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Stakeholders review Team Malawi at Region 5 Games
The Times Group Malawi
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July 29, 2025
The Malawi National Council of Sports (MNCS) Monday engaged stakeholders to review the performance of Team Malawi at the African Union Sports Council (Ausc) Region 5 Youth Games in Windhoek, Namibia. MNCS personnel—together with officials from the...
MISA Malawi’s reactive posture undermines Journalists protection, welfare: A call for urgent reform
The Maravi Post
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July 29, 2025
BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)-The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Malawi chapter, an organization ostensibly established to champion the rights and welfare of journalists, has fallen gravely short of fulfilling its mandate. Its chronic pattern...
‘It’s all about trusting yourself, pushing your limits’: Malawi’s first climbers take their sport to new heights
The Guardian
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July 29, 2025
Emmanuel Jekete was at secondary school in 2019 when his mother’s Canadian boss invited him to try out a climbing wall in his garden in Malawi’s capital, Lilongwe. Jekete found it easy to pull himself up the plastic holds when the wooden board was...
Fuel Relief on the Horizon: NOCMA G-to-G Consignment Arrives in Mozambique Enroute to Malawi
Nyasa Times
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July 29, 2025
A major fuel breakthrough is underway for Malawi as the vessel MT Virgo, carrying 22 million litres of diesel, has docked at Nacala Port in Mozambique, marking a critical phase in the government-to-government (G-to-G) fuel import deal. Likambale...
Mzuzu Youth Caucus Demands Nkoloma’s Reappointment as Electoral Commissioner
Face of Malawi
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July 30, 2025
Published on July 30, 2025 at 8:32 AM by Edgar Naitha 244 words • approx. 2 min read The Mzuzu Youth Caucus has issued a 24-hour ultimatum to President Lazarus Chakwera, demanding the reappointment of Mayamiko Nkoloma as a commissioner of the...
OPINION | Why Mumba is the Right Choice for Chakwera to Avoid Re-run
Nyasa Times
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July 29, 2025
Your Excellency, Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, In politics, timing is everything. So is perception. So is coalition-building. And as you prepare to submit your nomination papers, this is not just another election—it is the fight of your political...
Old Mutual donates MK5 million to ICAM lakeshore conference
Face of Malawi
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July 30, 2025
276 words • approx. 2 min read Old Mutual Malawi has moved in and donated money amounting to MK5 million to the Institute of the Chartered Accountants in Malawi (ICAM) for its Lakeshore Conference slated for August 21-23 in the eastern district of...
Team Malawi Region 5 Games’ perfomance under review
The Nation Malawi
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July 29, 2025
Various stakeholders met in Salima yesterday to review Team Malawi’s performance at the delayed 2024 Region 5 Youth Games held in Namibia earlier this month. A statement from Malawi National Council of Sports says the meeting attracted officials...
Malawi receives over $3.3m insurance payout from ARC, addressing drought impacts
Reinsurance News
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July 28, 2025
The Government of the Republic of Malawi has received a total insurance payout of USD $3,376,783 from the African Risk Capacity (ARC) Group, a specialised agency of the African Union that helps member states manage the risks associated with...
New Puma Malawi MD outlines vision for local market
The Nation Malawi
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July 28, 2025
Newly hired Puma Energy Malawi managing director Steveria Kadangwe says her mission is to maintain the fuel retailer as a leading oil marketing company in the country as it continues to expand its footprints nationwide. Presently, Puma commands a...
Chakwera rescinds Mayamiko Nkoloma appointment as MEC commissioner
The Maravi Post
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July 27, 2025
LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-President Lazarus Chakwera has rescinded the appointment of Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (Mubas) lecturer in telecommunications Mayamiko Nkoloma as Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) commissioner. In a...
Lazarus Chakwera appeals for unity in campaigns
The Times Group Malawi
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July 28, 2025
President Lazarus Chakwera has urged political parties participating in the upcoming general elections to refrain from physical confrontation and verbal insults during the campaign period. Instead, Chakwera has challenged all candidates and their...
Malawi president recalls Parliament to amend voting law
Xinhua News Agency
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LILONGWE, July 27 (Xinhua) -- Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera has ordered the country's recently dissolved Parliament to reconvene on Aug. 5 to amend the voting law to ensure that all eligible citizens, including those assigned to duty on...
Chakwera touts five-year development record: Launches Eastern Region MCP manifesto, campaign
The Maravi Post
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July 27, 2025
By Bishop Witmos MANGOCHI-(MaraviPost)-President Lazarus Chakwera has launched the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) campaign in the Eastern Region with a call for voters to renew his mandate in the September 16 presidential election to continue the...
Six Dead, 14 Injured in Fatal Minibus Accident in Machinga
Face of Malawi
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July 30, 2025
Published on July 30, 2025 at 2:12 PM by Evance Kapito 100 words • approx. 1 min read Six people, including three children, have died in a tragic road accident that occurred at Molipa in Machinga District. Eyewitnesses at the scene say 14 other...
NBS partners NGO to finance farmers
The Times Group Malawi
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July 30, 2025
Malawi Stock Exchange-listed NBS Bank on Friday partnered Opportunity International, a global nonprofit organisation that creates opportunities for entrepreneurs, to support smallholder farmers in accessing capital. The deal comes as the financing...
32 Arrested for Alleged Chicken Theft at Central Poultry in Lilongwe
Face of Malawi
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July 30, 2025
Published on July 30, 2025 at 5:01 PM by Evance Kapito 73 words • approx. 1 min read Police in Lilongwe have arrested 32 people suspected of being part of a mob that looted live chickens from Central Poultry, located under Traditional Authority...
Man Gets 10 Years for Defiling Mentally Challenged Teen Girl in Chiradzulu
Face of Malawi
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July 30, 2025
Published on July 30, 2025 at 2:24 PM by Evance Kapito 117 words • approx. 1 min read The First Grade Magistrate Court in Chiradzulu has sentenced 51-year-old Graciano Magaisa to 10 years in prison for defiling a 16-year-old girl with a mental...
Caf inter-club tourneys draw set for August 12
The Times Group Malawi
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July 30, 2025
Malawi’s representatives in 2025 Caf inter-club competitions, Silver Strikers and Mighty Wanderers, will know their opponents when the draw is made. The draw is set to take place in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on August 12. This is according to media...
Avi Is Gone: ‘Snowfall’ Actor Alon Aboutboul Dies Suddenly at 60
Face of Malawi
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July 30, 2025
457 words • approx. 3 min read Alon Aboutboul, one of Israel’s most accomplished and internationally recognized actors, has died at the age of 60 after collapsing on Habonim Beach near Zichron Ya’acov on the morning of July 29, 2025. According to...