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.
Silver Strikers Football Club are the 2025 NBS Charity Shield champions following their hard-fought victory over Mighty Wanderers on Saturday afternoon at Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe.
Stakeholders in the Climate and Disaster Risk Finance and Insurance (CDRFI) have called for more inclusive policies to protect vulnerable groups, particularly women, persons with disabilities, and rural communities, from the devastating impacts of climate disasters.
Chitipa District has recorded a major breakthrough in food security following the government's establishment of the Mafinga and Marko Irrigation Schemes in Senior Chiefs Mwenewenya and Mwabulambya respectively.
While progress has been made, gender activists remain skeptical about the pace of change, urging the government and stakeholders to move beyond policy declarations and ensure real implementation of Gender Equality Act.
Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, Simplex Chithyola Banda has on Friday presented the 2025/2026 national budget, unveiling a total expenditure of MWK8.05 trillion, an increase of MWK2.05 trillion from last year’s MWK6 trillion budget.
President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera has appointed Peter Dimba as the new Minister of Labour replacing Engineer Vitumbiko Mumba, who had earlier been appointed as the new Minister of Trade and Industry.