World Bank appoints new country director

Nathan Belete THE World Bank Group has appointed Mr Nathan Belete as the new country director for Zimbabwe, Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia. An Ethiopian national and a development professional with over 25 years of work experience across Africa, East...

Race for inaugural National Bank Women’s Premiership title now in earnest going into Week 4

* Week 4 headline fixture is between 2nd-placed Kukoma Ntopwa and 4th-placed Mighty Wanderers Queens to be played at Mpira Stadium while leaders, Silver are up against Topik Academy on Saturday at Silver Stadium By Duncan Mlanjira Silver Strikers...

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South Africa's struggle for happiness: insights from the World Happiness Report 2025

In present-day South Africa, national affairs continue to spark conversations among citizens. Social media platforms and online forums are filled with complaints about various issues. However, these discussions arise not from disdain but from deep...

Atupele Muluzi slams Chakwera: “Malawians are angry — Use your vote to end the suffering”

LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-United Democratic Front (UDF) leader Atupele Muluzi has launched a fierce attack on President Lazarus Chakwera’s administration, accusing it of subjecting Malawians to five years of relentless suffering. Speaking at a...

Why presidential hopefuls pick women running mates

For the first time in Malawi’s political history, multiple presidential candidates have chosen women as their running mates. Does the shift signal a new era of gender inclusion? DW correspondents NONTOKOZO MCHUNU, EDDY MICAH and ISAAC MUGABI...

Donald Trump trade tariffs: Country-wise, product-specific taxes. Check full list

U.S. President Donald Trump has launched a global trade war with an array of tariffs that target individual products and countries. Trump has set a baseline tariff of 10 per cent on all imports to the United States, as well as additional duties on...

World Vision Malawi bid farewell to Nkhoma Area Programme, transition into Vision Fund programme

World Vision Malawi has bid farewell to a 20 years Nkhoma Area Programme (AP) which has seen improved access to quality education, potable water, children welfare as well as good nutrition services in the area of Traditional Authority Chitekwele...

Jaa Kev Madness Slams National Bank Over Delayed Forex Access

Published on August 12, 2025 at 9:44 AM by Evance Kapito 241 words • approx. 2 min read Malawian entertainment industry figure Kelvin Ngumuya, popularly known as Jaa Kev Madness, has blasted the National Bank of Malawi (NBM) over what he described...

OPINION | Malawi Needs Kabambe–Mtumbuka Leadership Now, Not in 2030

Malawi is stuck. While the world races ahead, we’re trapped in the same old problems—no jobs for our youth, a crippling cost of living, collapsing hospitals and schools, and a government that always looks exhausted. With the September 16 elections...

Businesses urged to use regional market

Businesses in Malawi have been urged to take advantage of the growing opportunities in intra-Africa trade to boost the export earnings and expand into the continent’s vast markets. The call comes as Malawi prepares to participate in the...

United States warns “Exercise increased caution in Malawi due to crime and civil unrest”

Country Summary: Violent crime such as theft, burglary, armed robbery, and assault is common. The capabilities of the Malawi Police Service are growing but its resources and abilities to deter and investigate crimes, assist victims, and apprehend...

Lands Ministry urges Malawians to utilize Hydrographic Survey Unit in Monkeybay

BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)-The Ministry of Lands, through its Department of Surveys, has called on Malawians to take full advantage of its Hydrographic Survey Unit based in Monkeybay. The unit, equipped with modern technology and skilled personnel,...

Southern Africa Launches US$16 Billion Smart Trade Corridor

Seven nations have agreed to transform Africa’s busiest trade route into an integrated “smart economic corridor,” aiming to unlock $16.1 billion in new GDP and create 1.6 million jobs. Botswana, DR Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia,...

UTM runningmate Dr. Mtumbuka pledges solutions to Malawi’s economic, social wills

BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)-Dr. Matthews Mtumbuka, the presidential running mate for the UTM party, has squarely blamed Malawi’s current challenges on the lack of viable solutions from those currently in power. According to Dr. Mtumbuka, UTM is the only...

Mumba ‘Coming in Hot, Hot’ Against Cement Cartels: Reaches Deal with Zambia to Flood Market with Cheap Cement

In a bold move to protect Malawian consumers from exploitative cement price hikes by local ‘cement cartels’ allegedly aimed at influencing the upcoming elections, no-nonsensical Vitumbiko Mumba, Minister of Trade and Industry, has stepped up to...

Chakwera Hails Kayelekera Comeback as Proof His Mining Reforms Work for Malawians

President Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has declared the reopening of Kayelekera Uranium Mine as a direct result of his administration’s bold policy reforms and new mining laws, promising that this time the mine’s riches will translate into real...

Japan contributes USD $2.06 million for food assistance in Malawi

LILONGWE – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomes a generous contribution of JPY 300 million (approximately US$ 2.06 million) aimed at supporting critical food assistance for vulnerable communities in Malawi. With this...

Network says Malawi can turn waste crisis into economic engine

Malawi Circular Economy Network has said the country can turn its waste crisis into an economic engine if it urgently reforms waste management and embraces a circular economy. Speaking at a business breakfast in Lilongwe on Friday, the network’s...

At Conclusion of Malawi’s Maiden National Eucharistic Congress, Vatican Official Urges Christian Fraternity

The Jubilee Year, which Pope Francis officially launched on the eve of Christmas 2024 with the opening of the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, he said, should continue helping the people of God “to remain anchored to the hope that does not...