World Vision committed to improving livestock production

The World Vision Lilongwe Cluster recently presided over a livestock pass on ceremony at Chilenje Area Development Programme (ADP) at Nkhoma in the […]

Malawi passport abuse reduces—Immigration

Department of Immigration has said cases of foreigners accessing Malawi passport have reduced since the introduction of new issuance system […]

Malawi National Association of the Deaf (Manad) launches sign language project, website

Malawi National Association of the Deaf (Manad) has launched a website and a Malawi’s Sign Language and Rights project aimed […]

Thyolo Siamese babies die

The Siamese twin babies that were born in Thyolo in December last year have died. The babies died on Sunday […]

Blantyre water board hikes water tariffs from K720 to K1, 130 per 5,000 litres

Blantyre water consumers will have to dig deeper in their pocket from this month end as Blantyre Water Board (BWB) […]

Former Malawi first lady Callista Mutharika seeks son’s benefits from govt

Former First Lady Callista Mutharika wants his son from her previous marriage to receive in cash benefits from the late […]

From Malawi to McDonald’s: Two Brits in Malawi quench Western thirst for smoothies

The mango trees on Lake Malawi feed most of their fruit to the shadows. Each year, millions of sweet, yellow-fleshed […]

Mixed reactions over plans to have prepaid water supply in Malawi

Amid denunciations and counter accusations between water suppliers and clients on poor delivery service and wastefulness, respectively, the Blantyre Water […]

Malawi: Presidents, Pop Stars and the ‘White Savior’ Complex

It started out as a disagreement over definitions – can a classroom block be considered a school? – and soon […]

France Legalizes Gay Marriage After Harsh Debate

French lawmakers have legalized same-sex marriage after months of bruising debate and street protests that brought hundreds of thousands to […]

Joyce Banda in Zimbabwe for ZITF

MALAWI President Joyce Banda arrived in Harare Tuesday for a five-day State visit during which she will also open this […]

Malawi: Doctor’s scarcity remains with doctor-to-patient ratio at 1:33,300

In Malawi, where the healthcare system frequently makes headlines for its shortages of drugs and medical workers, a fact that […]

Malawi: Poverty and climate change

On International Mother Earth Day, VSO volunteer Marije contributes a blog about her experiences in Malawi, climate change, and how […]

Maximising the female force behind African agri supply chains

In the developed world, debates rage on boardroom gender quotas and equality of executive pay. However, far less prominence is […]

“Enormous opportunity” for ending hunger in Africa

Ministers and senior delegates from five African Nations met yesterday with FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva ahead of a […]

Entrepreneurship becoming a more respectable career choice in Africa

Entrepreneurs are gaining an increasing level of respect in Africa, according to a new report with the title ‘Accelerating entrepreneurship […]

PRESS RELEASE: Lake of Stars organizers to host first ever City of Stars Festival in Lilongwe in September

We are very pleased to announce that the Lake of Stars Project will celebrate its 10 Year Anniversary by hosting […]

Joyce Banda Dresses Down Malawi Journalists……Says Local Media Killed Bingu Wa Mutharika

Malawi President Joyce Banda yesterday dressed down a group of seasoned journalists who had an audience with her at Sanjika […]

Police arrest six illegal immigrants from Ethiopia in Karonga

Six illegal immigrants from Ethiopia are under police custody in Malawi’s northern border district of Karonga following their arrest on […]

Speaker Chimunthu urges youths to embrace spirit of entrepreneurship: Malawi commemorate Commonwealth Day

Speaker of Malawi Parliament Henry Chimunthu Banda has called on youths in the country to have a spirit of entrepreneurship […]

Key journalists axed at Malawi newspaper giant Times

Longest serving and most esteemed journalists Limbani Moya, Felix Mponda, Jack McBrams and Akwete Sande have been fired from Times […]