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Youth empowerment took centre stage at the UN@80 dialogue in Lilongwe, where leaders, development partners and young voices demanded stronger action to place young people at the heart of Malawi’s future. Their call: real opportunities, real inclusion, real change.

Malawi faces harsh new taxes as government moves to stabilise a battered economy. Finance Minister Joseph Mwanamvekha cites unsustainable debt and a closed fiscal space, introducing levies on bank transfers, mobile money, winnings, insurance and cement to boost revenue.

Parliament has approved a $27 million OPEC Fund loan for the Jenda Water Project, paving the way for new water systems, improved sanitation, reforestation, and a faecal sludge facility—aimed at boosting clean water access and public health in the area.

National Bank of Malawi (NBM) – a leading banking institution in Malawi – has expressed commitment to providing startup capital to artisanal and small-scale miners to facilitate growth of the sector.

Mchinji District Agriculture Extension Coordination Committee (DAECC) has stressed the need for strong relationships and collaboration among stakeholders to sustain agriculture initiatives being implemented in the district.

A little known woman, Letina Kamwamba, has dragged Leader of Opposition and Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential aspirant, Kondwani Nankhumwa, to court over child maintenance issues.