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DRTSS gives traffic offenders up to March 12 to clear their outstanding offence tickets

February 13, 2026

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* A significant number of motorists and transport operators have outstanding traffic offence tickets that have remained unsettled for over three years * Going forward, any motorist issued with a traffic offence ticket will be required to settle the fine within 21 days as provided for under the Road Traffic Act By Duncan Mlanjira The Directorate of Road Traffic & Safety Services (DRTSS) has giving motorists and transport operators up to March 12, 2026 to clear their outstanding offence…

Some Blantyre City residents will be required to be relocated to pave way for sewer line networks and associated facilities

February 12, 2026

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* Consultant currently conducting an inventory of affected assets intended to set strategies to mitigate adverse resettlements impacts to safeguard livelihoods and to estimate the costs necessary for resettlement and compensation * About 1.4 million residents of Blantyre City and its sorrounding ares are expected to benefit from improved a water and sanitation services * 330,000 in with improved water services and 100,000 with improved sanitation for the rehabilitation and upgrade of sewerage network and treatment * About 480,000…

Malawi Law Society faults Supreme Court of Appeal on delayed pace of justice delivery

February 12, 2026

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* The 12-year period to conclude the appeal by Finance Bank of Malawi Limited voluntary liquidation is matter of serious concern * Calls upon the President to expedite the appointment of the Judicial Service Commission and the Parliamentary Public Appointments Committee to appoint the Independent Complaints Commission of the Judiciary By Duncan Mlanjira The Malawi Law Society (MLS) has faulted the Supreme Court of Appeal on the delayed pace of justice delivery citing the case of the appeal by…

First K2.04 million residential rental income not taxable

February 11, 2026

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* Expenses incurred in management of property and payment of provisional tax to be refunded upon being included in annual tax return * Employees renting residential properties are not allowed to withhold tax when making payments to landlords By Duncan Mlanjira The residential rental income has a waiver of K2.04 million as taxable income and and that all expenses that are incurred in the management of the properties, including payment of provisional rental income tax, shall be refunded…

Blantyre City Council embarks on digital communication with its residents

February 9, 2026

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* For better services of payment of city rates, receiving bills, making enquiries, reporting about state of neighbourhoods such as refuse collection * As well as formalisation of property and posting of suggestions — all from the comfort of their homes through mobile phone By Duncan Mlanjira In its continued efforts to serve its residents better, Blantyre City Council has introduced a campaign dubbed ‘Know Your Citizen’ — a digital communication initiative aimed at promoting access to services through…

Diaspora bonds require trust, not appeals

February 8, 2026

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* Many Malawians living abroad work long hours, make sacrifices, and support families and communities through remittances * They are not detached observers; they are already deeply invested in the country’s survival * When they hesitate to channel more of their savings through official programs, it is not because they lack love for home — it is because they are doing a rational assessment of risk versus return Analysis by Dr. James Kadyampakeni, economist expert Governments like to speak…

Motorists cautioned on removal of hazardous tree along Masauko Chipembere Highway tomorrow from 09h00

February 7, 2026

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The section of the Chipembere Highway before Ginnery Corner Mall * Road users to use this section with caution by observing road signs and slowing down as required between the scheduled hours * As articulated vehicles and trucks of over 15 tonnes are banned from entering, moving within or parking in residential or commercial areas of the city * Except where the area is so designated or the Council has issued a permit in respect thereof as per Local…

Despite expressing reservations on increased elevations of traditional leaders, Minister Ben Phiri promotes 4 Lilongwe group village heads

February 7, 2026

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* Last month, the Minister of Local Government indicated that the willy nilly political elevations of traditional leaders need to be slowed down * Because it is exerting too much pressure on the wage bill as they require to receive honoraria and that the number of traditional leaders is currently surpassing that of teachers * Shooting from around 20,000 in 2020 to 65,000 now, with about 15,000 more on the list to be injected into the wage bill Maravi…

PressCane Limited in final stages of commissioning fertilizer manufacturing plant in Chikwawa

February 6, 2026

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PressCane’s ethanol plant in Chikwawa * To turn sludge waste in its evaporation dam into compost manure as it is in the process of being decommissioned * The 26 hectares of land of the evaporation ponds on will be progressively rehabilitated and partially repurposed for tree planting, including selected fruit trees that surrounding communities will directly benefit from By Duncan Mlanjira PressCane Limited, a subsidiary of the country’s conglomerate company, Press Corporation, is in the final stages of commissioning…

Malawians are waiting for results, not for more talk—new Minister Itaye

February 5, 2026

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| Business, National, News, Tourism

* They want to see and feel the difference and this Ministry is critical in driving that change * Therefore, I expect nothing less from each one of you. So, let’s go out there and deliver the difference By Duncan Mlanjira New Minister of Industrialisation, Business, Trade & Tourism, Simon Itaye has told his Ministry’s senior management that his singular mandate is to deliver the difference that Malawians expect to see and so should they. Itaye said this when…