Government FURIOUS as it slams ‘malicious’ claims tycoon linked to First Lady’s charity scandal was handed secret diplomatic post and mining licences Malawi’s government has gone on the attack, blasting explosive reports that controversial South African businessman Zunaid Moti was secretly handed a diplomatic role and special treatment — branding the claims a pack of […] The post Malawi denies Moti diplomatic appointment as scrutiny of First Lady’s charity intensifies appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Governance watchdog CDEDI has written to Parliament, calling for security chiefs to be summoned to explain how a Tanzanian ship was able to enter Malawi’s territorial waters without authorisation. In a letter signed by its executive director, Sylvester Namiwa, CDEDI said the incident has caused public alarm and raised a number of unanswered questions about […] The post CDEDI presses Parliament to summon security bosses over Tanzanian vessel appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Thoko Tembo has been sworn in as Malawi’s Minister of Mining, taking up the newly created portfolio following President Arthur Peter Mutharika’s decision to split the former Ministry of Energy and Mining into two standalone departments. The ceremony took place at Kamuzu Palace, where President Peter Mutharika used the occasion to set out his expectations […] The post Thoko Tembo sworn in as Malawi’s first Minister of Mining appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

President Arthur Peter Mutharika has issued a stern warning to those involved in the illegal smuggling of Malawi’s mineral resources, describing them as traitors prepared to sell the country’s wealth for personal gain, and vowing that his government would pursue them. The remarks came as the President addressed the swearing-in of Thoko Tembo as the […] The post Mutharika vows crackdown on mineral smuggling, tells new minister to prioritise Malawi’s interests appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

There is something quietly telling about a bank showing up to a press briefing not to talk about interest rates, but about queues at a beer stand. FDH Bank and Ekhaya Group announced this week that they will be lending their support to the 2026 Landlord Pakwao Concert, the latest sign of how deeply corporate […] The post Landlord Pakwao gets FDH and Ekhaya boost appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Parliament has committed to launching an inquiry into Malawi’s deepening foundational learning crisis, in a move aimed at strengthening oversight and pushing for reforms to improve learning outcomes in primary schools. The commitment was made on Monday during the launch of a policy brief titled Are Our Children Learning? at Parliament Building in Lilongwe. Chairperson […] The post Parliament commits to inquiry into Malawi’s foundational learning crisis appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

The Malawi National Netball Team, the Queens, on Tuesday left the country for Manchester, England, en route to the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, departing through Bakili Muluzi International Airport in Blantyre. While in Manchester, the Queens will play a series of friendly matches against New Zealand, England, Northern Ireland and Wales before proceeding to […] The post Malawi Queens jet out for Commonwealth Games mission appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Malawi’s highest court has sensationally overturned a parliamentary election result — dealing a huge blow to the country’s ruling party after judges found the vote was riddled with irregularities. The Supreme Court of Appeal tore up Francesca Theula Masamba’s win in Mangochi East Constituency, ruling that the September 2025 election had been compromised. Masamba, of […] The post Court bombshell: DPP MP’s election win is torn up over voting ‘chaos’ appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Here’s a question worth asking about Malawian politics right now: when did you last see President Arthur Peter Mutharika? Not hear about him. See him. Addressing the nation, holding an audience, out and about. If you’re struggling to remember, you’re not alone. The last notable sighting was his return from a private visit to South […] The post Mutharika’s Cincinnatus act — and the DPP succession race appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

The Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Decentralisation has called on Members of Parliament to engage more closely with their local councils over the procedures required to access the Constituency Development Fund, following complaints from legislators about delays in disbursement. Joseph Mwanamvekha, the minister responsible, addressed the matter in Parliament after MPs pressed the ministry […] The post Finance minister urges MPs to press councils over Constituency Development Fund procedures appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

A Malawian social commentator has taken aim at President Arthur Peter Mutharika, accusing him of surrounding himself with individuals previously convicted on corruption-related charges — with the appointment of Henry Mussa cited as the latest example. In a Facebook post that has since gone viral, commentator Idris Ali Nasser said it was neither by accident […] The post Commentator Nasser weighs in on Mutharika’s ‘cesspit’ of pardoned convicts appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

A courtroom was left stunned when a woman who lost her eye at the hands of her own husband suddenly leapt up and rushed to beg for HIS freedom — just seconds after he was sentenced to five years behind bars. The extraordinary scene unfolded at Balaka Second Grade Magistrate’s Court after Blackson Godfrey, 27, […] The post Wife pleads for mercy after husband jailed for blinding her in one eye appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Nigeria’s ISA Under-17 side has emerged as one of the early success stories at this year’s Gothia Cup, combining dominant performances on the pitch with growing interest from European clubs as the academy continues building international pathways for its young players. The academy has opened its campaign with two emphatic victories, defeating Swedis h side […] The post ISA U-17s combine big wins with growing  European interest at Gothia Cup appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

It was meant to be just another dull day of parliamentary business. Instead, Malawi’s ruling party found itself a laughing stock — all because of where its MPs were told to sit. The Democratic Progressive Party was left red-faced on Monday after an eagle-eyed opposition backbencher noticed that veteran foreign affairs minister George Chaponda had […] The post Seating chart ‘coup’ rocks DPP as Chaponda makes way for Roza appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

A jealous ex-husband allegedly knifed his former wife to death in a horror street attack — after she refused to get back together with him, cops say. Mike Phiri, 48, is accused of butchering Madalo Moffat, 33, in a savage daylight assault that has left their community reeling. Police say the pair split in 2025 […] The post Ex ‘knifed wife to death’ after refusing to reunite appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

An MP has demanded that Malawi’s security minister give a full account to parliament of how a Tanzanian ship entered Monkey Bay without being detected by maritime authorities, warning that the episode exposes significant gaps in the country’s border security. Joshua Malango, the MP for Dedza Kasina, told the National Assembly that he wished the […] The post MP Malango: Unmonitored Tanzanian ship at Monkey Bay a ‘security risk appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

First Lady Gertrude Mutharika’s charity, Beautify Malawi Trust (Beam), has distributed duvets, sugar, soap, soya pieces, orange juice and flour to around 1,000 Malawians returned from South Africa, in a handover staged at Joyce Chitsulo Stadium in Mwanza. Beam’s chairperson, Dingiswayo Jere, called it a safety net for returnees restarting their lives, while Chief Secretary […] The post First Lady moves to cushion returnees from South Africa appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

High Court rebukes ACB over bid to drop corruption case against wildlife trafficker Lin Yun Hua High Court Judge Redson Kapindu has sharply criticised the Anti‑Corruption Bureau (ACB) for attempting to discontinue corruption proceedings against convicted wildlife trafficker Lin Yun Hua, dismissing the bureau’s application and warning that the move amounted to an abuse of […] The post Court blocks ACB bid to stop Lin corruption case appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Malawi Parliament descended into farce on Monday as MPs openly patronised Sports and Culture Minister Alfred Gangata, mocking his struggles with basic English the moment he rose to speak. Gangata, clutching prepared notes, inched through his statement line by line. “Mr Speaker Sir, I beg to propose… I beg to present the paper… under item […] The post Parliament explodes in laughter as minister Gangata struggles to speak — MPs left roaring appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) Deputy Governor Kisu Simwaka has warned that Malawi’s stubbornly high inflation cannot be defeated by monetary policy alone, arguing that the country must address deeper structural weaknesses, including foreign exchange shortages, fiscal pressures, and climate vulnerability. Simwaka says Malawi’s inflation crisis has persisted because the economy lacks the foundations required […] The post RBM Deputy Governor Simwaka warns Malawi’s inflation fight requires more than interest rates as he outlines path to single digits appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

There is a particular type of donor that any well-run charity ought to fear: the one whose generosity arrives with more baggage than a private jet’s cargo hold. Beautify Malawi, the charity chaired by the country’s first lady, Gertrude Mutharika, appears to have acquired exactly such a benefactor in Wicknell Chivayo, the Zimbabwean businessman whose […] The post Chivayo’s charm offensive reaches First Lady: Malawi’s most awkward donor appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Senior officials from Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states are holding a preliminary meeting in Salima ahead of the 28th SADC Ordinary Meeting of the Ministerial Committee of the Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation. Speaking at the opening of the meeting on Monday, Secretary for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chancy Simwaka […] The post SADC officials gather in Malawi to discuss Madagascar, DRC crises appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Speaker of the National Assembly Sameer Suleiman has established a special parliamentary committee to investigate challenges facing businessman Napoleon Dzombe in his efforts to establish a fertiliser manufacturing plant in Dowa District. The matter was first raised in Parliament by Lilongwe Likuni MP Kelvin Mphande, who expressed concern over administrative and regulatory processes he said […] The post Speaker sets up parliamentary committee to probe delays to Dowa fertiliser plant appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Lilongwe Nyanja MP Steven Baba Malondera sparked laughter in the National Assembly on Monday after questioning changes to the seating arrangement of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in the chamber. Rising on a point of order after the House had adopted a motion, Malondera first sought clarification on how long the newly constituted ad hoc […] The post MP’s question over DPP seating sparks laughter in Malawi’s Parliament appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Organisers of the Sand Music Festival have revealed the real reason behind the delay in announcing this year’s venue – and it’s down to Mother Nature rather than anything more dramatic. Rising water levels on Lake Malawi have forced bosses to ditch plans to host the beloved festival in Salima, with rising floods swallowing up […] The post Sand Music Festival forced to change venue after Lake Malawi floods wreck original plans appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

There is a particular kind of vindication that comes from watching your successor discover the arithmetic you once had to live with. Sosten Gwengwe, who held Malawi’s finance portfolio under the Chakwera government, now chairs Parliament’s Budget and Finance Committee — and from that vantage point, he has delivered a verdict on the current administration’s […] The post Gwengwe says Mwanamvekha’s budget numbers were never going to add up appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) says mandatory registration fees for data controllers and processors will take effect on 1 September 2026, as the country moves to enforce the Data Protection Act of 2024. The annual fees, ranging from K50,000 for small and medium enterprises to K7 million for larger organisations, will apply to entities […] The post Malawi to enforce mandatory data protection fees from September appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Police in Nkhata Bay have arrested a 31-year-old man, Maxwell Banda, of Chilumba village, Traditional Authority Ngokwe in Machinga district, on suspicion of impersonating a soldier in the Malawi Defence Force (MDF). Police spokesperson Enala Kalua said the incident occurred in March this year at a guesthouse in the district, where Banda had been lodging […] The post Fake soldier arrested in Nkhata Bay over impersonation, impregnating two women appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Police in Mchinji are hunting for answers after the body of an unidentified woman was found stuffed inside a sack and callously dumped at a graveyard in Daniel Village. The gruesome discovery was made on 10 July, sending shockwaves through the local community. Cops say the victim, believed to be aged between 25 and 30, […] The post Woman’s body found in sack dumped at graveyard after brutal stabbing appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Decentralisation Joseph Mwanamvekha has pledged to publicly account for the savings generated through the government’s austerity measures, following mounting pressure from civil society organisations demanding proof that the cost-cutting programme has delivered tangible results. Mwanamvekha said the government will present a comprehensive report during the Mid-Year Budget Review in […] The post Mwanamvekha promises full austerity report after mounting pressure appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Malawi and Tanzania are working to resolve the matter diplomatically, according to the latest update, after a Tanzanian vessel was detained at Monkey Bay jetty on Lake Malawi for allegedly docking without prior clearance from Malawi Lake Services or the relevant security authorities. The incident has prompted a wave of reaction on Malawian social media, […] The post Malawi, Tanzania seek diplomatic fix as unauthorised vessel and doctored images stoke tension appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Authorities in South Africa are hunting for a 28-year-old Malawian woman who is suspected of having stolen R10 million, including old gold jewelry. Media reports in South Africa are identifying her as Fatima Lawerence, who is also believed to use the name Esther on her passport. She is being sought after a reported theft at […] The post Malawian woman wanted in SA on R10m theft from employer appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

The High Court in Blantyre has resumed proceedings in the murder trial of Dr Victoria Bobe, following Friday’s session, which was dominated by the cross-examination of the prosecution’s third witness, Assistant Superintendent of Police Christopher Pangeti, the lead investigating officer. Pangeti told the court that investigators linked the accused persons to the murder through what […] The post Court resumes hearing in Victoria Bobe murder trial appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Barely three months after Finance Minister Joseph Mwanamvekha unveiled what government billed as a recovery budget to revive the economy and ease pressure on ordinary Malawians, the country’s economic trajectory is moving in the opposite direction. The warning signs are no longer coming only from political opponents. They are emerging from Parliament, independent economists and […] The post Mwanamvekha faces reckoning as ‘recovery budget’ forecasts collapse appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Around 1,900 teams from some 75 countries have gathered in this Swedish port city for the Gothia Cup, the largest youth football tournament in the world. Among those following it this week is James Woods, a Malawian strategic adviser and a diplomat who has spent a decade working at the intersection of governance, sport, media, […] The post Malawi’s James Woods: business diplomacy feature at Gothia Cup in Sweden appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.