2023-03-25 02:12
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2023-03-25 01:58
Kamuzu Academy Alumni Association Thursday donated relief items worth K5 million to the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) that included contributions to buy 468 blankets, 1,5… Read More
2023-03-25 01:41
Communities in Nsanje district on Wednesday assured President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera that they will now move out of their flood-prone areas and relocate to higher and safer places in order to… Read More
2023-03-25 01:30
Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) Board Member Undule Mwakasungula has urged human rights activists in Malawi to exercise caution when advocating for abortion, stressing that… Read More
2023-03-25 01:02
Governance experts have faulted former President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika (APM) for refusing to attend the engagement President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera called to discuss and identify so… Read More
2023-03-24 00:14
Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) William Matambo has expressed government commitment to supporting and promoting micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to thrive. Mat… Read More
2023-03-24 00:08
The Minister of Education Madalitso Kambauwa-Wirima says Malawi needs to embrace and integrate research, science, technology and innovation in its development planning and the transform… Read More
2023-03-23 23:59
Co-chairperson of the President Taskforce on Covid-19 and Cholera, Dr. Wilfred Chalamira Nkhoma, has appealed to journalists to triple their efforts in disseminating information on the two p… Read More
2023-03-23 23:30
The Southern Africa Rural Women’s Assembly (RWA) has demanded that African countries should impose sanctions and penalties on companies and organizations that pollute the environment i… Read More
2023-03-23 23:25
The International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) has pledged to provide assistance towards the recovery efforts among survivors of the Tropical Cyclone Freddy. IFAD Country Rep… Read More
2023-03-23 22:56
Financial Access for Rural Markets, Smallholders and Enterprise Programme (FARMSE) has invested K11.6 billion in the 17 projects aimed at reducing poverty, enhancing resilience and improving… Read More
2023-03-23 22:40
Minister of Education Madalitso Kambauwa Wirima has called upon researchers to come up with innovative solutions to solve the humanitarian crisis through modelling climate change and its imp… Read More
2023-03-23 22:19
The Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs Sosten Gwengwe on Tuesday took a tour of the roads in Chikwawa, Thyolo and Mulanje to appreciate the extent of the damage Tropical Cyclone Freddy… Read More
2023-03-23 22:08
In line with President Lazarus Chakwera’s Tigwirane Manja campaign in the wake of the disaster from the effects of Cyclone Freddy, Malawi’s non-governmental organisatio… Read More
2023-03-23 21:59
Before you go ahead and purchase Instagram followers for your account, there are a few details you must know. You have probably heard anecdotes about people who lost access to their Instagra… Read More
2023-03-23 01:37
The Tanzania High Commission has postponed the international medical camp on cardiovascular care, which was planned jointly with Malawi scheduled to take place from March 20-25 due to concen… Read More
2023-03-23 01:30
The Farm Radio Trust (FRT) will on Saturday, March 26 launch Mlimi Radio, which has been established to provide up-to-date and accurate information to farmers for sustainable livelihoods. Ch… Read More
2023-03-23 00:18
The Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) has said it will renew the operating license for Super Sink storage facility in Mchinji, igniting hopes for improved fuel availability and distr… Read More
2023-03-23 00:13
President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera says following the devastating effects of Tropical Cyclone Freddy, Malawians cannot afford to mourn with hands folded on, but rather roll up their sleeve… Read More
2023-03-23 00:07
Leading home-grown commercial bank, FDH Bank Plc has seen a growth in their profit after-tax by 97 % in the year ending December 31, 2022 and has attributed the surge to business picking up… Read More
2023-03-22 23:22
Norway Deputy Minister of International Affairs Cooperation Bjorg Sandkjaer has announced a direct budgetary support to Malawi worth MK8 billion. Speaking at the Ministry of Agriculture, San… Read More
2023-03-22 01:46
After their Saudi Arabia training camp, Malawi national football team coach Mario Marinica has named his 27-member final squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers against E… Read More
2023-03-22 01:41
Malawi UK Military Community (MUMCo) has sent a large shipment of clothing items from the UK which is expected to arrive in Malawi by April 3 to assist survivors of floods that left them hom… Read More
2023-03-22 01:34
Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) have handed over the 25 satellite phones which it pledged to be provided to the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) to be use… Read More
2023-03-22 01:28
Malawi’s pioneer mobile network operator, TNM Plc has appointed experienced Canadian telecoms engineer Michel Hebert as new chief executive officer (CEO), the operator said in a statem… Read More
2023-03-22 01:24
In recognition that the displacement of people due to the flash floods that hit the Southern Region, which increases the risk of some communicable diseases, such as cholera, dysentery, typho… Read More
2023-03-22 01:17
As part of its response to the national disasters caused by Cyclone Freddy in Southern Region, Umodzi Park and the Tobacco Commission have donated assorted relief items worth K10 million eac… Read More
2023-03-22 01:06
The National Planning Commission (NPC) in collaboration with National Commission for Science and Technology (NCST) will launch the National Research Agenda (NRA) as one of the strategic… Read More
2023-03-22 00:59
Southern African Development Community (SADC) has released US$300,000 to Malawi for humanitarian assistance, following the devastating Tropical Cyclone Freddy which triggered heavy rains and… Read More
2023-03-22 00:45
Water and Sanitation minister and Lower Shire firebrand politician, Abida Mia says access to clean water is an essential service to every citizen across the globe and it is a basic but impor… Read More
2023-03-22 00:38
Petroleum Importers Limited (PIL) has donated goods worth K20 million to victims of Cyclone Freddy at three camps in Phalombe. Speaking after making the donation at Naminjiwa Community Techn… Read More
2023-03-21 00:51
The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) says it is almost through with the child online protection strategy aimed at protecting children from different forms of abuse as they… Read More
2023-03-21 00:41
A Kenyan Catholic priest who has been working as a chaplain at Chaminade Secondary School in Karonga is on the run after being reported to police for allegedly abusing male students sexually… Read More
2023-03-21 00:25
After appreciating the destruction and suffering that was brought about due to effects of tropical cyclone Freddy, the United Nations’ Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs had released… Read More
2023-03-21 00:03
While they enjoy their favourite sport, golfers at Blantyre Sports Club formed a camaraderie grouping, trending as Chip Inn Masters, that was enhanced further by initiating an annual charity… Read More
2023-03-20 23:49
Institute of Public Opinion and Research (IPOR) has said challenges—students face when enrolling and learning in public universities and struggling to find employment thereafter—… Read More
2023-03-20 23:38
Malawi National Council of Sports Board chairperson, Sunduzwayo Madise has appealed to the public to contribute towards alleviating plight of Cyclone Freddy flood disaster survivors, saying… Read More
2023-03-19 23:03
Mulhako Wa Alhomwe, a cultural organization for Lhomwe people, has made an emotional appeal to local and international humanitarian organizations to support cyclone Freddy survivors with rel… Read More
2023-03-19 22:46
Blantyre City East Member of Parliament (MP), John Bande has expressed his immense appreciation to the assistance rendered from Malawi Relief Fund-UK (MRF-UK) towards survivors of flash floo… Read More
2023-03-18 23:17
CDH Investment Bank & Continental Holdings invests K60 million channelled to Malawi’s Red Cross Society NICO Group K200 million through World Vision; the Rotary Club of Blantyre an… Read More
2023-03-18 00:20
Officials from Escom say oeople in Blantyre and surrounding areas should have restored power supply as restoration of transmission network that was damaged by Cyclone Freddy has been complet… Read More
2023-03-16 01:56
Malawi Government has turned to neighbouring Zambia for their defence force to reinforce Malawi Defence Force rescue mission on victims of Cyclone Freddy which wrecked havoc since Friday las… Read More
2023-03-16 01:42
Officials from Escom say they have now started fixing damaged electricity infrastructure and restoring power in some of the areas affected by Cyclone Freddy. Cyclone Freddy knocked dow… Read More
2023-03-16 01:37
Malawi Bureau of Standards has appointed academic Dr Bernard Thole as the news chief executive officer effective 1 March 223. In a statement released on March 13, MSB states that Dr Thole on… Read More
2023-03-16 01:30
Catholic Church leader Pope Francis has appealed for help for Malawi heavily hit by Tropical Cyclone Freddy from last week Friday to Tuesday, leaving at least 250 people dead, others in… Read More
2023-03-16 01:25
Malawians must shelve aside their political affiliations and walk and work together through a journey of reconstructing mother Malawi, which is currently bleeding from effects of the r… Read More
2023-03-16 01:10
Conglomerate Press Corporation plc and its subsidiary companies have committed resources worth more than K180 million to assist the survivors of Cyclone Freddy which has claimed more than 20… Read More
2023-03-16 00:59
As one way of complementing relief and rescue efforts on the ground following the devastation caused by cyclone Freddy in some parts of the Southern Region, former Reserve Bank Governor and… Read More
2023-03-16 00:52
Standard Bank has donated K120 million to support the survivors of cyclone Freddy and the fight against cholera outbreak. Officials from the bank said K90 million will go to Malawi Red Cross… Read More
2023-03-16 00:43
Twenty two suspects at Phalombe Police Station escaped from custody on Tuesday when the facility submerged in water due to cyclone Freddy triggered flash floods. National Police Public Relat… Read More
2023-03-15 23:52
The United States government has bypassed the Malawi government in it $2 million meagre aid which it wants to give to victims of cyclone Freddy. This is amid reports of corruption in the Cha… Read More
2023-03-15 16:54
Former president Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika has called for total depoliticisation of disasters, saying politicisation of disasters affect provision of help to the needy. Mutharika, who… Read More
2023-03-15 16:49
President Dr Lazarus Chakwera has ordered the government to account for everyone affected by Cyclone Freddy whether dead or alive. Dr Chakwera said this when he attended a funeral ceremony a… Read More
2023-03-15 16:45
Malawi President Dr Lazarus Chakwera has commended Khato Civils, a pan-african multi-disciplinary construction and infrastructure development company owned by business magnet Executive Chair… Read More
2023-03-14 23:35
Tropical Cyclone Freddy, which has claimed a lot of lives and rendered some people homeless in the southern part of Malawi is expected to withdraw from Malawi back into the Indian Ocean on W… Read More
2023-03-14 23:31
Petroleum Importers Limited (PIL) has joined the fight against cholera outbreak in the country by donating 1500 intravenous drips worth K4.5 million to Blantyre District Health Office (DHO)… Read More
2023-03-14 23:25
National Bank of Malawi (NBM) Plc’s ‘Amayi Angathe’ loan, a facility specifically designed to support women entrepreneurs, has benefited more than 2880 business women since… Read More
2023-03-14 23:15
Castel Malawi Limited in its forest restoration campaign has committed K20 million for this year’s tree-planting exercise in the country. The initiative, aimed at restoring the lost fo… Read More
2023-03-14 23:07
Minister of Education says it has extended suspension of classes due to cyclone Freddy up to Friday March 17, 2023. Minister of Education Madalitso Kambauwa Wirima said this at Naotcha… Read More
2023-03-14 22:30
Two Malawi Defence Force soldiers have gone missing after their rescue boat in Mulanje was swept away by flooding water on Tuesday. The two soldiers were among out a six-member crew that wen… Read More
2023-03-14 22:26
Vocal CSO group, the Civil Society Education Coalition (CSEC), has said the MK638 billion allocated to the education sector is inadequate for it falls short of the international commitments… Read More
2023-03-14 22:17
Energy regulator, the Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) says it has suspended pump services at some filling stations whose fuel has been contaminated with water. Some fuel stations i… Read More
2023-03-14 22:13
Former President Peter Mutharika has offered his condolences and sympathies to all Malawians at the tragic loss of 190 lives following the devastating Cyclone Freddy induced heavy rains and… Read More
2023-03-14 22:05
Malawi Government says the death toll for Cyclone Freddy induced heavy rains and floods so far has risen to 190 but official assessments indicate more than 300 people may have died with some… Read More
2023-03-14 20:48
Minister of Finance Sosten Gwengwe says the government has set aside K1.6 billion to help those affected by cyclone Freddy. Gwengwe also disclosed that some of the money in the yet to be app… Read More
2023-03-14 20:10
President Lazarus Chakwera says he is saddened by the loss of life following the devastating tropical storm cyclone Freddy which has since claimed 190 lives. Chakwera said this at Kamuzu Int… Read More
2023-03-14 20:02
Minister of defence Harry Mkandawire says a brave young man who joined Malawi Defence Force in a rescue boat in Mulanje will be recruited in the military. Bamusi Chimthina from Mulanje, was… Read More
2023-03-14 01:05
Following the devastation caused by the effects of Cyclone Freddy, that has claimed over 100 lives as of Monday evening — with many missing and injured — President Lazarus Chakwe… Read More
2023-03-14 00:51
Malawi President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera has declared some parts of Southern Region as state of disaster following the devastation caused by Tropical Cyclone Freddy. The declaration is in respo… Read More
2023-03-14 00:46
Muslim’s Majlis Ulama Council of Malawi has appointed Sheikh Muhammad Uthuman Ntalika as the new grand mufti of Malawi. The appointment follows the death of the late Mufti Abbass Qassi… Read More
2023-03-14 00:44
Police in Lilongwe have arrested seven murder suspects who are alleged to have been behind a series of murder cases in Area 36. They are suspected to have murdered Bellington Mkumba, a Centr… Read More
2023-03-14 00:35
A writing could certainly be on the wall for the former governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) that Northern Region will not allow to be used as an election pawn again. During every el… Read More
2023-03-14 00:22
The medical camp, to be held from March 20 to 26, 2023 will be held at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre, according to officials from the Tanzanian embassy. The Jakaya Kikwete Car… Read More
2023-03-14 00:19
Speaker of the National Assembly Catherine Gotani Hara on Monday gave permission to members of Parliament from the Southern Region to return to their constituencies following the devastating… Read More
2023-03-14 00:14
Youth Advocacy Platform (YAP), a not-for-profit organization supporting youth-led participation in the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), has appealed to Government of M… Read More
2023-03-13 23:37
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) leader Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika (APM) has, for the first time since Malawians booted him out of power through the Fresh Presidential Election… Read More
2023-03-13 23:25
The devastating effects of Tropical Cyclone Freddy since landing in Malawi has not spared sports with Football Association of Malawi forced to postpone the match between Ntopwa and Evirom at… Read More
2023-03-13 01:55
Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare, Jean Muonaowauza Sendeza, has disclosed that structural challenges continue to hamper digitalization in Malawi. Sendeza highligh… Read More
2023-03-13 01:51
Government of Malawi has commended the Roman Catholic Church in Malawi for initiating various development projects aimed at improving the social and economic livelihoods of the people. Minis… Read More
2023-03-13 01:45
United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), a UN refugee agency, has handed over four new, fully equipped classrooms in the Dzaleka Secondary School in Dowa. The classrooms were con… Read More
2023-03-13 01:40
This year’s Commonwealth Day celebrations is under the theme; ‘Forging a Sustainable and Peaceful Common Future’ to be observed on Monday, March 13 in Lilongwe, whose activ… Read More
2023-03-13 01:35
Malawi National Council of Sports has ordered all sports associations to submit confirmations that they have held annual general meetings (AGMs) in the past 12 months or intend to do so by t… Read More
2023-03-13 01:29
Malawi’s Ministry of Energy has launched the first-ever US$20 million off-grid Market Development fund dubbed Ngwe Ngwe Ngwe to increase access to electricity through off-grid solution… Read More
2023-03-13 01:21
In Namwera, Mangochi, Police have arrested two men for allegedly being found with a dead pangolin. They are Afick John, 35 and Elias Janatu, 45. They were apprehended on the night of Friday… Read More
2023-03-13 01:18
Malawi Relief Fund UK (MRF-UK, in partnership with Issa Foundation (UK), have officially handed over 200 climate change-resilient houses which were constructed for the benefit of the vulnera… Read More
2023-03-13 01:12
The Department of Climate Change & Meteorological Services says that the torrential rainfall being experienced in Southern Region due to effects of Tropical Cyclone Freddy — that s… Read More
2023-03-13 00:45
Newly appointed Minister of Homeland Security, Kenneth Zikhale Ng’oma, on Friday expressed President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera’s commitment to improving professionalism among police o… Read More
2023-03-09 22:25
One of the country’s renowned choral groups, Chinsapo Sweet Melodies says it is set to launch its new 10-track music album titled ‘Abisa Moyo Wako’ on May 28, 2023 at Bingu… Read More
2023-03-09 22:12
Despite pleas against vandalism and theft of Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) property, the despicable act continues as two are caught at Mitekete area of Phalombe District o… Read More
2023-03-09 21:46
Female employees at Wella Medical Aid Society (WEMAS) this year celebrated their International Day of Women by dining with and donated assorted food and non-food items to female inmates at K… Read More
2023-03-09 21:40
NGO Coalition on Child Rights in collaboration with Unicef and Save the Children have described the 2023/2024 budget as not child friendly. Chairperson for the coalition Desmond Mhango said… Read More
2023-03-09 21:30
Malawi President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera has pleaded with the United Nations (UN) to increase its efforts in building Malawi’s capacity in disaster risk management as well as post-disaste… Read More
2023-03-09 21:25
Government of Malawi – through its Malawi Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) – on Wednesday ordered closure of business at Mount Meru Millers in Lilongwe over noncompliance… Read More
2023-03-09 21:12
The Chinese Government has handed over the completion of major maintenance works carried out and cost them K1.5 billion at Parliament Building. After 12 years of occupation by Malawi Parliam… Read More
2023-03-09 20:54
Applying for a loan is not a new part of people’s lives. It’s certainly not uncommon, because people apply for loans for all kinds of reasons. Due to this importance, there are a… Read More
2023-03-09 01:31
Transforming Agriculture Diversification and Entrepreneurship (Trade) Agribusiness and special chain specialist Linda Magombo-Munthali says exchange visits among corporative farmers are a vi… Read More
2023-03-09 01:25
Malawi has a high level of gender inequality, and women face significant barriers to economic empowerment. On March 8 every year, the world commemorates International women’s day… Read More
2023-03-09 01:20
The government of Qatar has pledged to mobilise and send investors to Malawi soon, who intend to explore various opportunities for possible trade and investment. The pledge was made We… Read More
2023-03-08 18:51
On the occasion of International Women’s Day, which falls today, March 8, Illovo Sugar Malawi Plc joins Malawi, UN Women, the United Nations and rest of the World in commemorating wome… Read More
2023-03-08 18:42
Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Malawi has pledged continued financial and technical support to programmes and initiatives the National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE) Public… Read More
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