Reserve Bank of Malawi governor George Partridge has called on the country’s financial services industry to accelerate efforts on financial inclusion, warning that large segments of the population remain excluded from formal credit and banking services. Speaking in Lilongwe on Friday at the launch of Old Mutual Finance Limited (OMFIN), a newly established non-deposit microfinance […] The post RBM governor challenges Malawi banks on inclusion as Old Mutual unveils new finance arm appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Ekhaya FC forward Allen Chihana has been confirmed as the top goal scorer of the 2026 Airtel Top 8 Cup, capping off a remarkable individual campaign after finding the net in all four matches the Cowboys played en route to lifting the trophy. Chihana’s stunning scoring run saw him score in every single fixture Ekhaya […] The post Ekhaya’s Chihana confirmed as Airtel Top 8 top scorer appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Attorney General Frank Mbeta has launched an appeal against a High Court ruling in the Malawi Electoral Commission relocation saga, arguing that the court determined a key government application without giving the State a chance to be heard. The appeal, filed by the AG’s Chambers on behalf of the Chief Secretary to Government and the […] The post AG Mbeta launches appeal in MEC relocation battle, accusing court of denying State a fair hearing appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

The CCAP Nkhoma Synod has issued a stark warning to Malawians, urging them to combine prayer with urgent practical preparations as the country braces for possible food shortages amid the growing threat of El Niño conditions later this year. The call was made in a pastoral letter signed by the Synod’s Moderator, Reverend Absalom Joseph […] The post CCAP’s brutal pastoral letter warns ‘hunger kills even those who pray’ appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Ekhaya Football Club wrote themselves into the history books on Sunday, stunning Malawian football giants Mighty Wanderers with a thrilling 2-1 victory in the Airtel Top 8 final at Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe — becoming the first debutants ever to win the prestigious trophy. The final delivered every bit of the drama fans had hoped […] The post Cowboys create history! Debutants Ekhaya stun giantsWanderers to lift Airtel Top 8 crown appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

The Northern Region Pool Association (NRPA) says it is hugely grateful for a K2 million sponsorship boost powering the Mzuzu City Pool Cup, with the tournament now into its third week of action since getting underway on August 8. Behind the funding is Mzuzu City South East MP William Chikweta Kaweche, who has backed the […] The post MP Kaweche’s K2 million cash injection fuels Mzuzu City Pool Cup appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Five people have died and a further 12 have been injured, some severely, after a speeding lorry ploughed into a crowd of revellers who were dancing in the road during an initiation ceremony in southern Malawi. The horror smash happened in the early hours of Sunday morning at Lundu Village, along the Mangochi-Boma-Liwonde Turn-Off Road, […] The post Five killed, 12 injured after speeding lorry ploughs into crowd dancing on road during initiation ceremony  appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Mighty Wanderers FC president Thom Mpinganjira dug deep into his pockets on Saturday night, forking out K15 million for a single match ball and a further K7 million for a newly released tracksuit, as he threw his weight behind a glitzy fundraising gala for retired footballers. The eye-watering purchases were made at the Football Legends […] The post Mpinganjira splashes out K15 million on match ball and tracksuit at glittering charity gala appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Malawian musician Mlaka Maliro is seeing his song “Maloto” resurface in a big way, with the track being widely shared and discussed again after recent revelations that a large proportion of Malawian men tested for paternity have discovered they are not the biological fathers of the children they raised. The song, which unfolds like a […] The post Mlaka’s “Maloto” strikes a nerve again as Malawians reel from shocking paternity DNA revelations appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Deputy Minister of Homeland Security and MP for Ntcheu Central East, Norman Chisale, has donated two ambulances and two trucks to serve health and development needs in his constituency, in a move local leaders have hailed as a historic first for the area. The handover took place at Champiti Primary School Ground in Ntcheu on […] The post Chisale donates two ambulances and two trucks to boost healthcare and development in Ntcheu appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Malawi’s health system is confronting a slow‑burn crisis that has now become impossible to ignore. What was once described as “pressure” on referral hospitals has hardened into systemic failure, visible in broken infrastructure, chronic staff shortages and a financing model that no longer matches the country’s needs. The deterioration of the four central hospitals — […] The post Political will tested as Malawi’s health sector confronts a slow‑burn collapse appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Malawi football fans are bracing for an explosive showdown as Mighty Wanderers and rising sensations Ekhaya FC clash in what promises to be an epic Airtel Top 8 final at Bingu National Stadium. The Blantyre giants, dripping with history and swagger, face a fearless newcomer determined to tear up the script. For Wanderers, this is […] The post Airtel Top 8 Final: Wanderers Meet Ekhaya at Bingu National Stadium appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Silver Strikers Ladies saw their historic Caf Women’s Champions League/Cosafa Qualifier debut end in heartbreak after a bruising 4–0 defeat to hosts Gaborone United Ladies in Botswana. The Malawian side, who stunned the region by reaching the semi‑finals in their first appearance, were outgunned in the third‑place playoff as Gaborone struck early and never let […] The post Silver Ladies finish 4th in CAF Women’s Champions appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Malawi’s representative at Miss World, Ireen Navicha, has become the target of fierce online mockery after stepping out in an outfit dubbed “Rooted in Purpose” for the World Designer Award, sparking a wave of criticism from Malawians on social media. The outfit, created by Testimony Designer, was intended to carry deep symbolic meaning, with green […] The post Miss Malawi mocked online over “Rooted in Purpose” outfit at Miss World designer award — as furious fans blast organisers appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Malawian musician Armstrong Sopani Kalua, popularly known as Onesimus, tied the knot today with his bride, Merhuniciah James, in a ceremony held at Assemblies of God, Eagles Cathedral in Area 47, Lilongwe. Among those present at the wedding was Onesimus’s former manager, Tonderai Banda, who was seated alongside his father, well-known ‘Mr Entertainer’Jai Banda. The […] The post Onesimus marries Merhu in ceremony at Assemblies of God church appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

A soldier based at Kamuzu Barracks has been convicted of having sexual intercourse with a 15-year-old girl, leaving her pregnant, after a court heard he abused the child on four separate occasions. Diof Simaone, 36, was found guilty by the Senior Resident Magistrate Court after prosecutors presented testimony from four witnesses detailing the abuse, which […] The post Court Convicts Soldier for defiling 15‑Year‑Old — Sentencing set for Tuesday appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

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.

The Malawi Police Service has launched a dramatic shake‑up of its traffic operations, ordering the immediate withdrawal of all officers serving as traffic aides or attached to the traffic branch — a move triggered by a viral video showing a traffic cop allegedly demanding a K20,000 bribe from a minibus driver in Blantyre. The directive, […] The post K20,000 bribe video forces Police to clean house — Traffic aides sent packing 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.