Reserve Bank of Malawi Governor George Partridge has laid down the gauntlet to Silver Strikers, urging the club to keep chasing silverware and pledging the bank's full backing as they push on through the season. The Governor delivered his rallying call during a meeting with the club's hierarchy — board members, coaches and players — [...]
Thom Chiumia
Nyasa Times Reporter
5d ago · 1 min read
Reserve Bank of Malawi Governor George Partridge has laid down the gauntlet to Silver Strikers, urging the club to keep chasing silverware and pledging the bank's full backing as they push on through the season.
The Governor delivered his rallying call during a meeting with the club's hierarchy — board members, coaches and players — at the Central Bank's Lilongwe headquarters, as the champions were put through their paces on the questions of ambition and sustainability.
"I'm ready to walk with you on this journey of making Silver Strikers a powerhouse of football in Malawi," Partridge told the assembled group, setting out his stall as more than just a figurehead sponsor.
Fielding the meeting for the Bankers were Board Chairperson George Kaudza-Masina and his fellow directors, alongside Chief Executive Officer Patrick Chimimba and the Secretariat.
Also in the room were the head coaches overseeing the club's Senior Men's side, the Reserve and Youth setups, and the Ladies' team — a show of strength underlining the scale of the operation Partridge has thrown his weight behind.
Chimimba, speaking on behalf of the club, was quick to express his gratitude, hailing the Governor's decision to carve out time for the meeting as proof of a genuine affection for the game — and for the Bankers in particular.
With backing of this kind now out in the open, Silver Strikers will feel the pressure is on to deliver both on the pitch and in their wider development plans, as the club looks to cement its status as one of the dominant forces in Malawian football.
GPGrace Phiri
2h agoFinally some clarity on this. Thanks for the detailed breakdown.
JBJames Banda
1h agoI hope the authorities actually follow through this time.
Prominent civil society activist Sylvester Namiwa will spend at least another week behind bars after the High Court set next Wednesday as the date to hear his bid for bail. The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) executive director's lawyers have already lodged an urgent application seeking his release from police custody — [...]
FDH Bank has pledged K1bn to Malawi's Higher Education Students' Loans and Grants Board (HESLGB), in one of the largest private-sector interventions yet aimed at expanding access to university education for financially disadvantaged students. The commitment is expected to support approximately 154 students annually who would otherwise struggle to meet tuition and related costs. Noel [...]
Malawi's Parliament has given the green light to Bill No. 9 of 2026 — the Banking (Amendment) Bill — in a move designed to shore up the country's banking sector and better protect ordinary customers' savings. The Bill was tabled by Finance and Economic Planning Minister Joseph Mwanamvekha, who told MPs the new law would [...]
Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture says it is concerned after Team Malawi completed its campaign at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow without winning a single medal. Before the Games, Sports Minister Alfred Gangata had urged the team to end a medal drought stretching back 40 years. But athletes competing across swimming, judo, boxing, [...]