Malawi needs to sharpen its focus on the connections between climate change, human rights and environmental protection, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has said, warning that vulnerable communities continue to shoulder the worst effects of the climate crisis. Speaking at a joint UNDP and Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) media engagement on environmental and […] The post UNDP urges Malawi to strengthen focus on climate change and human rights as vulnerable communities bear the brunt appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Standard Bank Malawi has launched a new biller transaction promotion dubbed ‘Khaa! Your247’ to encourage its customers to embrace digital banking and use the bank’s 247 platforms to pay their everyday bills. Speaking during the launch of the promotion at Chichiri Shopping Mall in Blantyre, Standard Bank’s Head of Transaction Banking Pherandawa Nyirenda said that […] The post Standard Bank launches Khaa-Your247 promotion to drive digital payments appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Former MERA boss Collins Magalasi has been arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in connection with the controversial Amaryllis Hotel deal. National Police spokesperson Gladys Chiwawula confirmed the arrest, saying further details would be provided later. The arrest comes amid ongoing investigations into the movement of billions of kwacha following the sale of the hotel, […] The post Police confirm Magalasi arrested over Amaryllis Hotel cash withdrawals appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Mighty Wanderers have moved swiftly to bring in former Malawi national team head coach Patrick Mabedi as Technical Consultant, as the club scrambles to rebuild in the wake of their Airtel Top 8 final heartbreak. The dramatic appointment comes just hours after Wanderers suspended head coach Bob Mpinganjira with immediate effect, following Sunday’s shock 2-1 […] The post Wanderers turn to Mabedi in shock crisis move after axing Bob appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

A Malawian man has been found guilty of murdering his wife after the High Court’s Criminal Division in Blantyre ruled that his alibi failed to account for the critical hours during which she is believed to have been killed. Lucius Wilson was convicted on Friday of the murder of his wife, Cecelia Yakob, whose body […] The post Husband found guilty of strangling wife and dumping her body in maize field —  funeral alibi collapses in court appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, and Thyolo Central MP, Dr Ben Phiri, has pledged to construct a community sports ground at Nchilamwera, near the unfinished technical college in his constituency. The announcement was made by his constituency aide, Stewart Kunje, during the finals of the Dr Ben Phiri Sports Trophy held on Sunday […] The post Ben Phiri promises sports ground for Nchilamwera youth appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

UTM Party presidential running mate Dr Matthews Mtumbuka set aside party politics on Sunday to serve as guest of honour at a Catholic choir album launch in Zomba, using the moment to urge worshippers to put their talents to work for God. The Rumphi Central MP was the star attraction at Holy Trinity Parish in […] The post UTM’s Mtumbuka crosses political divide to bless choir album — and splashes K1.5m on CD appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Alliance One Tobacco Malawi (AOTM), in collaboration with Pyxus Agriculture Malawi (PAM), has renewed its sustainability partnership with the Chess Association of Malawi (Chessam) through a new K37 million sponsorship agreement. The renewed deal will fund the expansion of after-school chess programmes to a further 10 schools in rural tobacco-growing communities across the country. Launched […] The post School chess programme gets K37 million boost as Alliance One expands rural initiative appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

A 31-year-old man has been arrested in Lilongwe after allegedly opening fire in a crowded bar and shooting another man in the buttocks during a furious row over an unpaid bill. Romario Lolenzo was taken into custody by police on charges of unlawful use of a firearm and acts intended to cause grievous harm, following […] The post Gun rampage at Lilongwe bar leaves man shot in buttocks over unpaid tab appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

The Miss Malawi organisation has found itself at the centre of a social media storm after posting — then swiftly deleting — a photograph of reigning titleholder Thandie Chisi carrying out official duties at the Airtel Top 8 Cup final. The image was removed from the organisation’s Facebook page shortly after being uploaded, sparking a […] The post Miss Malawi organisation accused of “snub” after deleting photo of reigning queen Thandie Chisi from Facebook appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

The Democratic Progressive Party’s southern region women’s leader, Maria Mainja, has praised President Professor Peter Mutharika for what she described as commendable work in ensuring Malawians have enough food in the country. Speaking at a political rally at Mbayani Primary School ground in Blantyre on Saturday, Mainja said food security remained one of the most […] The post “Stop sleeping and seize the moment”: DPP’s Mainja urges youth to grab MEDF loans appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

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.

Sweden-based Malawian midfielder Faith Chimzimu has been ruled out for three weeks after sustaining a hamstring injury, dealing a potentially major blow to both her club side and the Malawi Women’s National Football Team ahead of a crucial 2028 Los Angeles Olympic qualifier against Zimbabwe’s Mighty Warriors in October. The 19-year-old confirmed the injury setback […] The post Hamstring injury rules Chimzimu out for three weeks 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.