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The Netball Association of Malawi will fund a men’s tournament it hopes to launch within the next six months, after failing to attract private sponsors. The competition is intended to provide players with a regular platform and strengthen the national team’s preparation; the team finished last in both its Africa Netball Cup appearances, according to the Times.
Source: Times
The Football Association of Malawi and NBS Bank have given 103.8 million kwacha to Plan International Malawi to fund the Green Girls Boarding School in Mzimba District. The money comes from the 2026 Charity Shield and is intended to improve pupils’ study conditions, according to Country Director Mwape Mulumbi.
Source: Times
Perfect Property Solutions Limited donated 3 million kwachas to the Mother’s Day festival held at Dumuwa Holiday Resort in Nkhata Bay, Malawi. The 2026 event combined concerts, sports and recreational activities to celebrate women’s role, Malawivoice reports.
Source: Malawivoice
The Football Association of Malawi says it arranged transport for players in the women’s national team, the Scorchers, from the airports in Lilongwe and Blantyre. It says some chose to get off at designated stops and continue their journeys on their own, according to its statement.
Source: Nyasa Times
Malawi’s trade deficit is expected to widen further in 2026, driven by rising imports of fuel, fertiliser and vehicles, while exports remain weak. Tobacco accounts for about 40% of export revenues and sales reached $287 million by the end of October, compared with $526.2 million a year earlier, according to the World Bank and Reserve Bank of Malawi Deputy Governor Kisu Simwaka.
Source: Times
In Malawi, 51.4% of women live in poor households, compared with 50% of men, according to 2021 World Bank data cited by the International Organization for Migration. On Mother’s Day, activist Maggie Kathewere Banda Gende called for mothers’ economic empowerment to be strengthened, Malawi24 reports.
Source: Malawi24
The Shire Valley Transformation Programme will postpone water delivery to farms in Chikwawa, Malawi, until May 2027. The remaining first-phase works require an additional $197 million, while farmers hope to reduce their dependence on erratic rainfall, reports Mwnation.
Source: Mwnation
In Kadale, in Malawi’s Salima District, the Chifatso Women Group is struggling to maintain its fish sausage production, facing rising fish prices and a damaged machine. Despite increasing costs and equipment that is difficult to use, its members continue their activity, reports Malawi24.
Source: Malawi24
Umodzi Holdings chief executive Kamlepo Kalua says he remains in office despite a suspension announced by the Malawian company’s board. Board chair Geobra Kamanga says the decision was communicated to him and that he wants to discuss Kalua’s conduct, according to Malawivoice.
Source: Malawivoice
Three former leaders of the Human Rights Defenders Coalition, Timothy Mtambo, Gift Trapance and McDonald Sembereka, are seeking to have an arrest warrant cancelled in Malawi. The case concerns proceedings dropped by the state in 2020, but revived after allegations that they breached their bail conditions, reports Mwnation.
Source: Mwnation
Malawi’s women’s football team beat Zimbabwe 7-0 in Harare and qualified for the next round of the Los Angeles 2028 women’s Olympic qualifiers, winning 9-0 on aggregate. Temwa Chawinga scored three goals in the second leg, reports MaraviPost, which also says Kenya advanced past this round against Seychelles.
Source: Maravipost
The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace awarded Arthur Peter Mutharika’s first year in office 3.75 out of six points, praising progress in agriculture, education and local development. It now calls for improved access to foreign currency, energy supplies and the fight against corruption, according to MBC.
Source: Mbc
Malawi’s Parliamentary Committee on Health is investigating the theft of medicines and the circulation of falsified or substandard products. Pharmaceutical companies and the tax authority are due to give evidence until 16 October 2026 to assess the risks to patients, Malawi24 reports.
Source: Malawi24
Malawi's Roads Fund Administration plans to install tollgates on all roads under construction that come under the Roads Authority. Its public relations manager, Masauko Ngwaluko, considers this revenue necessary to maintain the road network, according to Nyasa Times.
Source: Nyasa Times
Malawi’s energy regulator and police have launched a nationwide campaign against the illegal storage, transport and sale of petroleum products. Unlicensed operators face prosecution, while authorised stations must comply with strict safety rules during deliveries.
Source: Malawi24
Godfrey Kenneth Beni urges Malawian businesses to align their strategies with Malawi 2063, the national vision for an industrialised, self-reliant economy. In the Times, he argues that export-oriented production and industrial investment should take priority over short-term commercial activities.
Source: Times
Some Lilongwe residents go months without running water and turn to shallow wells vulnerable to contamination. The lack of safe drinking water has made Bridget Msumali ill, while the Lilongwe Water Board cites population growth, Mwnation reports.
Source: Mwnation
Malawi’s National Local Government Finance Committee will examine in November cost differences in projects funded by the Constituency Development Fund. Some works estimated at 400 million kwachas now reach 1.5 billion, according to the Times, citing a parliamentary hearing.
Source: Times
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