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EU, backs renewable energy expansion power to Malawi's economic growth

Nov 10, 2025 07:54 PM Patrick Kachere

The European Union (EU) Ambassador to Malawi, Daniel Aristi-Gaztelumendi, expressed EU’s commitment to advancing renewable energy in the country, particularly through the Energizing Development (EnDev) project, which aims to strengthen the market for climate-friendly technologies such as solar so...

Over 25,000 to receive lean season support in Nkhotakota District

Nov 07, 2025 12:07 PM Tapiwa Mbewe

The Nkhotakota District Agriculture Office says almost 25,000 heavily affected families will benefit from the 2025\2026 Lean Season Food Insecurity Response Program [LS-FIRP]. The District’s Director of Agriculture Services, Denis Emmaunel Zingeni said the programme demonstrates governments’ c...

Unseen trauma: Unsafe abortion’s silent mental toll on men

Nov 07, 2025 11:59 AM Tamandani Hau

The air at the rice and maize mill hangs thick with the scent of dust and grain, but Sabina Kumwenda’s neatly plaited natural hair, her bright pink patterned top and a traditional wrapper attire are outstanding. But the cheerfulness ends there. With the grind of the machinery as her backdrop,...

Silver Lead First Round of NBM Women’s Premiership

Nov 07, 2025 11:54 AM Nothvinia Sam Luhanga

Silver Strikers ladies have finished the first round of the inaugural NBM Women’s Premiership top on the log table after amassing the maximum 27 points in nine matches. The Bankers remain the only team to taste defeat and, have a commanding seven-point lead over second placed sworn rivals Asce...

Turning Likes into Livelihoods: How Malawian Women Are Learning and Earning Online

Nov 06, 2025 11:31 AM Ivy Tunkete Mwanyongo

When Eunice Kholowa logs onto Facebook or TikTok to share her short tutorials, hundreds of Malawian women follow her lessons on soap making, Malambe, a local drink made from baobab fruit and small business management, all designed to help women earn from home. “My goal has always been to assis...

Political analyst tells MCP to shut the mouth up

Nov 06, 2025 11:12 AM Dyson Kamwana

Events continue to unfold following the arrest of 15 suspects who are answering charges of acts of political violence that occurred in multiple districts prior to the 16th September 2025 general elections. The suspects are appearing before the magistrate court in Lilongwe where they have been ...

CHRR urges joint efforts in the fight against corruption

Nov 06, 2025 08:08 AM Patrick Kachere

The Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) has called on Malawians and key stakeholders to unite in the fight against corruption by raising awareness and promoting transparency across all sectors of society. Speaking to Umunthu FM, CHRR Project Officer Dennis Mwafulirwa said advocac...