Malawi 

As Malawi celebrated Mother’s Day on 15 October, the Miss Malawi pageant organizers have extended a gesture of love by donating assorted items to Grace Land Child Care Centre, which supports children with disabilities

A Constituency Returning Officer attempted suicide after reportedly failing to deliver on his duties in overseeing the hotly contested 2025 Tripartite Elections; Police in Nathenje have confirmed that the incident occurred on 18 September

Ballot papers for 16 September General Election have been delivered from its Kamuzu International Airport warehouse to all 229 constituency tally centres: the Malawi Electoral Commission confirmed the key activity in preparations for the polls

Thin plastics have been addressed in Kasungu, with the Malawi Environmental Protection Authority warning residents and traders to abandon outlawed products or face legal action, supporting alternatives as paper or cloth bags and biodegradable packaging

Central Poultry, Malawi’s leading poultry company, provided chicks, vaccines, feed, support to 150 farmers in a pilot project to improve local production; beneficiaries can then sell the chickens to CP or at market price to repay the non-interest loan

All applications to public Teacher Training Colleges will now be processed entirely online: Minister Jessie Kabwila explained the game-changing system to ensure equitable access at the opening of Malawi Institute of Management in Lilongwe

Amid increasing campaign activity in view of general elections in September, aspiring MP for Rumphi Central constituency pledged to push for a new law to allocate university admission quotas to the best students of local Community Day Secondary Schools

At least 11.370 people were affected by the heavy rains and flooding caused by Tropical Cyclone Jude in nine districts of Malawi; the worst affected districts are Phalombe and Nsanje, both bordering Mozambique

The Malawi Conference of Catholic Bishops has announced plans to host the country's first National Eucharistic Congress, a historic gathering of Catholics from across Malawi

Exports of gems and precious minerals have been frozen and no new export licences for minerals have been issued while Malawi is reforming how the sector is administered