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Two Years On: Malawi Remembers Saulos Chilima as Calls for Truth and Accountability Grow
<div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Today 10th June, 2026 marks two years since Malawi lost former Vice President and founder of t...
Women with disabilities demand equal access to SRHR services
Victoria Supuliyano, a teacher at Chilanga School for the Blind in the area of Senior Chief Kaomba, in Kasungu district recalls how negative attitudes from health workers affected her. During one antenatal visit in 2023 a nurse remarked, “even you got pregnant,” as if pregnancy were impossibl...
Jolobala Becomes Second Deputy Speaker After Contenders Withdraw
In a rare show of support for women’s leadership, Members of Parliament on Wednesday elected Esther Jolobala as Second Deputy Speaker after her male contender, Owen Malijani, withdrew from the race to promote gender balance in the August House. The elections, held on Wednesday following the sw...
Mutharika leads the contentious presidential race
The Malawi Electoral Commission MEC has announced the official results for the 2025 presidential election from the 13 councils in the country. The results show tight contention between the ruling Malawi congress party-MCP and opposition democratic progressive party-DPP with the United Transfor...
UTM's Kabambe Unveils Eco-Friendly Oil and Gas Plan to Boost Malawi’s Economy
United Transformation Movement (UTM) president Dr. Dalitso Kabambe has revealed plans to extract oil and gas from Lake Malawi using technology that he says will not harm the lake’s ecosystem, as part of efforts to boost the country’s economy through the mining sector. Speaking during a whistle...
Amref Health Africa and Partners Call on Political Parties to Prioritize Health in Manifestos
Amref Health Africa, in collaboration with civil society organizations, NGOs, development partners, and other key stakeholders, has called on political parties in Malawi to prioritize and promote the health and well-being of women, children, and adolescents. This appeal follows a two-day manif...
Kabambe pledges to reintroduce subsidized fertilizer
The United Transformation Movement (UTM), President Dr. Dalitso Kabambe says once voted into power on September 16, he will reintroduce the fertilizer subsidy program as a way of revamping agricultural systems in the country. Dr. Kabambe reiterated that his government will ensure that fert...