Malawi mourns Pope Francis

SAYS MASSES WILL BE CELEBRATED IN CATHEDRALS—MtumbukaBy Taonga Sabola & Patience Lunda: Catholics in Malawi Monday joined their counterparts across the world in mourning the death of their global leader Pope Francis, who died at 7:35 Monday morning. He …

Wheatless and tasteless: The sad tale of Malawi’s bread industry

HEADS CAMA, WHICH PRODUCED REPORT—John KapitoBy Funsani John Scander: Malawi’s bread industry appears to be in crisis, but we are mute. Just as Asa the Nigerian artist sang in her song “There is fire on the mountain, And nobody seems to be on the run; Oh, …

Malawi fuel prices among highest on global rankings

Malawi’s petrol and diesel prices remain among the highest in both regional and global rankings, despite no upward price adjustments in the past two years. Currently, petrol is priced at K2, 530 (approximately $1.44) per litre while diesel stands at K2,734 …

Reserve Bank of Malawi ponders offshore pensions investment

By Kingsley Jassi: The possibility of investing pension funds in offshore destinations may soon become a reality as the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) explores ways to allow outbound investment flows. RBM Governor McDonald Mafuta Mwale revealed, last week, …

Malawi Celebrates Three Decades of Promoting Women’s Rights

By Jones Gadama Malawi joins the global community in commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Fourth United Nations Conference on Women, commonly known as the Beijing Conference. The conference, held in Beijing, China, in 1995, was a landmark event that …

Malawi and China sign landmark agreement for judicial complex construction

By Jones Gadama Malawi and China have signed a financing agreement for the construction of a modern Judicial Complex in Lilongwe. Minister of Finance and Economic Planning Simplex Chithyola-Banda signed the agreement on behalf of the Malawi government, …

Malawi requests Mpox vaccine from WHO amidst growing concerns

By Jones Gadama The Ministry of Health has initiated a process of requesting the World Health Organisation (WHO) for the Mpox vaccine following the confirmation of two cases of the virus in Malawi. According to Adrian Chikumbe, Ministry of Health …

Floyd Shivambu’s Malawi visit raises alarms over ties with fugitive Bushiri

The man who is uMkhonto weSizwe party’s second in-command knowingly associated with Shepherd Bushiri, a fugitive, in Malawi. Floyd Shivambu is not an elected representative in parliament. He does not hold any official office in the public service. He is …

Chinese nationals detained for alleged trespass at Lindian rare earths project in Malawi

Australia-based Lindian Resources said on Tuesday that two Chinese nationals were among a group of individuals detained by authorities for allegedly trespassing and attempting to collect geological samples at the company’s Kangankunde rare earths project …

Trespassers caught at Malawi rare earths project