Africa Malawi Responding to a proposal from an MP who suggested allowing MPs to speak in vernacular languages during parliamentary proceedings, Minister of Justice reminded that the Constitution requires to be able to read and speak English to qualify for elections
Africa Malawi Prisons Service welcomed a 12-month amnesty for qualified inmates to ease pressure on food, care and space in facilities that are twice as full; reoffend will defeat the purpose of amnesty, spokesperson said inviting to reunite with families, restart
Africa Malawi Prophet Shepherd Bushiri has committed to repatriate stranded Malawians from South Africa, offering medical and basic assistance and a second chance at life; the first convoy of buses carrying returnees has arrived in Mwanza
Africa Malawi Residents of Lilongwe have been rebuked by Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, who urged them to abandon a “culture of neglect” and littering, and adopt the discipline of cleanliness seen in other cities such as Blantyre
Africa Malawi Law enforcement agencies are committed to arresting and prosecuting all those targeting people with albinism: the assurance was made at the funeral of a murdered albino in the area of Traditional Authority Masumbankhunda in Lilongwe
Africa Malawi Social media activist Urunji Mezuwa publicly called on the Malawi Broadcasting Corporation to ban its debated radio program Nkhani Za Mu Boma, saying it spreads unverified info promoting irrational thinking and dangerous beliefs among rural listeners
Africa Malawi Over 300 elderly Malawians have been murdered in the past decade: women and men growing old in communities poisoned by fear, superstition and witchcraft accusations; public opinion now laments that culprits are often arrested, seldom punished
Africa Malawi At the 2026 Annual Meeting of National NTD Programme Managers in Africa in Lilongwe the Minister of Health remarked that strong strategies have been implemented in Malawi to eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases
Africa Malawi Taxes on the importation of electric and hybrid vehicles has been removed in a government move aimed at accelerating the adoption of fuel-efficient transport as global fuel prices continue to rise
Africa Malawi Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation ADMARC, the state-owned food trader, announced it would need a shocking K144 billion, or € 6,5 billion, to operate properly and save itself from collapse in the 2026/2027 financial year
Africa Malawi Malawi’s inflation rate has decreased to 24,9%; economists have welcomed the development saying it is an encouraging signal that economic policies may be beginning to yield results even though more work needs to be done
Africa Malawi An ideological battle has erupted within the Malawi Congress Party over maize, laying bare deep divisions in how the party understands food security, markets, economic policy; the 'maize food or capital' debate is spilling into public discourse
Africa Malawi 6% decline in criminal activity has been registered in 2025, with 2.247 fewer cases reported nationwide, Inspector General of Police announced; official figures also show measurable improvement in road traffic accidents, -11%, with 3.527 cases in 2025