Scorchers 34 places up on Fifa rankings
The Malawi Women’s National Football Team made history again when they moved 34 places up on the latest Fifa World rankings, moving to position 119 from 153. This is Malawi’s…
Many elderly people in Malawi die poor in rich houses: How Equity Sharing can end this cruelty
In Area 10 in Lilongwe, there is a 76-year-old retired teacher. He lives in a house worth K300 million. His monthly pension is K150,000. He cannot afford his diabetes medication…
The trouble at BWB
There is a danger that Malawi will look at the latest development at Blantyre Water Board (BWB) and conclude that the Yeremia Chihana problem has finally been solved. It has…
Malawi’s economy stuck in devaluation conundrum
By Justin Mkweu: Malawi’s economy is reeling in a raft of headwinds, a state in which some have recommended devaluation of the local currency as a measure through which it…
How reformatory centres are deforming children
By Wezzie Joy Gausi: In Malawi, children found in conflict with the law are sent to reformatory centres to rehabilitate their behaviour. And a Malawi News investigation has found that…
Scorchers 2 good for Zimbabwe
The Malawi Women’s National Football Team produced a dominant performance as they claimed a 2-0 victory over Zimbabwe’s Mighty Warriors in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic qualifiers at Bingu National…
Compensation delay holds back investors
By Pemphero Malimba: The government is yet to allocate plots to developers at Area 54 in Lilongwe, Dunduzu in Mzuzu and Matindi in Blantyre after identifying the land for development…
Flames down two places
By Praise Majawa: Malawi’s senior national football team has dropped two places to 131st from 129th in the latest Fifa world rankings released Thursday. The drop follows the Flames’ 3-1…
NBM backs Scorchers
By Praise Majawa: National Bank of Malawi plc (NBM) has said it believes Malawi National Women’s Football Team will carry its Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) momentum into the…
Who should choose Malawi’s Vice President: The people or the President?
By Francis Belekanyama: A proposal now before Parliament seeks to redesign Malawi’s vice presidency at its constitutional foundation. Strip away the personalities, political parties and immediate political calculations, and one…
