Today's headlines from Blantyre, Malawi, published by Nyasa Times. Read the latest local news and open any story on the publisher's own site.
Malawi’s state broadcaster was forced into an embarrassing climbdown on Tuesday after reporting that President Peter Mutharika was jetting off to South Africa on yet another…
Malawi’s Parliament has been told a new law will tighten the net around millions of kwacha sitting unclaimed after banks go bust — but one MP has warned the Government not to go on…
Information and Communications Technology Minister Shadric Namalomba has issued a stern challenge to government public relations officers — telling them they must do a far better…
CapeStars Limited has entered a five-year sponsorship agreement with Impakt Events Management to support the annual Sand Music Festival, in a partnership organisers say is intended…
Prominent civil society activist Sylvester Namiwa will spend at least another week behind bars after the High Court set next Wednesday as the date to hear his bid for bail. The…
FDH Bank has pledged K1bn to Malawi’s Higher Education Students’ Loans and Grants Board (HESLGB), in one of the largest private-sector interventions yet aimed at expanding access…
Malawi’s Parliament has given the green light to Bill No. 9 of 2026 — the Banking (Amendment) Bill — in a move designed to shore up the country’s banking sector and better protect…
A Malawian MP has made the extraordinary claim that some of his fellow parliamentarians show up to work drunk — and has called for breathalysers to be introduced in the chamber to…
Malawian MPs have turned their attention to an unlikely issue amid debate on a major overhaul of the country’s banking laws — demanding that banks be legally required to provide…
Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture says it is concerned after Team Malawi completed its campaign at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow without winning a single medal. Before…