Rooney is Malawi’s Sure Stream ambassador

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has accepted to be an ambassador of the Sure stream soccer academy project in Malawi, […]

Malawi President accepts live public scrutiny

For the first time in the history of democracy in Malawi, people will have an opportunity to ask the President […]

State House blows $7.9 million annual budget in 5 months

State House has blown its 2012/13 annual budget less than five months into the financial year even as priority sectors […]

What is Joyce Banda upto? Giving fertiliser to CCAP clerics?

President Joyce Banda’s donation of fertiliser to three Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) synods of Blantyre, Nkhoma and Livingstonia […]

Malawi Queens end 2012 as Africa’s No. 1

Despite conceited effort on the part of South Africa to dislodge the Malawi queens as the top side in Africa, […]

Shropshire-based Medic Malawi raises £200k for Africa

A Shropshire charity that raised more than £200,000 this year has set out its ambitious plans for 2013. Medic Malawi, […]

Facts About Malawi

Blantyre is Malawi’s largest city. In 1956, with which city did it combine to form one city? Limbe. Blantyre-Limbe is […]

David Livingstone’s hand-drawn map of Malawi’s Lake Chilwa

From the National Library of Scotland… This map of Lake Malawi (formerly Nyasa) was made around 1863 by Dr David […]

Malawi analysts look for improved politics, economy in 2013

Malawi political scientists and human rights campaigners are looking back at 2012 as a year of both progress and setbacks. […]

Australian firm invests in mining

An Australian company has applied for a coal-mining licence and further plans to invest in thermal power generating plants. Mining […]

Umunthu Pressure Group to oppose homosexuality, abortion

A new movement called Umunthu Pressure Group has been formed to fight legalisation of homosexuality and abortion which is being […]

Salima District Hospital wins excellence award

Salima District Hospital has won the award of excellence for being clean and infection free for the fifth year in […]

Forex bills were underestimated, Mutharika run the forex reserves dry

The Ministry o f Finance has said the country’s outstanding foreign currency arrears accumulated due to lack of foreign currency […]

Mass demos organisers reject dialogue

Organiser of the January 17, 2013 Consumer Association of Malawi (Cama) led mass demonstrations have rejected any dialogue with government. […]

Kunkuyu in MACRA recruitment imbroglio, minister caught lying on Nsaliwa appointment

Malawi’s Information and Civic Education Minister Moses Kunkuyu has embroiled himself in a recruitment controversy involving Macra director-general (DG) Charles […]

Joyce Banda convoy trimmed, activists want evidence

President Joyce Banda has trimmed the size of her convoy in keeping with austerity measures her government announced early this […]

K60m for DPP convention

Malawi’s former ruling Democratic Progressive Party says it will need K60 million to bankroll its national convention in April 2013, […]

Joyce Banda: ‘I want Malawians to say our country became a better place’

The Malawi president and award-winning gender activist on the pressure of steering the country through economic crisis. She is southern […]

Madonna Announces Completion Of 10 Schools In Malawi In Partnership With buildOn

As part of Madonna’s ongoing commitment to support orphans and vulnerable children in poverty stricken Malawi, ten primary schools have […]

Demo organizers issue 6-point petition

Organisers of the January 17 2013 demonstrations have issued a six-point petition to be presented to the President, raising issues […]

Anti-govt demo Jan 17

Street demonstrations against economic hardships will take place on January 17 next year, organisers of the protests under the leadership […]