President Arthur Peter Mutharika has sent his congratulations to Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema following his re-election, describing the result as a reflection of the confidence Zambians have placed in his leadership. In a statement issued on Saturday, Mutharika said he and First Lady Gertrude Mutharika extended their “heartfelt congratulations” to Hichilema on his victory in […] The post Mutharika praises Hichilema’s ‘resounding victory’ in Zambia poll appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Malawi’s foreign exchange reserves have risen to $616.3 million in June 2026 – but an economist has warned the improvement remains nowhere near enough to ease the forex shortages plaguing businesses and other users across the country. According to the Reserve Bank of Malawi’s (RBM) June 2026 Monthly Economic Review, total reserves increased from $596.5 […] The post Malawi forex reserves up 11% but shortages persist appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

The government has suffered another setback in its bid to relocate the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) headquarters from Lilongwe to Blantyre, after High Court Judge Kenyatta Nyirenda dismissed an application to lift a stay on judicial review proceedings. The dismissal blocks the State from immediately seeking to have the judicial review case thrown out – […] The post Judge Kenyatta dismisses bid to lift stay on MEC relocation case appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

The human rights activist Sylvester Namiwa has been granted bail on strict conditions that include a court order barring him from commenting publicly on the very case against him, the High Court in Lilongwe ruled  on Friday. Presiding Judge Mzondi Mvula ordered that neither Namiwa nor his organisation, the Centre for Democracy and Economic Development […] The post Court orders Namiwa not to comment on ‘President in two months time claim” appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

The Human Rights Consultative Committee (HRCC) has called for a sweeping, evidence-based review of Malawi’s property forfeiture laws, warning that allegations of selective justice risk eroding public trust in the state’s efforts to recover stolen assets. Speaking at a press briefing in Lilongwe today, HRCC leadership revealed plans to formally submit a Reform Charter to […] The post Malawi rights body warns of ‘selective justice’ in asset seizures appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Lilongwe’s night sky was set ablaze with light and music tonight as Malawi and China came together to celebrate their growing people-to-people ties with a spectacular gala event unlike anything the capital has seen in recent memory. The ‘Lights Across the Sky: A China-Malawi Symphony Gala’ was held at the Bingu International Convention Centre, drawing […] The post Lights up over Lilongwe! 500 drones transform night sky as Malawi and China celebrate friendship with dazzling gala appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Malawi’s Finance Minister has called on the national tax collector to step up revenue generation, warning that the country must become self-reliant as foreign aid drops and public debt mounts. ​Speaking at the Lilongwe Inland Depot following an inspection of the Mchinji-Mwami Border, Finance, Economic Planning and Decentralization Minister Joseph Mwanamveka urged the Malawi Revenue […] The post Mwanamvekha urges MRA to drive revenue as foreign aid declines appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Construction of a shopping mall in Lilongwe’s Area 10 has been abruptly halted after the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development issued a stop notice, ruling that the site encroaches on a reserved area. The notice, numbered 2026-08-103, orders developer Chaundhry Associates to immediately cease all construction work on the plot. According to the […] The post Government stops Chaudhry shopping mall in Lilongwe Area 10 appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Silver Strikers Ladies produced a stunning turnaround to beat Mozambique’s Costa Do Sol 2-1 in their opening CAF Women’s Champions League COSAFA Qualifiers fixture at the Gaborone United Stadium in Botswana on Friday. It could hardly have started worse for the Malawian side. Costa Do Sol forward Lucia Moçambique fired her side ahead inside just […] The post Silver Strikers Ladies open CAF campaign with thrilling 2-1 comeback win appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

More than 33,000 needy and eligible students have been provisionally approved for funding under the 2026/27 academic year loan cycle, as the Higher Education Students Loans and Grants Board (HESLGB) revealed it had been hit with unprecedented demand for financial support. The Board confirmed that 33,25 8 students have provisionally secured funding, after processing a […] The post More than 33,000 Malawians approved for student loans amid gender gap appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Finance Minister Joseph Mwanamvekha has signalled that the government is preparing to review a raft of taxes imposed on various goods, insisting the levies were only ever intended as temporary measures. Mwanamvekha made the announcement on Thursday in Lilongwe during the annual Digital Africa Summit at the Bingu International Convention Centre (BICC), responding directly to […] The post Tax relief on the way? Mwanamvekha hints at review of ‘temporary’ levies on smartphones and internet data appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Jailed rights activist Sylvester Namiwa has finally been granted bail by High Court Judge Mzonde Mvula, bringing an end to weeks of anxious waiting for the campaigner, who has remained behind bars since his dramatic arrest last month – but he will not walk free without a raft of strict conditions attached. Delivering his ruling […] The post Freed! Namiwa granted High Court bail – as his explosive ‘President within two months’ claim heads for treason trial in September appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Alfred Gangata has floated a mouth-watering proposal for the Malawi Scorchers to take on domestic giants Big Bullets and Mighty Wanderers in warm-up friendlies, as part of the team’s preparations for next year’s World Cup in Brazil. Speaking during a welcome breakfast hosted by National Bank at Capital Hotel […] The post Scorchers vs Bullets? Gangata proposes blockbuster friendlies against Malawi’s biggest clubs ahead of World Cup appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

There is a particular kind of political row that Malawi does rather well: not one born of corruption or policy failure, but of symbolism – of who sat where, and on what, and whether they ought to have. This week’s instalment concerns Madam Gertrude Mutharika, who played host to the Scorchers, Malawi’s celebrated women’s football […] The post A First Lady, a Presidential chair, and a small constitutional headache appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

A sprawling greenhouse farm near Kamuzu International Airport has been hailed as a game-changer for Malawi’s agricultural sector, generating vital foreign exchange and creating opportunities for hundreds of Malawians in what was once barren ground. Izhak Kanes, Chairperson of the Board of Inosselia Commercial, praised GBI Greenhouse Limited (GGL) for its year-round production of premium […] The post Malawi’s biggest greenhouse farm is a game-changer appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

A Christian pastor has called on Malawi’s police officers to guard their marriages as fiercely as they guard public safety, warning that infidelity is quietly adding to a mental health crisis many in the force are only now beginning to speak about openly. Speaking at the inaugural men’s conference held by Central West Region Police […] The post Pastor warns Malawi police officers against ‘the trap of Jezebel’ as force tackles mental health stigma appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Football-mad Malawi is bracing itself for a weekend of wall-to-wall Premier League action, as the English top flight kicks off this Friday with reigning champions Arsenal taking on newly-promoted Coventry City. The return of the world’s most-watched football league has sparked a wave of excitement across the southern African nation, where the Premier League commands […] The post Malawi’s football fans gear up for English Premier League kick-off appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

PressCane Limited has donated road cones to the Milare Police Substation in Blantyre to enhance the safety and visibility of police officers working along the roads. The donation follows a request from the police station after its existing road cones became worn out, leaving officers with inadequate equipment to ensure their visibility and safety during […] The post PressCane supports Milare Police with road cones to boost safety appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Football Legends Association (FLA) has been left stunned after its entire consignment of tracksuits and jerseys sold out within weeks – with the merchandise now set to be officially launched at a star-studded gala dinner in Lilongwe. FLA board chairperson Jim Kalua revealed that demand for the items had been overwhelming, with the first batch […] The post Malawi football legends’ tracksuits sell out ahead of 29 August launch appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

The fate of jailed rights activist Sylvester Namiwa hangs in the balance today, with High Court of Malawi Judge Mzonde Mvula set to deliver a crucial ruling on his bail application. In a notice of delivery issued yesterday, the judge confirmed the verdict will be handed down from 10am – bringing an end to weeks […] The post Namiwa bail ruling due as treason case continues appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

A Malawian businessperson has scored a major legal victory after the High Court of Malawi’s Commercial Division lifted a preservation order that had frozen more than K383 million of his money, ruling there were no grounds to suspect the funds were linked to criminal activity. The order, originally obtained by the Financial Intelligence Authority (FIA) […] The post No evidence of crime: High Court releases frozen K383m to Nema Farm Seeds appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

She swapped stateswoman formality for pure celebration – as First Lady Gertrude Mutharika was pictured dancing along with the Malawi Scorchers to the very morale songs the team belted out in their dressing room during their historic Wafcon campaign. The First Lady joined in wholeheartedly with the players’ chants and routines during a lavish luncheon […] The post First Lady joins Scorchers’ victory dance and photo spree at Kamuzu Palace appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Malawians have been warned to brace themselves for further power outages after a fresh 42-megawatt (MW) generation shortfall hit the national grid – a deficit that balloons to a crippling 83MW during evening peak hours. The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) revealed in a statement that available generation capacity currently stands at just 347MW, […] The post Malawi warned of more blackouts after Nkula plant failures appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Gazette Media Lead Consultant Macdonald Chapalapata has reaffirmed his firm’s commitment to supporting Malawians seeking to tell their stories through book publishing, as the industry continues to grow in the country. The media consultancy is among the sponsors of a new autobiography by journalism legend and academic Grey James Mang’anda, whose decades-long career has shaped […] The post Gazette Media backs Malawian autobiography publishing: Mang’anda memoir launches appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Malawian football sensations Temwa and Tabitha Chawinga have been named in the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) Team of the Tournament – an extraordinary sibling double that has capped off a remarkable few weeks for the sisters and their country. Temwa, the star striker who has long been tipped as one of Africa’s finest […] The post Temwa and Tabitha Chawinga named in Africa’s top Wafcon XI appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

First Lady  Gertrude Mutharika has heaped praise on Malawi’s history-making Scorchers, telling the women’s national football team they have put the country firmly on the map following their remarkable run at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon). Speaking at a lavish luncheon held in the team’s honour at Kamuzu Palace, the First Lady said […] The post Malawi’s Scorchers receive K5m presidential gift after Wafcon run appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

District councils across Malawi have been handed a tight deadline to submit crucial financial paperwork, after the National Local Government Finance Committee (NLGFC) issued an urgent circular demanding details of Constituency Development Fund (CDF) spending. In the circular, dated 20 August 2026, NLGFC Executive Director Dr Kondwani Santhe instructed all District Commissioners and Chief Executive […] The post Councils rush to meet Friday deadline on Constituency Development Fund payments appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

The president of the Football Association of Malawi (FAM), Fleetwood Haiya, has promised that the nation will soon learn the fate of Scorchers coach Lovemore Fazili, whose contract is set to expire in October this year. Speaking on the future of the highly-rated coach, Haiya said the association was following its proper procedures and would […] The post FAM’s Haiya vows to reveal Fazili’s fate ‘soon’ –  hits back at critics appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Malawi’s government is putting fresh measures in place to clean up the country’s mining sector, after it emerged the nation could be losing hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of gold to smugglers every year. Minister of Mining Thoko Tembo said the Malawi Mining Investment Company (Mamico) was establishing mining cooperatives and formal structures for […] The post Malawi ‘losing $700million worth of gold to smugglers’ – as government scrambles to crack down on illegal mining trade appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Malawi’s communications regulator has said it remains committed to achieving universal access to digital services, despite persistently low uptake of digital communications across the country. Dr Mayamiko Nkoloma, Director General of the Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra), made the comments at the Digital Africa Summit, being held this week at the Bingu wa Mutharika International […] The post Malawi pushes for universal digital access despite high network coverage appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

The European Union has announced a new financing package worth €143 million (approximately K287 billion) to support three key areas of Malawi’s economy: agriculture, energy, and education, skills and social protection. The announcement was made in Lilongwe on Wednesday by Daniel Aristi Gaztelumendi, the EU’s ambassador to Malawi, during a press briefing that coincided with […] The post Malawi secures €143m EU support for key sectors appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

The government is seeking to strengthen the leadership capacity of senior officials in the Accountant General’s Department, through an induction programme designed to improve the quality of public service delivery. The programme, being facilitated by the Malawi School of Government (MSG) in Salima, is aimed at directors and deputy directors within the department, and covers […] The post Malawi School of Government leads leadership drive for public finance officials appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Malawi’s Minister of Sports Alfred Gangata was left beaming with pride as he once again reached for a phrase that has now become something of a personal catchphrase – despite leaving many scratching their heads over what exactly it means. Speaking to Zodiak Broadcasting Station about the Flames’ football prospects following the Scorchers’ impressive showing […] The post Gangata vows Flames will ‘answer with power’ in latest gaffe appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Malawians are asking questions after President Peter Mutharika failed to appear at a State House reception held to welcome and celebrate the Malawi Scorchers. Many have said that, as head of state, they had expected President Mutharika to attend the event in person – particularly given that the ceremony was held at State House itself, […] The post President Mutharika skips Scorchers’ State House celebration appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Malawi police officers are being put through a rigorous new training programme this month, aimed at sharpening their English communication skills – with a helping hand from artificial intelligence. The US Embassy in Lilongwe confirmed it is welcoming officers from the Malawi Police Service for the four-week course, designed to overhaul the way they write, […] The post Malawi police sent ‘back to school’ by US Embassy for English lessons – with a twist: AI on the syllabus appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.