Lake of Stars Malawi Arts Festival 2014 set for 26 to 28 September

September is one jam packed month filled with festivities across the continent. Pan-African lineups left right and centre and I […]

Malawi’s multi-million kwacha IT traffic project questioned

Players in the transport system have questioned the Malawi government’s decision to settle for MOVESA and Fischer Consortium as the eligible bidder […]

Malawi police arrested 52 Ethiopians, Residents worried about Ebola virus being carried by Ethiopians

Traditional leaders in Malawi’s boarder district of Karonga are appealing to government authorities to devise safety measures that would protect […]

Two Malawian mothers set out their plans for the future through irrigation

Georgina Wimtala and Dorothy Malizani are members of the Mwanankhuka Irrigation Project run by a group of small-scale farmers in […]

Big Brother Africa rejects West African candidates over Ebola scare

Organisers of the Big Brother Africa competition have allegedly rejected the candidates selected to represent Ghana at the contest. According […]

JB GOES BACK TO EX

Former President Joyce Banda has gone back to her ex charity works after spending slightly over a month overseas following […]

Malawi cichlids

An awesome Malawi Cichlid poster by Blair Howell.

World Vision International training locals on village banking

World Vision International in Malawi (WVI) is training people in village banking under Traditional Authority (T/A) Chulu in Kasungu, Malawi. […]

More Cashgate arrests expected

More arrests in the cashgate scam are in the offing as the new administration steps up investigations to get to […]

UK’s Renfrewshire Council team prepares for Fairtrade Malawi challenge

CARING employees of Renfrewshire Council are about to embark on a special fairtrade challenge to help the children of Malawi. […]

Malawi appoints first-ever Director of Public Assets Declaration

Malawi on Wednesday appointed the first-ever Director of Public Assets Declaration (DPAD) with immediate effect. Deputy Clerk of Parliament Henry […]

Malawi needs $700,000 to ward off Ebola

Malawi said it needs almost $700,000 as its budget to fully prepare against the eventuality of the Ebola epidemic which […]

Malawi Stock Exchange performance update for week ending Friday 22nd August 2014

Monday 18th August 2014 to Friday 22nd August 2014 Indices Index Close Open Points % High Low YTD YOY Domestic […]

Industrialization and global Value chains in Malawi

Malawi’s economy is highly undiversified, rendering it vulnerable to exogenous shocks. The export basket consists mainly of primary commodities. The […]

Africa’s Finest: Malawi’s Top 3 Eco Lodges

Once again, we return to one of our favourite ecotourism books: Africa’s Finest, and this time our focus is on Malawi. […]

Malawi religious leaders take stand against the discrimination fueling HIV

The Malawi Network of Religious Leaders  Living with or Personally Affected by HIV and AIDS (MANERELA+) is a voluntary membership […]

Launch of electoral calendar for by-elections and stakeholders’ meetings: Press Release

The Malawi Electoral Commission is announcing that it will on Monday, August 25, 2014 hold stakeholders’ meetings to launch the […]

Sunbird Hotel staff in Zimbabwe for training

Malawi hotel group, Sunbird Hotels and Resorts, has sent 15 managerial staff members to Zimbabwe for training sessions aimed at […]

Using mobile to fight child abuse in Malawi | Text to Change

On July 9th FAWEMA (the Forum for African Women Educationalists in Malawi) launched an innovative child protection SMS Program at Mwatibu Primary School […]

Mutharika diplomatic mission shake-up: Ntaba, Thoko Banda, Namondwe, Mauwa, Bowler appointed Ambassadors

Malawi President Peter Mutharika has finally replaced ambassadors in 5 diplomatic Missions which has seen Thoko Banda, son to one […]

Remote monitoring of mobile health clinics in Malawi

The Malawi Polytechnic is working on building clinics to enable a mobile phone based monitoring system for off-grid electrical generation […]