesday met in Blantyre to explore investment opportunities and promote manufacturing partnerships to boost the country "s industrialisation drive and trade between the two countries. The Business-to-Business (B2B) meeting, held at the Chichiri International Conference…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (311+ words) Malawi Congress Party (MCP) legislators are pushing for the re-tabling of a Constitutional Amendment Bill seeking to incorporate the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) in the country's supreme law. Rising in the House in Lilongwe yesterday, Mzimba South member of Parliament…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (896+ words) The Malawi Electoral Commission is once again on the move, preparing for parliamentary and local government by-elections set for 17 March 2026 in five constituencies and nine wards. The calendar is clear, the regulations are firm, and the roadmap is familiar. Yet…...