US rapper Rick Ross has been taken into custody in Miami Beach, Florida, over accusations of assaulting ex-girlfriend. The artist, whose real name is William Leonard Roberts, was detained by Miami Beach police in the early hours of Thursday and booked into the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Centre at 6:10am, according to Miami-Dade jail and...

Limbe turned into a scramble for transport on Thursday evening as a fuel shortage emptied the city’s minibus depot, leaving commuters fighting for the few vehicles still making it into the area.A Malawi24 spot check found no minibuses waiting at some of the usual boarding points, including the main depot, leaving passengers rushing to board...

Mawhoo, real name Thandeka Nontobeko Ngema may have a date at Scallas, but Malawians online appear to have other plans, with nearly nine in every 10 poll respondents saying No to the South African artist’s October 16 performance. The online survey by Watchdog (Voice of the Voiceless Malawi) recorded 2,666 votes against the show, representing...

Vice President Jane Ansah has challenged African health professionals to stop looking elsewhere for answers to the continent’s health problems, calling for more research, innovation and better working conditions.Ansah said Malawi and other SADC countries must invest in local solutions while creating workplaces that allow health workers to deliver quality care without being overwhelmed by...

Malawi is hurting, the complaints are piling up, but one voice expected to echo the frustrations appears harder to hear.That silence has now drawn a sharp challenge to Leader of Opposition Simplex Chithyola Banda, with a concerned citizen questioning why the country’s official opposition leadership appears missing from some of the biggest problems confronting ordinary...

They came to Malawi hoping to stay longer, but 50 Ethiopian nationals have now been shown the way out with a forced flight home.Immigration spokesperson Inspector Pasqually Zulu said the 50 were repatriated through Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) on Wednesday, as authorities intensify efforts to manage stranded migrants and ease pressure on correctional facilities.The group...

President Arthur Peter Mutharika has appointed nine members to serve on the ninth cohort of the Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC).The appointments, which took effect on September 20, 2026, will run for three years, according to the Office of the President and Cabinet.Those appointed are Orison Joseph Themba Chaponda, Viwemi Chavula, Dr Godfrey Dalitso Kangaude,...

Retired General Paul Valentino Phiri, former Malawi Defence Force chief is now in the hands of anti-corruption investigators over a case involving alleged illegal arms trafficking.The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested retired General Paul Valentino Phiri on five counts relating to abuse of office and dealing in terrorist property.The charges arise from allegations concerning Phiri’s...

Malawians are demanding answers over disappearing data, but TNM’s first detailed response has pointed customers back to their own phones.The response comes as the telecom giant faces mounting complaints over mobile data depletion, with the Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) already investigating whether customers are being accurately charged and whether data deductions match actual usage.In...

A headcount at Chitipa District Council has wiped 258 names off government payroll, leaving the affected workers to prove they are not ghost employees.The affected workers were identified during the headcount as suspected ghost employees, according to the council’s Director of Human Resources and Administration, Thomas Mwafongo.Mwafongo made the disclosure on Wednesday at an extraordinary...

Contractors in Malawi warn that persistent fuel shortages could delay the completion of development projects.The concern was raised in Kasungu on Wednesday when contractors received construction assignments under the Reformed Constituency Development Fund (RCDF).Firstday Ching’ani, managing director of Umodzi wa Matipa Construction Company, said fuel shortages could disrupt construction activities and make it difficult for...

Kasasile community in Nkhata Bay is set to get a new home after government identified 600 hectares of land in Mpherembe, Mzimba District, for their relocation.The move is expected to end the long-running land dispute that left members of the community displaced after their homes were demolished last year.Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development...

Living longer is becoming a growing challenge for thousands of older Malawians, as declining fertility and rising life expectancy reshape the country’s population.The shift is raising fresh concerns over healthcare, social protection and economic security for people aged 60 and above.The Ministry of Gender, Children and Disability says Malawi’s ageing population is steadily increasing and...

You pay for the data, fail to use it, then watch it disappear. That is the frustration now boiling over among Malawian mobile users, who say expired bundles leave them feeling robbed of money they already spent.Mobile users in Malawi are calling for the expiry policy governing data bundles to be abolished or revised. They...

Mafunso a komwe kudapita lamya ina ya malemu Saulos Chilima amanga nthenje tsopano pomwe mboni ya chisilikali yati idawona mafoni atatu osati awiri okha.Lachitatu madzulo, Major General Richard Chagonapanja adawonekera ku komiti yapadera yomwe ikufufuza za ngozi yandege yaku Chikangawa pa 10 June, 2024.Major General Chagonapanja adauza komitiyi kuti iye ndiamene ankatsogolera a silikali a...

Zimbabwean business tycoon Wicknell Chivayo and his wife, Lucy “Lulu” Muteke, have been killed in a helicopter crash near Marondera, east of Harare, on Wednesday evening. Family spokesperson Herbert Chivayo confirmed their deaths to state broadcaster ZBC News. The helicopter went down in the Marondera Rural area at around 5pm. Zimbabwean government spokesperson Nick Mangwana...

For nine-year-old Faith Mazengera of Chilunga Village in Zomba, going to school has long meant one painful thing, being carried on her mother’s back.Faith, who has a physical disability, has struggled to attend classes at Mchengawedi Primary School because she did not have a wheelchair.Her mother, Lonely Mazengera, says carrying her daughter to school every...

A reported decision at Mighty Wanderers to deduct one week’s salary from players and officials following their 2-1 defeat to Blue Eagles has opened an unusual debate about where football discipline ends and employment rights begin.The report, published by football-focused page Wa Ganyu, says players, officials, the kit master and a security officer were all...

George Zulu’s attempt to challenge Alfred Gangata’s victory in the Lilongwe City Mtandire-Mtsiriza Constituency has hit another delay.The High Court has stayed proceedings until the Supreme Court of Appeal determines Gangata’s appeal.Zulu, who contested the constituency on a Malawi Congress Party (MCP) ticket in the September 16, 2025 General Election, petitioned the High Court challenging...

Prison was supposed to take away Sean “Diddy” Combs’ freedom, but it appears money has opened another door. Behind the bars, the music mogul is reportedly getting inmates to cook, clean, make his bed and even massage him, turning his 50-month sentence into a bizarre jailhouse luxury package.According to NBC News, the 56-year-old music mogul,...

Bayuum Thii! Renowned Malawian hip-hop artists and collaborators Phyzix and Gwamba have locked horns. The Cholapitsa hit maker threw his first jab at fellow Lilongwe based Chichewa lyricist.Phyzix has hit back at Gwamba, insisting that people should not associate or compare him with the celebrated rapper.Phyzix made the remarks on social media while responding to...

As the battle for control of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) gathers pace, Alex Major is questioning not only Lazarus Chakwera’s plans but also the people surrounding the former president.Major, who has openly expressed interest in succeeding Chakwera as MCP president, says some of those advising the former leader at his Area 10 residence are...

Six years after its police unit was destroyed during the violent aftermath of Malawi’s disputed 2019 presidential election, Msundwe has regained a permanent police facility.The old unit was among police facilities torched during the post-election demonstrations, forcing officers to withdraw from the area and leaving residents with limited access to police services.The absence of a...

Fields in Rumphi are beginning to tell a different story as maize and tomatoes planted with support from the Dr Jane Ansah Foundation push towards maturity.Mhuu! What started as support for community livelihoods is now taking shape in the fields, with crops growing and an irrigation system keeping farming activities going.The foundation’s Director of Operations,...

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Malawi’s idle ships are finally moving, but not back onto the water. Government is preparing to sell them, days after MV Mtendere sank at Monkey Bay HarbourThe Ministry of Transport and Public Works says the disposal process for MV Mtendere, MV Nkhwazi, MV Mpasa and MV Mcheni is already underway in line with the Public...

The trail of 13 stolen cattle led villagers to a vehicle loaded with slaughtered animals. Then, mhuu! One suspect fell into their hands, and the hunt took a deadly turn.The suspect, identified as 30-year-old Yusufu Lingisoni Sitoro, was beaten to death before angry villagers set his body ablaze at Mchetechete Village in Ntchisi.Ntchisi Police public...

A search for a place to sleep ended in tragedy for a 42-year-old man after the truck he was using as temporary shelter caught fire in Area 49, Lilongwe.Kondwani Kaliyati had separated from his wife earlier this month and was looking for accommodation when his friend, Feroz Laher, offered him a flatbed truck to sleep...

The Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) is being pressed to ensure borrowers are shown the full cost of microfinance loans before signing up, amid concerns that interest rates alone may not tell the whole story.Development Economics student Tonex Mkwezalamba wants the central bank to review how microfinance institutions disclose interest, insurance, collection fees, Credit Reference...

A witch doctor told them to bring a placenta if they wanted charms to help them steal cattle, and they obeyed.But what the two men allegedly did not know was that the traditional healer had already tipped off the police.Nelson Kabichi, 27, and Fredson Kashaka, 39, walked into a police trap on the morning of...

People hit by floods and storms may get help faster now.The Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) has received a vehicle to help it reach disaster-hit areas faster.The vehicle has been provided by the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO), in partnership with the European Union (EU) and the United Nations Development Programme...

For years, going to school meant being carried 12 kilometres on the back of her elderly grandmother. Now, 13-year-old Talandila Ayimi has a new way to reach her classroom.A report by Malawi24 on the challenges facing the Standard Two learner at Mponda Primary School, Machinjiri Village in Balaka has caught the attention of Gift of...

A District Commissioner’s vehicle has been seized in Chitipa, as the council scrambles to resolve a K74 million debt linked to a seedling supply contract.The vehicle was impounded by a court sheriff following a legal dispute between the council and Shuta Shuta General Suppliers over unpaid supplies under the Songwe River Basin Project in Misuku.The...

Malawi Under-23’s 1-0 defeat to Eswatini was not simply a story of missed chances. It was also a tactical battle in which Eswatini’s compact defensive structure repeatedly exposed weaknesses in Malawi’s 4-3-3.From the opening stages, Eswatini used close, man-oriented marking to make Malawi’s build-up uncomfortable. Malawi had possession, but their players were often marked tightly,...

Generations of Malawian beauty queens have lost a mentor who helped shape their journeys after Miss Malawi founder Carver Bhima died.The Miss Malawi Organisation has confirmed Bhima’s death, describing him as a mentor, guide and custodian of Malawi’s beauty pageant industry.“His contribution to Malawi pageantry cannot be measured simply by crowns, titles or stages, but...

Mtsogoleri wa chipani cha UDF, Atupele Muluzi wati amalemekeza kwambiri m'tsogoleri wa dziko lino, Peter Mutharika koma wati ndikofunika kuvomereza kukula kwawo.Muluzi wanena izi pamene amacheza pa wayilesi ya kanema ya Zodiak, nkati mwa pulogalamu ina."Ine ndine m'modzi amene ndinagwira ntchito ndi President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika, ndagwira nawo ntchito dzaka ngati Nduna, I respect...

Farmers in Malawi are getting another option for fertiliser as a Blantyre plant turns waste materials into thousands of kilogrammes of locally produced organic fertiliser every hour.The Rural Development Investment Initiative Trust (RUDEVIT) plant in Chileka is producing about 3,000 kilogrammes of granulated organic fertiliser per hour, adding to the country’s local supply.The facility began...

Malawi is turning its universities into a potential source of foreign exchange, with public institutions being urged to look beyond the country’s borders for students who can bring in forex.Minister of Education Bright Msaka made the call on Tuesday at the Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS) in Blantyre, where six education institutions...

Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has moved to stop confusion over the postponed fresh parliamentary elections after a fake calendar announcing a new polling date started circulating on social media.The Commission says it has not issued any revised electoral calendar for the Nsanje South and Mangochi East constituencies.According to the Malawi Electoral Commission, the document circulating...

A man who spent two years behind bars for a sexual offence against a minor has walked free after the High Court in Zomba overturned his conviction. Saint Mark Nangwere was convicted in 2024 under sections 138(1) and 137(1) of the Penal Code, which cover sexual offences against a minor and indecent assault, and sentenced...

Malawi’s ambassadorial row in Kuwait has taken a legal turn, with recalled ambassador Younos Abdul Karim securing a court order requiring government to continue treating him as the country’s serving envoy.The order directs the Attorney General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chief Secretary and the Embassy of Malawi in Kuwait to treat Karim as a serving...

Zomba’s monkey invasion has reached a point where wildlife experts say leaving the animals alone could put people and property at risk.Environmental Expert Alufeyo Mwalukomo has defended the decision by authorities to conduct a monkey control exercise in selected residential areas of the old capital city.Recently Zomba City Council announced that the Department of National...

The search for the missing plane was up against a problem from the start, too few officers to comb the vast Chikangawa forest, a parliamentary inquiry has heard.Former Deputy Commissioner of Police Sydon Mpina told the Ad-Hoc Parliamentary Committee investigating the crash that the manpower deployed was insufficient for the size of the search area.He...

Former Officer-in-Charge of Chikangawa Police Post has told Parliament that Flora Mkandawire, a Nthungwa resident deserves recognition for her role in helping search teams find the wreckage of the missing Chikangawa aircraft.Former Officer-in-Charge, Kingsley Ntope said Mkandawire’s information helped officers narrow their search for the aircraft following the June 10, 2024 crash.Ntope told the Parliamentary...

Malawi’s roads are slowly getting quieter as businesses turn to electric mobility, with more vehicles now running without relying on conventional fuel.The shift is gaining momentum as organisations look for alternatives to fuel-powered transport and the pollution it brings, putting cleaner mobility on the road as a practical response to environmental pressure.National Bank of Malawi...

With the FDH Bank Premiership on break, Goshen City Dedza Dynamos are fighting to stay out of trouble—and the first big move has come off the pitch, with the club dissolving its entire executive committee.The club is sitting 12th in the 2026/27 FDH Bank Premiership and has now started a restructuring process aimed at strengthening...

Malawians who have been questioning why their mobile data disappears so quickly may finally get answers soon.The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) says it has launched investigations into the the rapid depletion of bundles on TNM and Airtel Malawi networks.In a Public notice, The regulator said it has taken note of complaints from consumers regarding...

Malawi Queens have booked their World Cup ticket, but have been challenged to aim beyond qualification and push for greater success on the international stage.NICO Group says the Queens should use their qualification for the 2027 Netball World Cup as a springboard for greater success, with the company calling for continued investment and development of...

Malawian Afrobeats/Dancehall artist Eli Njuchi has left Malawians in awe.The artist has placed all eight tracks from his latest project "MAGA"inside the top eight of Apple Music Malawi, with "Aye" and "Cross"also receiving official music videos.Eli Njuchi released "MAGA" on 25 September, adding an eight-trackproject to a catalogue that already includes "23 (The Jordan Year)"and...

Fuel shortages has hit Blantyre