Vice-President Jane Ansah has revealed chilling details surrounding the controversial drone incident at her Lilongwe residence, saying she had already been warned that unknown individuals had been monitoring her movements before the device was finally captured by her security team. Speaking publicly about the incident for the first time, Ansah portrayed the episode not merely […] The post “God Exposed Them”: Vice-President Ansah Breaks Silence on Drone Saga, Says She Knew She Was Being Followed appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

A new United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report has painted a grim picture of life in Malawi, revealing that nearly six in every 10 Malawians are trapped in multidimensional poverty — a level of deprivation so severe that millions are living without adequate food, clean water, electricity, education and healthcare. According to the 2025 Human […] The post UNDP Report Exposes Depth of Poverty Crisis in Malawi as 10.8 Million Struggle Without Basic Needs appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

The newly announced minimum wage adjustments have triggered outrage from labour leaders, with the Civil Servants Trade Union (CSTU) declaring that the salary increments are nowhere near enough to rescue workers from Malawi’s deepening economic crisis. As ordinary Malawians battle soaring food prices, crippling transport costs, inflation and worsening economic hardship, CSTU says the government’s […] The post “Just an Assault”: Civil Servants Union Tears Into New Minimum Wages as Cost of Living Crushes Workers appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

A new study by Emmanuel University has exposed serious weaknesses in Malawi’s Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) system, revealing that many centres in Lilongwe Urban, Lilongwe East and Lilongwe West are ill-equipped to provide inclusive education for children with disabilities. The study warns that Malawi’s push to ensure every child has access to quality early […] The post EMUNI Study Exposes Deep Crisis in Inclusive Early Childhood Education in Lilongwe appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Frank Mbeta has scored a major legal victory for the government and Smallholder Farmers Fertilizer Revolving Fund of Malawi (SFFRFM) after successfully blocking the payment of US$13.48 million — approximately K23.4 billion — to Nendongo Commercial Group in a high-stakes fertiliser supply dispute. In a ruling widely seen as a significant triumph for public accountability […] The post Attorney General Mbeta Saves Malawi K23.4 Billion in Landmark Fertiliser Case Victory appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Former Malawian cabinet minister and politician Atupele Muluzi has called for bold African leadership, honest dialogue and long-term reforms to address rising migration pressures and growing tensions linked to xenophobia across the continent. Muluzi made the remarks during a high-level discussion at the Spier Dialogue in Cape Town, South Africa, where he shared the platform […] The post Atupele Muluzi, SA Home Affairs Minister Hold Candid Africa-Wide Dialogue on Migration, Xenophobia appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

In a heartwarming gesture of compassion and solidarity, the Football Legends Association (FLA) on Saturday donated assorted clothes to Mai Mbambande Foundation in Dzama Village, under Traditional Authority Chitukula in Lilongwe District. The foundation currently cares for more than 70 elderly people, many of whom rely on well-wishers for daily support and basic necessities. FLA […] The post Football Legends Bring Hope to Elderly with Donation to Mai Mbambande Foundation appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Minister of Energy and Mining Dr. Jean Mathanga, MP, yesterday spent more than three hours at ESCOM offices in Blantyre holding high-level engagements with the utility’s Executive Management, demanding urgent improvements in electricity service delivery and stronger action against persistent power disruptions and loadshedding. Accompanied by Secretary for Energy and Mining Mr. Elvis Thodi, Dr. […] The post Minister at Work: Dr. Mathanga Cracks the Whip on ESCOM Over Power Supply appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

For many Malawians, electricity has become a privilege that appears without warning and disappears without apology. In homes, children struggle to study for examinations under candlelight. In barber shops and small restaurants, business owners spend long hours staring at silent machines and empty customers’ chairs. In hospitals, offices and factories, productivity slows each time the […] The post Malawians Face Endless Darkness as Power Crisis Deepens appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Government has recalled all diplomats serving in Malawi’s foreign missions abroad, paving the way for a new wave of appointments expected to reshape the country’s diplomatic representation.     The development comes amid growing speculation on social media, where lists of alleged new ambassadors and senior diplomatic appointees have been circulating widely, with some individuals […] The post Government Recalls All Diplomats Amid Speculation Over New Foreign Mission Appointments appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Malawi’s economic future will not be shaped by ambition alone. It will depend on whether the country is willing to confront the hard realities exposed by its current trade and investment performance. The latest UK Government Malawi Trade and Investment Factsheet presents both a warning and an opportunity. Total trade between Malawi and the United […] The post ANALYSIS | Small Numbers, Big Questions: Why Malawi Must Transform Its Trade Strategy appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Alfred Gangata has signaled a tough new era of accountability, discipline, and order in Malawi football administration after strongly confronting the country’s football leadership over what government sees as growing disorder, poor coordination, and disregard for authority within the game. During a tense five-hour meeting on Wednesday involving officials from the Ministry of Youth, Sports […] The post “No More Chaos”: Gangata Moves to Restore Discipline in Malawi Football Administration appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

There comes a point in every broken system when someone must finally step forward, confront the disorder, and say: enough. For years, Malawi football has functioned like a house without a headmaster—marked by confusion, recurring power struggles, public disagreements, accusations of favoritism, and administrative disorder. Instead of a unified sporting structure, the game has often […] The post OPINION | Gangata’s Tough Stand Could Be the Reset Malawi Football Has Needed for Years appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Monkey Bay Community Hospital had gone nearly a month in silence—not of calm, but of crisis. A stubborn electrical fault, left unresolved for four long weeks, had quietly crippled key hospital operations. The mortuary could no longer function. The laboratory struggled to operate effectively. Even laundry services collapsed, forcing bed linen to be transported all […] The post Bushiri Steps In With MK20 Million Lifeline to Restore Power at Monkey Bay Hospital, Reviving Critical Health Services appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

What is emerging from a confidential 33-page interim report by the Registrar of Financial Institutions and Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) Governor is a full-scale governance collapse at the Public Service Pension Trust Fund (PSPTF)—a K1.1 trillion institution managing retirement savings for about 139,000 civil servants, yet reportedly plagued by missing members, uncredited billions, unaudited […] The post More Rot in Pensions Fund: RBM Report Exposes K11.5 Billion Uncredited, 1,144 Missing Members, K4.9 Billion Unsupervised Disbursements, and Amaryllis K128.75 Billion Deal in Deepening Pension Crisis appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Malawi is staring at a growing education crisis as rising poverty, weak funding, and the lingering effects of Covid-19 continue pushing thousands of children out of school, threatening the country’s future workforce and deepening social inequality. Despite years of promises about free and universal education, many children are still failing to complete primary and secondary […] The post Malawi’s Education Crisis Deepens as Thousands Remain Out of School appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

There was a time when South Africa represented Africa’s ultimate promise — the industrial giant, the diplomatic heavyweight, the continent’s proof that liberation could evolve into prosperity, influence, and continental leadership. Today, that promise is flickering dangerously. What the world is witnessing is no longer isolated xenophobic violence or random social unrest. It is something […] The post OPINION | The Great African Own Goal: How South Africa Is Sabotaging Itself — And the Continent appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Malawi Police Service’s Lingadzi Police Station will on June 5, 2026 host a fundraising dinner at Bingu International Convention Centre aimed at raising money for additional patrol vehicles and security equipment. Internal documents seen by Nyasa Times reveal that the station is struggling with serious mobility challenges that are affecting its ability to respond effectively […] The post Lingadzi Police to Hold Fundraising Dinner for Patrol Vehicles appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Malawi Electoral Commission has suffered a major embarrassment after being ordered to immediately vacate its offices at Development House following its failure to respond to a tenancy renewal offer, exposing deep confusion, poor coordination, and growing pressure surrounding the controversial relocation of the electoral body to Blantyre. Property owners, Capital Developments Limited (CDL), through property […] The post MEC Humiliated as Landlords Throw Electoral Body Out of Lilongwe Offices appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Elizabeth Malinga, who hails from Edingeni in the area of Traditional Authority (TA) Mbelwa in Mzimba district, is a single mother of four (three girls and a boy) whose life has been transformed by the Social Protection for Gender Empowerment and Resilience (SP-GEAR) program, which is locally known as Amayi Titukuke. She recalled how her […] The post Moving women from poverty to self-reliance: Amayi Titukuke project transforms women’s economic lives in Mzimba appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

JTI Leaf Malawi on Thursday launched the 2026 Mlimi Wozitsata Ayiphule Promotion, a grower incentive initiative designed to reward contracted farmers who deliver high-quality tobacco within agreed contract volumes. The promotion falls under the company’s flagship grower support program, Mlimi Wozitsata, and this year introduces enhanced incentives shaped directly by feedback collected through JTI’s recent […] The post JTI Launches “Mlimi Wozitsata Ayiphule” Promotion to Strengthen Grower Partnerships appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

The National Statistics Office (NSO) has just handed Malawians a cold, unvarnished look at their own economic strangulation. Behind the clinical language of the April 2026 Consumer Price Index lies a damning indictment of macroeconomic mismanagement—one that forces us to look past the sugarcoated political rhetoric and ask the ultimate, uncomfortable question: Is Malawi’s economy […] The post OPINION | Feeding the State, Starving the People: The Damning Reality Behind Malawi’s Engineered Cost-of-Living Crisis appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

A wave of anger has erupted at the Limbe Auction Floors after farmers told a Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture that Malawi’s tobacco pricing system is producing shocking disparities that heavily disadvantage local smallholder growers compared to white-owned farms. Farmers claim the market is operating on a two-tier pricing reality where identical or similar-quality tobacco is […] The post White Farmers Earn Up To $4.80 Per Kg While Malawi Smallholders Get $0.60 — Tobacco Price Shock Exposes Deep System Discrimination At Limbe Auction Floors appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

A striking contrast has emerged in government communication following Arsenal’s English Premier League triumph, after Second Vice President Enock Kanzingeni Chihana publicly congratulated the club just hours after Government distanced itself from a viral fake statement attributed to President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika. Chihana praised the Gunners for their EPL victory, describing the win as […] The post Second Vice President Chihana Congratulates Arsenal Win Hours After Government Disowns Fake Presidential Message appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

A deepening crisis is unfolding in Malawi’s tobacco sector after revelations that buyers are overwhelmingly rejecting tobacco grown by independent farmers, leaving thousands at risk of massive financial losses despite months of hard labour and investment. Findings from a parliamentary visit to the auction floors on Wednesday exposed what lawmakers and farmer representatives are now […] The post Tobacco Buyers Shut Out Independent Farmers as Rejection Rates Hit Shocking 93 Percent appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Malawi is no longer a functioning democracy; it is an economic capture project run by a powerful, multi-layered cartel that controls the government, the courts, the media, and the marketplace. That is the explosive diagnostic delivered by United Democratic Front (UDF) President Atupele Muluzi during a hard-hitting interview on PODCAST Malawi. Stepping directly into the […] The post THE CARTEL STATE: Inside Atupele Muluzi’s Radical Call for a ‘Third Liberation’ appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

The Art and Global Health Center Africa (AGHCA) has called for stronger and renewed commitment from all stakeholders in addressing the welfare challenges facing refugees at Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Dowa District. Speaking on Wednesday in Mzuzu after a screening of the film “We Name Ourselves,” AGHCA Executive Director Rodger Phiri challenged journalists to investigate […] The post ArtGlo Health Center Speaks Out On Plight Of Refugees At Dzaleka appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Blantyre has witnessed a dramatic twist worthy of a police drama script, after four police recruits were arrested for allegedly using fake Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) results to secure training — only to be stopped right at the finish line. Blantyre Police spokesperson Mary Chiponda confirmed the arrest, saying the recruits were picked […] The post Four Police Recruits Arrested Over Fake MSCE Certificates Hours Before Pass-Out Parade appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

For years, accessing reliable DNA testing and professional background verification services in Malawi has been a major challenge. Because these services were considered expensive and highly secretive, many Malawians were left vulnerable to paternity shocks, identity fraud, and costly hiring mistakes. To bridge this gap, a local company called Attestation Background Checks and ABC DNA […] The post DNA Tests and Background Checks Become Accessible Locally in Malawi appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Malawians are facing mounting economic pressure following a new report by the National Statistics Office (NSO) showing that April’s fuel price increase has triggered a sharp rise in non-food inflation, worsening the cost of living crisis already gripping households across the country. The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report for April 2026 reveals that non-food […] The post NSO Report Paints Bleak Picture for Malawi’s Economy as Fuel Hike Drives Sharp Surge in Non-Food Inflation appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Deputy Minister of Homeland Security Norman Chisale has triggered a political firestorm after openly boasting that he ordered the teargassing of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) supporters and former President Lazarus Chakwera in Lilongwe, declaring that the opposition “does not listen” and deserved the treatment because “it is what they did to me.” In remarks now […] The post “I Teargassed Them Because They Don’t Listen” — Chisale’s Explosive Remarks Ignite Fears of Political Retaliation and Abuse of State Power appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Alfred Gangata has reportedly confronted the Football Association of Malawi (FAM) leadership over the Flames’ continued poor performances, demanding answers amid growing public frustration over the state of football in the country. During a closed-door meeting held at Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe on Tuesday, Gangata is said to […] The post Minister Gangata Cracks the Whip on FAM Over Flames’ Continued Collapse appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Old Mutual Malawi has intensified its nationwide financial literacy campaign by engaging members of the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) and several civilian institutions in a series of financial education workshops aimed at equipping people with practical money management skills during the country’s difficult economic period. The initiative, which has already reached hundreds of participants across […] The post Old Mutual Expands Financial Literacy Drive to MDF and Other Institutions Amid Growing Economic Pressure appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

A new study has revealed a worrying shift in Malawi’s rural economy, showing that millions of people are increasingly abandoning work in their own gardens to survive on low-paying piecework locally known as ganyu — a trend experts warn is deepening poverty and food insecurity across the country. The findings, released by the International Food […] The post Study Reveals Millions of Rural Malawians Trapped in Poverty as ‘Ganyu’ Replaces Farming appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Minister of Lands and Urban Development Chimwemwe Chipungu has described surveyors as critical drivers of Malawi’s transformation agenda, calling on the profession to take a leading role in strengthening land governance, embracing modern technology and promoting ethical standards as the country pushes toward the aspirations of Vision 2063. Speaking Monday during the Surveyors Institute of […] The post Chimwemwe Chipungu Says Surveyors Hold Key to Malawi’s Vision 2063 appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.