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The High Court of Malawi Commercial Division has lifted a preservation order Financial Intelligence Authority (FIA) obtained against businessperson Nessimu Nyama of Nema Farm Seeds relating to a deal with Malawi Enterprise Development Fund (Medf). The court’s decision paves the way for the release of the company’s K383.65 million held in a National Bank of … The post Court clears K383m in…
Malawians should brace for more power outages following a fresh 42 megawatts (MW) generation shortfall which extends to 83MW during evening peak hours. Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) said in a statement yesterday that available generation capacity currently stands at 347MW against peak demand of 430MW. Reduced generation capacity: Nkula B. | Nation Escom … The post 42MW off power…
Malawi remains in the dark regarding its share of the $7 billion (about K12.3 trillion) Japanese pledge to improve connectivity through development of transport corridors, including Nacala Corridor one year after the offer. During the 2025 Tokyo International Conference on African Development (Ticad) last August, Japan pledged to mobilise up to $5.5 billion through Enhanced … The post Malawi…
The European Union (EU) yesterday committed €143 million (about K287 billion) to Malawi for agriculture, energy, education, skills development and social protection sectors. It also pledged an additional €13 million (about K26 billion) as direct budgetary support. Mwanamvekha (L) and Gaztelumendi at the function. | Malaw News Agency EU Ambassador Daniel Aristi Gaztelumendi announced the … The post…
President Peter Mutharika yesterday rewarded the Malawi Women’s National Football Team players with K5 million each for the team’s impressive performance at the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) in Morocco. First Lady Gertrude Mutharika delivered the congratulatory message from the President to the Scorchers during a luncheon which she hosted for the team … The post Scorchers players get…
Injured Scorchers attacker Sabina Thom is expected to undergo a surgery in Morocco on her knee following her injury at the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon). Thom was injured during the Scorchers’ last group match against Zambia which the team lost 2-1. Sabina: I am proud of them. | Courtesy of Thom Football … The post Sabina to undergosurgery in Morocco appeared first on Nation Online .
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Annabel Mtalimanja has called on electoral stakeholders to embrace the electoral cycle and undertake activities continuously to ensure successful elections in future. She said there was need to move away from an event-based understanding of elections and recognise that democracy requires continuous investment. Mtalimanja: Our task is to strengthen our…
St Luke’s Anglican Hospital at Malosa in Zomba is on course to become the first health facility in the Eastern Region to provide blood-cleaning for kidney disease patients. The hospital last week received four dialysis machines and accessories that remove toxic impurities from blood. Govt wants such facilities for kidney patients at all central hospitals … The post Zomba gets dialysis machines…
The mausoleum of fallen legendary contemporary musician ‘Soldier’ Lucius Banda will be unveiled tomorrow at his resting place in Sosola Village, Balaka. According to a press statement from the artist’s family, the mausoleum seeks to preserve Banda’s story. whose influence extended beyond music and honour the life and legacy of one of Malawi’s music icons. … The post Lucius’ mausoleum to be…
Two years after Parliament passed the National Arts and Heritage Act, Malawi’s creative sector is still waiting for the National Arts and Heritage Council (Nahec) to become operational with industry stakeholders calling for the process to be accelerated. The council is expected to provide a formal institutional framework for the development and regulation of the … The post Two years on, Nahec…
Parliament has set out to recruit a new head of the Office of the Director of Public Officers’ Declarations following the end of the tenure of current office holder Michael Chiusiwa. The Public Appointments Committee (PAC) of Parliament yesterday advertised the position which will see the successful candidate serving a three-year contract, renewable for one … The post Parliament moves to hire new…
Malawi Coalition of Kabaza and Stakeholders Associations (Macokasa) has asked the police to stop fining errant motorcycle taxi (kabaza) operators and instead only release their motorcycles upon full compliance with road traffic regulations. Macokasa’s position comes after police impounded at least 460 motorcycles since last week with Blantyre City topping the list, seizing 199 motorcycles … The…
Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) in Lilongwe yesterday erupted into a joyful sea of colour and celebration as hundreds of Malawians turned out to give the Scorchers a heroines’ welcome after their historic Wafcon campaign in Rabat, Morocco. From the main entrance, vendors sold sports attire, hats and vuvuzelas as men, women and children made their … The post Malawians give Scorchers grand…
Inaugural National Bank of Malawi (NBM) plc Women’s Premiership winners Silver Strikers Ladies yesterday left for Gaborone, Botswana for their maiden CAF Women’s Champions League Cosafa Qualifiers campaign. Silver are drawn in Group B alongside two-time regional and continental champions Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa, Mozambique’s Costa do Sol and Eswatini debutants Nsingizini Hotspurs. Silver…
Educationists and activists have questioned the Malawi National Examinations Board (Maneb) decision to raise the remark fee for Junior Certificate of Education (JCE) examinations from K45 000 in 2025 to K70 000 per subject. Maneb announced the new fee structure in a communication released this week, days after announcing the 2026 examination results. JCE candidates … The post Queries over Maneb’s…
The Council for Non-Governmental Organisations in Malawi (Congoma) has said some local NGOs are struggling to fulfil financial compliance requirements due to funding challenges they are sailing through. In an interview yesterday following revelations by NGO Regulatory Authority (Ngora) showing that NGOs continue to fall short on annual reporting requirements with compliance remaining below 70 ……
Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Decentralisation Joseph Mwanamvekha has said the government will increasingly rely on domestic taxes to finance public spending amid declining donor support and trade liberalisation. The minister said this yesterday during a visit to Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) offices in Lilongwe where he challenged tax collectors to widen the tax … The post Govt…
Malawi Enterprise Development Fund (Medf) has put up for sale farm inputs procured in excess in an apparent bid to recoup some of the money spent on their purchase. Through a newspaper notice, Medf said the inputs would be sold through an auction at its designated offices nationwide, starting with Mzuzu in the Northern Region … The post Medf set to auction K10 billion farm inputs appeared first on…
Funding ‘drought’has hit local government authorities (LGAs) who have received just nine percent of the K1.25 trillion Parliament-approved allocation for the 2026/27 financial year five months into the new fiscal year. The allocation represents four percent of the LGAs’ allocation, raising concerns over conclusion of stalled projects, rising costs and whether government can meet its … The post…
The High Court of Malawi has granted opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) an order stopping a group called MCP Veteran Management Committee from suspending party secretary general Richard Chimwendo Banda and sealing his office. The order, granted by Judge William Yakuwawa Msiska in Lilongwe yesterday, followed an application by MCP through its director of legal … The post Court blocks MCP…
