Newly crowned Professor Joseph Dzanja of the Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) has called for serious investment in agricultural marketing systems if Malawi is to realise its full agricultural potential. Professor Dzanja made the remarks on Thursday during his inaugural lecture as Professor at LUANAR, where he challenged policymakers, researchers and other […] The post Prof Dzanja: Malawi’s agriculture is broken — sets out five-point fix appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Suspended Blantyre Water Board boss Yeremia Chihana has blasted the Board’s decision to send him home for the second time in five months, claiming he is being targeted for refusing to “dance to the tune” of powerful interests and for insisting on proper procedures in a multimillion‑dollar World Bank project. Chihana says the latest suspension, […] The post Chihana explodes: ‘My suspension is about World Bank projects — Not misconduct!’ appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

President Arthur Peter Mutharika’s warm words for the outgoing commissioners of the Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) were, on the surface, a routine gesture of appreciation. But in Malawi’s current political climate, even praise carries weight — and contradiction. Meeting the commissioners at Kamuzu Palace, Mutharika described the MHRC as “central” to safeguarding freedoms and […] The post The MHRC matters. Mutharika says so. Now he must prove it appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Blantyre Water Board (BWB) Chief Executive Officer Yeremia Chihana has been suspended with immediate effect, pending an inquiry into allegations of misconduct, in a dramatic shake-up at the top of the utility. The suspension follows a resolution passed by the BWB Board on Thursday, 28 August 2026, according to a memorandum issued to all staff […] The post Chihana barred from contacting staff amid suspension: misconduct allegations at Blantyre Water Board appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Government has gazetted sweeping new measures aimed at strengthening customer identification and due diligence across Malawi’s banking sector, in a fresh crackdown designed to choke off money laundering and other financial crimes plaguing the country’s financial system. The new measures, contained in two notices issued under the Financial Crimes Act, formally revoke the previous 2018 […] The post Crackdown on dirty money: New rules force banks to verify every customer’s identity appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Members of Parliament investigating the June 10 military aircraft crash that killed former Vice-President Saulos Chilima and eight others turned their fire on Mzuzu Airport officer-in-charge Joseph Moyo on Friday, accusing him of relaying unverified weather information directly to pilots while bypassing the facility’s certified meteorological experts entirely. Zomba Thondwe MP Dumisani Lindani led a […] The post Chilima crash inquiry: Officer with NO meteorology qualification admits altering weather data for pilots appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

President Arthur Peter Mutharika has vowed to ramp up Malawi’s human rights protections — issuing the pledge during a high‑profile meeting at Kamuzu Palace with the outgoing Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) team. The Commissioners, whose three‑year term officially ended on August 26, 2026, were hosted for what insiders described as a “frank and forward‑looking” […] The post MHRC chiefs exit after turbulent term — Mutharika promises ‘new era’ appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Prophet Amos Kambale, founder of Life International Church (LIC), has graduated with a Master’s Degree in Project Management from the Malawi School of Government in Kanengo, where he was the highest‑scoring student in his class.Kambale, who trained as an architect before entering full‑time ministry, established LIC in 2016. The church, which began at Lilongwe LEA […] The post Prophet Kambale graduates with Master’s in Project Management as MSG qualification renews debate on church–business boundaries appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Villagers in Sosola, Balaka district, have taken matters into their own hands and erected a wooden fence around the memorial house built by the family and friends of late musician Lucius Banda, insisting the barrier is necessary to protect the site from disrespectful behaviour. Reporters, together with village chiefs, visited the memorial house, built on […] The post Villagers erect fence around Lucius Banda’s memorial house — after locals accused of drinking and posing for photos on the grave appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

A discrepancy has emerged between the final position reported by the pilot of the military aircraft that crashed near Chikangawa in June last year, killing former vice-president Saulos Chilima and eight others, and the flight-tracking data contained in the German Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation’s interim report, a parliamentary inquiry has heard. Joseph Moyo, senior […] The post Inquiry hears of gaps in tracking Chilima fatal plane’s final movements appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

A blunt Facebook post declaring that the public owes former celebrities nothing has ignited a fierce online debate, after Don Dada argued that footballers, musicians and actors who fall on hard times in later life should not expect financial help simply because of their past fame. In a strongly worded post that has since drawn […] The post Facebook post sparks debate over duty to struggling ex-celebrities appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Malawi’s Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services has confirmed that investigations into a widespread passport fraud scheme involving middlemen and, disturbingly, officers within its own ranks are now at an advanced stage, with several suspects already in police custody. Department spokesperson Pasqually Zulu revealed the immigration service is deeply concerned by mounting reports of passport […] The post Immigration officers among suspects as applicants fleeced of up to K600,000 by ‘dobadobas’ appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Mzuzu Airport has been operating for more than ten years without functional air navigation equipment and lacks even basic systems to record radio communications, a parliamentary inquiry into aviation safety has been told, in a startling revelation that raises fresh questions over the airfield’s role in the fatal crash that killed former Vice-President Saulos Chilima. […] The post Mzuzu Airport’s safety gaps exposed after Chilima’s fatal crash appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

The Super League of Malawi (SULOM) Disciplinary Committee has found FCB Nyasa Big Bullets guilty of misconduct during their FDH Bank Premiership match against Ekhaya FC, played at Mpira Stadium on 19 July 2026. Following disciplinary proceedings, the reigning champions have been fined a total of MK3,350,000 for the misconduct. SULOM has also issued a […] The post Bullets fined K3.35 million over Ekhaya match misconduct appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Bandabets has introduced Everyday Cashback in Malawi, automatically rewarding eligible customers based on qualifying gaming activity. The post Bandabets Everyday Cashback Brings Daily Rewards to Malawi’s Betting Market appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

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.

Silver Strikers Ladies’ hopes of reaching the final of the CAF Women’s Champions League COSAFA Qualifier were dashed in Gaborone, Botswana, following a 2–1 semi-final loss to Zesco Ndola Girls on Thursday afternoon. ​The Malawian side struggled with defensive communication during the opening stages, allowing Zesco Ndola Girls’ dangerous midfield duo, Penelope Mulubwa and Ilness […] The post ​Silver Strikers Ladies suffer defeat in CAF Semi-Final appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

A 55-year-old man from Namwera in Mangochi district has been arrested and is in police custody following allegations that he sexually abused his own five-year-old daughter. Mangochi Police Publicist Amina Tepani Daudi confirmed the arrest, saying the alleged offence took place on the evening of 25 August 2026, while the child’s mother was attending a […] The post Mangochi man, 55, held over sex assault claims involving own daughter, 5 appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has summoned National Oil Company of Malawi (NOCMA) Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel Matapa to explain the circumstances surrounding a staggering K700 million payment made to alleged scammers, in a dramatic escalation of the fraud scandal engulfing the state fuel importer. The summons, signed by ACB acting director Gabriel Chembezi, orders Matapa […] The post Defiant NOCMA CEO faces ACB grilling over K700million payment to scammers appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Human rights campaigners are demanding controversial businessman Mahmood Azhar Chaudhry be made to account for his role in a staggering K1.4 billion scandal involving materials meant to bring electricity to Malawi’s remotest communities, after explosive court documents revealed his links to one of the companies at the centre of the fraud. Three companies contracted to […] The post Activists demand answers from businessman Chaudhry over vanished K1.4 billion rural electricity funds appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

As the National Organisation of Nurses and Midwives (NONM) prepares to go to the polls this November, veteran nurse George Nkhoma has confirmed he will stand for the position of President, pledging to restore integrity to the organisation. Speaking in an interview after submitting his nomination papers, Nkhoma said nurses and midwives across Malawi have […] The post Nkhoma pledges reforms as he bids for NONM presidency appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

The Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) has reaffirmed its ambition to position itself as a global and national hub for agribusiness transformation, as Malawi looks to unlock greater value from its agricultural economy. The university says strengthening research, investing in young people and building strategic partnerships will be central to developing solutions […] The post LUANAR reaffirms role as hub for Malawi’s agribusiness transformation appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Creck Hardware and General Supplies has stepped up in a major way, donating two fire engines worth a combined K300 million to Lilongwe City Council and Mangochi Municipality, in a move set to significantly boost emergency response capacity in both areas. The generous handover took place this morning, with the company’s director general, Apostle Clifford […] The post Ben Phiri hails Kawinga’s Creck as K300million fire engines donated to two councils appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

A former officer in charge at Mzuzu Climate Change and Meteorological Station has delivered stark testimony to the Parliamentary Ad-Hoc Committee investigating the Chikangawa plane crash, confirming that weather conditions on the morning of the fatal flight were dangerous for aircraft movements. Olive Chavunguma told the committee that visibility at Mzuzu Airport stood at just […] The post Chilima fatal flight: Ex-weather chief tells inquiry Mzuzu conditions were “dangerous” appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Five people accused of murdering and robbing Chileka businessman Omar Mbeta have all pleaded not guilty, as the High Court in Blantyre ordered the State to urgently produce crucial outstanding evidence before the trial can properly get underway. The accused appeared before Justice Etness Chanza on Tuesday, 25 August 2026, for the commencement of proceedings, […] The post “Not guilty”: Five deny murdering Chileka shopkeeper as evidence gaps delay trial appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Malawi’s Ministry of Health has revealed the alarming true scale of the country’s diabetes crisis, disclosing that nearly 79 percent of cases nationwide remain undiagnosed, as officials scramble to expand screening and treatment access — particularly for children living with the life-threatening condition. Ministry of Health Public Relations Officer Benedicto Mbewe confirmed the government is […] The post Malawi battles hidden diabetes crisis among children amid chronic supply shortages appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Football-mad tycoon William Mpinganjira has revealed he’s ploughed a jaw-dropping K2 BILLION into his beloved Ekhaya FC in just three years — as the club gears up to take on his own father’s team in a blockbuster cup final showdown. The Ekhaya president dropped the eye-watering figure at a press briefing in Blantyre on Monday, […] The post Wills Mpinganjira reveals K2bn Ekhaya FC investment ahead of Airtel cup final appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Malawi’s Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Dr Ben Malunga Phiri, has issued a stark warning over the dangers of the country’s motorcycle taxi industry, urging kabaza operators to take a leaf out of Rwanda’s book, where strict government regulations have forced riders to adhere to strict safety and order standards. Dr Phiri delivered […] The post Minister Ben Phiri demands Malawi copy Rwanda’s iron-fist crackdown on kabaza chaos appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

A retired military pilot has told the parliamentary committee investigating the Chikangawa plane crash that he would not have permitted the aircraft carrying former vice-president Saulos Chilima to depart, given the weather conditions at Mzuzu Airdrome on the morning of the crash. Brigadier General Juvenalis Mtende, a former Dornier pilot with extensive experience flying VVIP […] The post Ex-military pilot tells inquiry weather made Chilima flight unsafe: ‘I would not have taken off’ appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

The Nsanje and Chikwawa Socio-Economic Development Trust (NECK) will hold its second People’s Conference on 4 and 5 September, bringing together leaders and residents from across the Shire Valley to discuss the region’s development priorities. The conference, to be held at Arrows Hotel under the theme “Unity of Purpose & Action,” will open with a […] The post Second People’s Conference to address Shire Valley development roadmap appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Traditional leaders in Kasungu have called for community-led security patrols to protect electricity infrastructure, following a wave of transformer vandalism that has left several local communities without power in recent weeks. Four transformers have been vandalised in the district within weeks, according to the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM), prompting the utility to launch […] The post Chiefs call for patrols to protect power infrastructure: ESCOM vandalism costs it K3bn a year appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.