1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (451+ words) The ongoing nationwide power blackouts have ignited a blame game within government, with the current administration shifting responsibility to the previous Malawi Congress Party (MCP)-led government'despite technical officials pointing to a completely different cause: crippling forex shortages. While politicians…...

1+ day, 37+ min ago  (591+ words) There is a passionate and emotional sentence now echoing across markets, minibuses, and dusty township roads: "better Lazarus Chakwera and the Tonse Alliance." It is not a slogan. It is not opposition propaganda. It is something far more powerful'and far…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (429+ words) Government spokesperson Shadric Namalomba has flatly rejected a critical global assessment that accuses Malawi's presidency of tightening its grip on power and weakening democratic oversight, but his response leaves more questions than answers about the true state of governance. Reacting…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (455+ words) The Office of the Ombudsman has launched a formal investigation into the recruitment of Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) Director General, Brian Banda, amid explosive allegations that the appointment may have bypassed basic legal and professional standards. In a letter dated…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago  (645+ words) The United Democratic Front (UDF) has issued a forceful and uncompromising call for President Lazarus Chakwera to urgently address the nation, warning that Malawi's deepening fuel shortages, foreign exchange crisis and spiraling cost of living can no longer be managed…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago  (411+ words) Malawi risks remaining trapped in a damaging cycle of export bans unless government urgently shifts to predictable, rule-based trade policies, agricultural experts have warned. The caution emerged during a high-level policy dialogue in Lilongwe, where researchers and policymakers dissected the…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago  (318+ words) A deepening crisis is unfolding at the Limbe auction floors, where angry and desperate tobacco farmers are watching their hard-earned crop go unsold, with many accusing buying companies of turning them away without clear reasons. For farmers like Ramsy Salimu…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (393+ words) Former Secretary to the President and Cabinet (SPC), Colleen Zamba, is once again refusing to appear before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament, intensifying scrutiny over what lawmakers and analysts describe as a troubling pattern of defiance toward parliamentary…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago  (435+ words) Fresh details emerging from the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) point to what lawmakers are describing as calculated attempts by businessperson Shiraz Yusuf to avoid public scrutiny over the controversial purchase of Amaryllis Hotel. The committee, which has resumed its…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago  (412+ words) The Civil Society Network on Climate Change (CISONECC) has issued a strong warning to Malawians, urging urgent action to protect the environment, saying continued degradation and climate inaction are already threatening livelihoods, food systems, and the country's long-term development vision…...