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A K370 million bridge at Luweya, where a former councillor was convicted over diverted bridge materials. An MP the High Court declared not duly elected, still awaiting the Supreme Court. Her husband and predecessor, whose abuse-of-office conviction was upheld on appeal. Nyasa Times examines K1.178 billion in new CDF projects and the court record behind [...]

A senior Catholic bishop has blamed Malawi's persistent poverty on corruption and greed among its leaders, telling a packed stadium that the country lacks politicians willing to sacrifice for its development. Bishop Adrian Peter Chikufwa of Dedza, vice-president of the Malawi Conference of Catholic Bishops, was main celebrant at the National Centenary Celebration of World [...]

The chief executive of cash-strapped state grain trader Admarc has spent about 10 months living in lodges at the corporation's expense. Ben Botolo, a former secretary to the Treasury who was appointed in December last year, has yet to move into the official house at Mudi residential estate in Blantyre. He says it is not [...]

President says forex is hardest challenge, defends fuel and food record, and warns of more tax pain a year into his term Malawi's president, Prof Arthur Peter Mutharika, has said the economic road ahead will be "rough", acknowledging that foreign exchange shortages remain his most difficult problem and that further taxation will be unpopular but [...]

President Peter Mutharika has pointed to a national road reconstruction drive as one of the signature achievements of his first year back in office, telling state broadcaster MBC on Sunday that long-neglected infrastructure was finally being restored after years of disrepair. "The roads which have not been maintained since around 2022, we are now rebuilding [...]

There is an old rule of politics that voters do not judge governments on rates of change. They judge them on prices. By that standard, President Peter Mutharika's first year looks rather less impressive than his officials would like. The government's best exhibit is inflation, which fell from about 29 per cent in October 2025 [...]

The most striking line in the Human Rights Defenders Coalition's latest statement is not a demand but a doubt. Malawians, it says, are "entitled" to know whether President Peter Mutharika is actually running the country. Issued on Saturday, the statement accuses the administration of eroding the independence of key institutions while ordinary citizens struggle with [...]

On a Friday night in Lilongwe, a roomful of guests heard a pointed message from the founder of an organisation with "politics" in its name: stop expecting politicians to save you. "Many people have placed too much hope in politicians," said Vitumbiko Mumba, an engineer, as he launched the People Over Politics Foundation and its [...]

Malawi's Second Vice-President, Enock Chihana, has paid tribute to the Catholic Church's role in the country's development, pointing to its work in health, agriculture and education. Speaking on Saturday at Mzuzu Stadium, following the National Centenary Celebration of World Mission Sunday, he said he was himself a beneficiary of that work, having received his secondary [...]

In an age when many diplomats leave their posts quietly, Malawi's outgoing High Commissioner to the UK has chosen to put his record on the table, and in print. Dr Thomas Bisika launched a magazine at Ufulu Gardens this week documenting his time at Malawi House, where he was also accredited to Ireland, Finland, Sweden [...]

A 37-year-old Malawian teacher of Asian origin has been dramatically arrested at Bakili Muluzi International Airport after customs officials discovered a hidden stash of foreign currency concealed in his luggage — just as he was about to board a flight to South Africa. Suhel Shirajamed Gangat was stopped in his tracks when his two suitcases [...]

There is a particular kind of appeal that judges rarely have to make — not for a verdict to be respected, but for the institution itself to be believed in. That was, in essence, the request Chief Justice Rizine Mzikamanda put to Malawians in Blantyre on Friday, urging the public to keep faith with the [...]

Former Malawi Defence Force commander General Paul Valentino Phiri has been granted bail after a dramatic court appearance, following his shock arrest on corruption charges linked to an alleged illegal arms trafficking scandal. Senior resident magistrate Shukurani Kumbani set bail at a hefty K10 million cash bond, backed by two sureties bonded at K20 million [...]

Malawi's fragile economic recovery — recently hailed by the World Bank — is now at serious risk of being wiped out entirely by the country's crippling fuel shortage, a leading economic commentator has dramatically warned. Dr Ben Dzolowere launched a blistering attack on the government's handling of the crisis, demanding Minister of Energy Jean Namathanga [...]

Traditional healers and leading scientists have joined forces in a dramatic call for Malawi to fully embrace herbal and alternative medicine, demanding urgent research, tighter regulation and an end to the age-old rivalry with conventional doctors. The extraordinary appeal came at a high-level Science Café hosted by Kamuzu University of Health Sciences during its 5th [...]

Malawi's Anti-Corruption Bureau is locked in a desperate race against the clock to keep a tight grip on funds tied to the controversial purchase of the plush Amaryllis Hotel — with the clock ticking down fast on a crucial three-month restriction order due to expire next week. The high-stakes deadline falls on October 7, leaving [...]

Malawi has dramatically ramped up plans to build a brand new north-bound railway connecting the landlocked nation to the Tanzania-Zambia rail network, in a bold bid to slash transport costs that are currently crippling businesses and piling fresh misery onto struggling households. The ambitious scheme would link Malawi to the Tazara line — the bi-national [...]

Dramatic scenes unfolded outside a Lilongwe courthouse as former Malawi Defence Force commander General Paul Valentino Phiri was abruptly sent away on the eve of his scheduled hearing — with no explanation given for the sudden change of plan. Phiri had already arrived at Area 3 Court, flanked by Anti-Corruption Bureau prosecutors and investigators ready [...]

President Peter Mutharika has appointed nine members to serve on the Ninth Cohort of the Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC), with their three-year term officially taking effect from September 20, 2026. The newly appointed commissioners include Orison Joseph Themba Chaponda, Viwemi Chavula, Godfrey Dalitso Kangaude, Andrew Kavala, Lingalireni Mihowa, Teresa Chirwa Ndanga and Stella Nkhonya. [...]

There is a particular kind of queue that tells you more about the state of a nation than any government press release. It forms outside a filling station, it does not move for hours, and everyone in it already knows what the attendant is going to say before he says it. Those queues are back [...]