As Malawi approaches the next disaster season, the effectiveness of its legal tools to manage and reduce risks hangs in the balance, awaiting the political will to turn policy into protection.
A new $3.6 million agricultural initiative aimed at transforming Malawi’s soybean and groundnut value chains was officially launched in Lilongwe on Tuesday.
The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has announced the opening of the 2025 Women Agripreneurs of the Year Awards (WAYA), offering up to $300,000 (about K540 million in grants to female agribusiness innovators across the continent, including Malawi.
Civil society leaders in Malawi have warned against rising political violence and demanded increased transparency from electoral stakeholders, urging a peaceful and credible electoral process.
As concerns grow over Malawi’s stalled Extended Credit Facility (ECF) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), civil society organizations (CSOs) and economic experts are offering divergent views on what went wrong — and what should happen next.
The Government of Malawi has stepped up its decentralisation agenda by transferring land administration services to district councils, a move aimed at improving access, governance, and transparency in land registration and management.
Beneficiaries of Brother Aidan Clohessy in Malawi - a group of over 100 young men who received material and educational support from Catholic brother Brother Aidan Clohessy of the St. John of God Order of Hospitallers - have come forward to refute and dismiss allegations of physical and sexual abuse levied against their benefactor Brother Aidan Clohessy.
The Private Schools Association of Malawi (PRISAM) has revealed plans to establish a Savings and Credit Cooperative (SACCO) to help private schools achieve financial independence.
Members of the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) who support Leader of Opposition Kondwani Nankhumwa have threatened to take legal action against the party if President Peter Mutharika fails to call for a convention by July this year.
A report by the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS-NET) has established that Tropical Cyclone Freddy has worsened Malawi's food security situation, leaving the poorest households the most affected.
Castel Malawi Limited (CML) has announced a brand new football tournament, the Castel Challenge Cup, at a glamorous launch event at the Protea Hotel by Marriott Blantyre Ryalls.Â
The Malawian Government is set to purchase 12 new motor vehicles for Cabinet ministers, their deputies, Principal Secretaries (PSs), and directors, at a cost of K1 billion.Â