A former weather station chief has delivered explosive testimony to the parliamentary inquiry investigating the Chikangawa plane crash that killed Vice-President Saulos Chilima and eight others, telling the committee the doomed military aircraft could in fact have landed safely at Mzuzu Airport on the morning of the tragedy. Olive Chavunguma, who served as officer-in-charge at […] The post Chikangawa plane crash inquiry hears conflicting visibility reports appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Malawi’s agriculture sector is facing a mounting crisis, with damning new figures revealing the country’s export base has collapsed by 31 percent in less than a decade, as Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Roza Mbilizi issued a stark call for urgent transformation. Speaking at the official opening of the three-day 22nd National Agriculture […] The post ‘Malawi’s exports have fallen off a cliff’: Minister Mbilizi  sounds alarm as agriculture sector plunges into crisis  appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Malawi’s water boards have been handed strict conditions attached to their newly approved tariff hikes, after Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Roza Mbilizi revealed that President Peter Mutharika himself initially rejected the proposal, citing concerns over inefficiencies within the boards. Speaking in an interview after touring the Blantyre Water Board (BWB) water intake […] The post Water bills set to jump 70% — as erratic supply “undermines public confidence appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

FCB Nyasa Big Bullets are being made to play a frustrating waiting game, after newly signed coaches Lemekani Mwanza and Donewell Yobe were left twiddling their thumbs pending government clearance for their work permits. The two arrived in Malawi last week ready to join Wedson Nyirenda’s technical panel, but have so far been unable to […] The post New Bullets coaches in limbo over work permit delay appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Four people have died in a devastating road accident at Kankhande Village along the M12 Road in Mchinji District, after a burst tyre sent a truck careering into an oncoming motorcycle. Mchinji Police Publicist Limbani Mpinganjira confirmed the crash happened yesterday, involving a Volvo articulated truck, registration number NE 7828, driven by 47-year-old Peter Kadozo, […] The post 4 killed in horror road crash after truck tyre bursts — as three-year-old baby miraculously survives appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

[New Light] FORT PORTAL -- The Tooro Kingdom is mourning the death of Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, who died on Thursday night at the age of 34, bringing to an end a reign that began when he was just three years old.

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En Polynésie française, les agents pénitentiaires ont manifesté, jeudi 27 août 2026, pour la dixième fois en deux ans, devant la prison de Tatutu, à Papeari. Plusieurs revendications sont au cœur de ce mouvement, mené par FO Justice Polynésie, notamment le retour des agents originaires du pays et le changement de direction de l'établissement.

A devastated British woman has described the horror of losing her husband and fracturing her spine after a Singapore Airlines flight suffered extreme turbulence. 

Sisters Ashna and Shreya Ahuja are desperately awaiting news of their Texas parents, who vanished after completing a pilgrimage to Mount Kailash. Deepak and Madhu Ahuja are missing.

The Scandivanian royal was Europe's oldest-reigning monarch having reigned since January 17, 1991.

Abbas Araghchi called on the US administration to engage in respectful dialogue, recognize Iran’s rights, and honor its commitments

In Taras Skvortsov's view, the Russian financial market has a sufficient margin of resilience to expect the situation to normalize

According to the Bank of Russia, banks prevented around 34 mln attempted thefts totaling approximately $43.05 bln in the first half of the year

In particular, Battlegroup West units destroyed 57 enemy UAV control centers

Alexander Lukashenko arrived in Moscow on August 27

Built-in AI algorithms classify targets and filter out harmless ones, minimizing the number of false alarms, Russia’s state tech corporation said

According to the White House, the change has been made official in the Geographic Names Information System

The property, located on the edge of Bath, is believed to be the biggest newbuild home constructed in the historic city in the last 100 years.

Admiral Bradley Cooper claimed that since the US resumed its maritime blockade on Iran in mid-July, the Islamic republic «has exported zero oil from its shores»

Admiral Bradley Cooper added that since the the Strait of Hormuz blockade was resumed in mid-July, it has been maintained by over 20 US warships

According to available information, 13,295 people are involved in the rescue operation

According to The Wall Street Journal, major technology companies that have made large donations to Trump’s projects fear becoming targets of congressional investigations and legal prosecutions

King Harald V of Norway was hospitalized on August 17 due to an infection and complications from hemolytic anemia

Une plume s'éteint à la fleur de l'âge. Libreville, 27 août 2026 – La presse gabonaise est en deuil. Rudy Hombenet du Quotidien l'Union s'en est allée. Rudy Hombenet, journaliste au quotidien national L'Union, nous a quittés. La nouvelle a frappé de plein fouet la rédaction de L'Union et l'ensemble de la corporation. «Consœur respectée, professionnelle engagée et passionnée, Rudy Hombenet laisse le souvenir d'une journaliste travailleuse, discrète et profondément attachée à son métier» (...) - NECROLOGIE / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

A comprehensive audit of nearly five thousand kilometers of highway projects will be carried out by a third-party inspection agency. Engineers India Ltd has been chosen for these essential quality checks, aiming to rectify issues related to project shortcomings and untimely road failures. The focus will be on expressways along with six-lane and four-lane national highways, ensuring elevated quality standards in infrastructure development.

Claimants argued that Facebook and Instagram had purposefully fostered addiction in children and teenagers, spreading anxiety and depression.