Browsing: Malawi

Malawi’s year-on-year inflation rate increased to 28.1% in December 2024, rising from 27.0% in November, according to the latest data released by the National Statistics Office…

Malawi’s former finance minister, Joseph Mwanamveka, and four other ex-government officials were arrested on Monday for allegedly embezzling 447.5 billion kwacha ($258 million) from two state-owned…

Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera has received widespread commendation for prioritising national, political, and gender balance in his recent cabinet reshuffle. The cabinet reshuffle, announced on Wednesday…

Cyclone Chido has killed 13 people in Malawi, following its path of destruction across the Indian Ocean territories of Mayotte and Mozambique. The storm, which lost…

The tragic plane crash that claimed the life of the vice president of Malawi, Saulos Chilima, six months ago was caused by bad weather and human…

Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera has outlined measures to address the nation’s worsening fuel shortage, hunger crisis, and political violence during a televised address on Wednesday. Malawi…

Patricia Kaliati, the opposition leader in Malawi, appeared in Lilongwe court on Monday facing charges of plotting to kill President Lazarus Chakwera.  Kaliati, who is the…

Women farmers in northern Malawi have found a clever way to deal with the negative effects of climate change by making wine from overripe bananas. These…

In the most severe drought southern Africa has seen in a hundred years, villagers in Malawi are foraging for potentially toxic wild yams to eat as…

A tragic plane crash in Malawi has claimed the lives of a Zimbabwean pilot and a Dutch passenger, while another Dutch national survived the incident. Malawian…