Airtel Africa Plc has recorded a strong start to its 2026/27 financial year, with revenue climbing 31% on the back of rising customer demand for data and mobile money services, the company has announced. For the quarter ended 30 June 2026, the telecommunications and mobile money giant posted revenue of $1.853 billion, up 31.0% from […] The post Airtel Africa reports 31% revenue jump in strong first-quarter results appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Malawian business leaders based in the United Kingdom have thrown their support behind the national netball team, donating 5 million Kwacha to the Malawi Queens as they prepare for their Commonwealth Games opener against South Africa on Saturday. The donation comes from four prominent business figures: Rhodrick Kalumpha; Abdul Chazolokera Chirwa; Sheriff Kaunde, Managing Partner […] The post UK-based Malawian business leaders back Queens with K5m donation ahead of Commonwealth Games opener appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Road traffic deaths in Malawi fell by 13 percent during the first half of 2026 compared to the same period last year, according to the Malawi Police Service. Deputy National Public Relations Officer Alfred Chimthere said in a statement that fatalities declined from 464 deaths in 2025 to 406 in 2026. He said the total […] The post Police: Road traffic deaths drop 13% in first half of 2026 appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Malawi’s Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Chimwemwe Chipungu, has told Parliament that government has identified land for the permanent resettlement of people displaced from the Kasasile area in Nkhata Bay, following their eviction from land belonging to the Malawi Defence Force (MDF). The minister said the announcement followed rising tensions over the dispute, […] The post Chipungu: Govt secures land for displaced Kasasile families after protest march appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Malawi’s Leader of the Opposition has launched an explosive attack on government over claims it secretly borrowed a staggering K100 billion from a commercial bank without Parliament’s knowledge — warning the deal could amount to unlawful public debt. Simplex Chithyola Banda demanded an immediate explanation after reports emerged that the Ministry of Finance had taken […] The post Chithyola Banda: K100bn FDH Bank loan may breach public finance law appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

There is a certain symmetry to President Arthur Peter Mutharika reaching for Tony Blair as he tries to convince the world that Malawi is open for business again. Both men are practised in the art of the comeback: Mutharika returned to State House after a period out of power promising renewal, while Blair has spent […] The post Tony Blair and Malawi’s economic crossroads — but can charisma diplomacy fix a battered economy? appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

A row engulfing Malawi’s beauty pageant scene has exploded, with a veteran former pageant organiser and a prominent lawyer both tearing into Miss Malawi bosses for handing the country’s Miss World slot to a runner-up instead of the reigning queen — and the plot has now thickened further, with new evidence suggesting the snubbed queen […] The post Miss Malawi leadership confronted by legal and sector criticism over disputed Miss World pathway appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Malawi needs to significantly strengthen rehabilitation and reintegration programmes for prison inmates, a governance expert has warned, following concerns that some beneficiaries of presidential pardons have gone on to reoffend. Dr George Chaima said in an interview on Wednesday that pardons should be accompanied by deliberate interventions to prepare inmates for life outside prison, arguing […] The post Malawi urged to boost prisoner rehabilitation as presidential pardon recipients linked to fresh crimes appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

A female doctor has spoken of her terror after her home was targeted by burglars in the dead of night — the latest in a string of chilling break-ins striking fear into medical professionals across Malawi. Dr Maria Mang’anda, a Consultant Anaesthesiologist at Mzuzu Central Hospital, was inside her home in Lupaso, Mzuzu, when intruders […] The post Mzuzu doctor living in fear after burglars strike home with children and elderly mother inside appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Malawi’s Parliament says it still needs an additional K400 million to fully fund next month’s hosting of the 55th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Africa Region Conference and Annual General Meeting in Lilongwe, despite intensifying preparations for the event. Speaking at a media briefing in Lilongwe on Wednesday, Speaker of Parliament and CPA Africa Region president […] The post Malawi’s Parliament needs extra K400 million to fund Commonwealth conference in Lilongwe appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Local Government Minister Dr  Ben Malunga  Phiri has fired back at claims government has no money to implement the reformed Constituency Development Fund (CDF), insisting the rollout is well and truly underway. Phiri was grilled in Parliament on Tuesday after several MPs accused government of struggling to get the reformed fund off the ground due […] The post Ben Phiri insists cash flowing for constituency fund, hits back at MPs’ claims appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Lilongwe-based sports development organisation Mpira M’mudzi Mwathu (MMM) on Saturday conducted a Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) awareness session for 20 Under-15 girls from Mthawira Primary School in Ntcheu, using football as a platform to promote education and life skills. The initiative, organised in partnership with the United States Embassy in Malawi, brought […] The post Mpira M’mudzi uses football to empower girls on reproductive health appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Simplex Chithyola Banda, Leader of the Opposition and Malawi Congress Party lawmaker, is expected to enter a plea in a corruption case on 7 August 2026, following the issuing of court summons. The Lilongwe Chief Resident Magistrate’s Court has summoned  Chithyola Banda, a former finance minister, to appear in person to answer charges relating to […] The post Chithyola Banda faces court over K29.5bn Greenbelt funds appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

A close friend of one of the men accused of murdering Agnes Katengeza has told the court he was living with the suspect at the time of his dramatic arrest — and revealed the chilling phone calls that broke the news. Frank Mathyola, 30, took to the witness stand as the second state witness in […] The post Katengeza murder trial: Best friend of accused tells court he lived with him before shock arrest appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Digital content piracy is wreaking havoc on Malawi’s economy, driving away investors and starving the government of vital public revenue, a senior official has warned. Director of Government Communication Services Deogratias Mmana issued the stark warning while speaking at a national multi-stakeholder forum on digital piracy in Blantyre, where he laid bare the true scale […] The post Malawi losing millions to piracy epidemic as officials warn of job losses and investor flight appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Mkango Resources’ pitch on Songwe Hill arrives with the polish familiar to junior miners courting political goodwill: bold value-addition claims, a ministerial photo opportunity, and projections of jobs and forex that are, for now, entirely prospective. None of this makes the project fraudulent or even unpromising. It does mean the claims deserve the kind of […] The post The Songwe promise: forensic scrutiny of Mkango’s rare earth pitch appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Malawi’s Supreme Court of Appeal has granted permission for a man to proceed with a judicial review against the District Commissioner of Lilongwe, the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, and t he President of Malawi, after an earlier application was denied by the High Court. The permission for Sefasi Matthews Jonathan Masula to […] The post Malawi’s Supreme Court grants leave for judicial review in case against Lilongwe DC and government appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Two Malawian organisations have joined forces to lobby for increased investment in adolescent sexual and reproductive health rights, warning that teenage pregnancy rates in the country continue to rise despite years of intervention. The Centre for Social Research (CSR) and Women for Sustainable Agile Development in Malawi (WOSAD) set out their case at a one-day […] The post Malawi’s teenage pregnancy rate hits 32% as advocates call for stronger sexual health investment appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Malawi netball head coach Deborah Fuller says her side is fully prepared for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, after a series of tough warm-up fixtures against some of the sport’s biggest names. The Queens faced New Zealand, England’s men’s netball team and England A as part of their build-up to the tournament, with Fuller assessing […] The post Malawi’s Fuller ‘ready’ for Commonwealth Games after strength-testing warm-up matches appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Malawi’s Miss World representative for 2026 has been named — but the announcement has sparked a wave of reaction online, after organisers opted to send first runner-up Irene Navicha rather than reigning Miss Malawi Thandie Chisi. Navicha will fly the flag for Malawi at the 73rd Miss World pageant, taking place in Vietnam this August, […] The post Miss Malawi runner-up Navicha to represent country at Miss World amid social media backlash over selection appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Airtel Africa Foundation has announced the first cohort of beneficiaries under a new scholarship programme aimed at supporting Malawian students studying science, technology, engineering and maths at university. The Airtel Nzeru Tech Scholarship Programme, delivered through Airtel Malawi plc in partnership with the Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST), was launched in January 2026 […] The post Airtel launches tech scholarship for 25 Malawian students at MUST appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Two years after the Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) introduced Kalondola, the country’s digital tax stamp system has transformed excise tax collection, delivering billions in additional revenue and exposing previously hidden gaps in the market. But while the technology has strengthened government’s ability to track products and collect taxes, it has not completely defeated counterfeit goods […] The post Two years of Kalondola: Malawi’s tax revolution delivers billions, but black market fight continues appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Ascent Soccer Academy has been praised by sponsors One Nico Group following an impressive first appearance at the Gothia Cup in Sweden, the world’s largest youth football tournament. The Malawian academy’s Under-14 boys made it through to the Round of 16 in the Boys Under-14 Playoff A, capping off a strong showing on their tournament […] The post One Nico backs Ascent Soccer Academy after standout Gothia Cup debut appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

The Limbe Resident Magistrate’s Court has issued a warrant of arrest for Neelam Azhar Mahmood, wife of Blantyre businessman Mahmood Azhar Chaudhry, over allegations that she falsely represented herself as a Malawian citizen in a property transaction, a development that could have significant implications for the enforcement of Malawi’s land ownership laws. Court documents seen […] The post Court issues arrest warrant for Chaudhry’s wife over alleged false citizenship declaration in K330m land deal appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Inclusive, strategic and policy-driven, the opposition’s new front bench signals a shift from politics of protest to politics of oversight. Not Just Appointments—A Declaration of Intent The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has done more than announce a Shadow Cabinet—it has unveiled a strategy for governance from the opposition benches. Far from being a routine list […] The post ANALYSIS | MCP’s shadow cabinet: More than a list of names—A blueprint to hold Govt accountable appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

A Malawian MP used his time on the floor of parliament to deliver an extraordinary rundown of his own personal spending on public infrastructure — insisting he had been forced to dig into his own pocket “on behalf of government” to tackle poverty in his constituency. Dr Matthews Mtumbuka, MP for Rumphi Central and deputy […] The post Mtumbuka lists lengthy catalogue of personal contributions to Rumphi— from mortuaries to bridges to solar lights appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

A little-known Indian company incorporated barely two years ago has landed a staggering $20.2 million (K35 billion) contract to supply maize to Malawi’s National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA), raising eyebrows over how such a small operation secured one of the country’s biggest food procurement deals. Global Agri Services Limited was only incorporated on 12 March […] The post Mystery over K35bn maize deal as tiny Indian firm wins massive Malawi contract appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Four Members of Parliament from Rumphi District in northern Malawi have pooled K10.5 million of their own constituency funds to renovate the mortuary at Rumphi District Hospital, after months of breakdowns left the vast majority of its units out of action. The initiative, led by Rumphi Central MP Dr Mathews Mtumbuka, comes after nine of […] The post Rumphi MPs from four parties club together to fund mortuary repairs after govt fails to act appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Malawi’s Minister of Natural Resources has praised a bioethanol cooking scheme in Chikwawa, saying it offers a practical alternative to charcoal that could ease pressure on the country’s dwindling forests while improving public health. Patricia Wiskies made the comments during a visit on Tuesday to PressCane Limited’s clean cooking project, which operates under the Green […] The post Bioethanol cooking scheme offers charcoal alternative, says Malawi minister appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) is facing allegations that senior officials, including Acting Director General Gabriel Chembezi, have been benefiting from additional fuel allocations outside the Bureau’s approved entitlement policy — even as several of its official vehicles sit grounded for lack of maintenance funding, according to documents and sources who spoke to Nyasa Times . […] The post ACB accused of misusing fuel allocations as bureau’s own vehicles sit grounded for lack of funds appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Lilongwe was buzzing this afternoon as President Arthur Peter Mutharika hosted former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair in a high‑stakes meeting insiders say could shape Malawi’s economic future. Sources at Kamuzu Palace described a no‑nonsense briefing from Mutharika, who laid bare the crisis he inherited — the now‑infamous Four Fs: Food, Forex, Fertiliser and Fuel […] The post Mutharika calls in Tony Blair! Palace showdown as Malawi hunts for big‑money investors appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Malawi is gearing up for its most star-studded night yet, after FDH Bank plc threw its weight — and its wallet — behind a blockbuster concert set to bring American R&B icon Brian McKnight to the country for the very first time. The bank has unveiled a major financial partnership with Lawi Group ahead of […] The post ‘Hollywood comes to Malawi’: Lawi and FDH Bank team up for blockbuster McKnight gig appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

A lawyer known for making noise on social media has issued a blistering ultimatum to Malawi’s judicial watchdog, demanding it wrap up a corruption probe into two members of the bench within four weeks — after the investigation dragged on for a staggering 21 months. Alexious Kamangila, a private practice lawyer who has built a […] The post Kamangila gives judges’ watchdog four-week ultimatum over ‘justice denied’ corruption probe appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Lindian Resources Limited, the Australian-listed miner developing the Kangankunde Rare Earth Project in Malawi’s Balaka district, remains on track with its production timeline following the successful completion of its first blasting operations, according to a senior mining sector official. Grain Malunga, national coordinator at the Chamber of Mines and Energy, said the project’s progress was […] The post Lindian Resources on track for Q4 rare earth production start in Malawi appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

There is a particular kind of legal case that outlives the institution at its centre, and Malawi’s long-running dispute over Finance Bank is one of them. The bank itself has not existed in any meaningful sense since January 2006. Yet twenty years on, the machinery of the state and the ghost of a defunct lender […] The post The trillion-kwacha question: what Malawi’s Finance Bank saga reveals about the limits of restitution appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.