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ACB commences forfeiture of civil asset forfeiture for various properties belonging to arrested suspects of K36.7 billion dubious payment at Greenbelt Authority

January 23, 2026

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ACB acting Director General, Gabriel Chembezi * Their various properties are suspected to be proceeds of crime as ACB is set to obtain more warrants of arrest soon for remaining suspects in the matter By Duncan Mlanjira Having concluded the arrest of 11 people suspected to have involved in the alleged K36.7 billion dubious payment at Greenbelt Authority, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has since commenced civil asset forfeiture proceedings for various properties belonging to the defendants suspected to be…

Silver Ladies and 3rd-placed Bullets Women headline Sunday’s end of NBM Women’s Premiership fixtures

January 23, 2026

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* It’s a one last push and one final battle in which the Bullets Women will be fighting to keep their 3rd place, who have 31 points, three ahead of 4th-placed MDF Lionesses (28 points) * The Lionesses are away in Mzuzu to meet relegated hosts Topik Academy at FAM’s Luwinga Football School of Excellence * The Bullets Women have a goal difference of 14 against MDF Lionesses’ 13, thus they cannot afford to drop all three points By…

AfCON 2025 paradox in plain sight: Why Africa rallied against Morocco

January 23, 2026

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| International Sports, News, Sports

Senegal’s national football team players greet a crowd of supporters while riding on an open bus during an AfCON trophy parade back home in Dakar on January 20 * Morocco’s relationship with African football, it turned out, has long existed in a state of tension, admired for excellence, resented for distance, and mistrusted for motive * The AfCON Morocco 2025 final did not create that hostility — it merely exposed it Analysis by Kelvin Ndunga, Daily Sabah (Turkey) When…

Finland charity partners Malawi Sports Council to promote sports development in primary and secondary schools

January 23, 2026

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| Education, News, Sports

* Programme launched at Goliati in Thyolo whose two schools to benefit through renovations of football, netball, volleyball and basketball fields * As well as providing sports equipment, drilling teachers with physical education skills among other amenities By Victor Singano Jnr. Finish charity organisation, Liike Sports & Development Foundation and Malawi National Council of Sports have entered into a partnership which will see the two institutions working in collaboration in implementing sports programs which are aimed at promoting various…

Partners in Health launches relief K1.2 billion food distribution programme in Neno to benefit 3,000 households

January 23, 2026

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* To run for a period of three months in which beneficiaries will be receiving a 50kg bag of maize, 3kg of beans, 1kg of salt, 1 litre of cooking oil, and K15,000 cash support for maize milling * The districted Malawi Vulnerability Assessment Committee report indicates that a total of 19,017 households have been affected by food insecurity By Victor Singano Jnr. In response to a report by Malawi Vulnerability Assessment Committee (MVAC), which indicates that a total…

Minister Namalomba to engage MACRA on the authorisation of Starlink Satellite Direct-to-Cell services on Airtel network

January 22, 2026

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* The groundbreaking Starlink Satellite Direct-to-Cell services on Airtel network are expected to help close coverage gaps in rural and underserved areas and provide service continuity during network outages * Airtel Africa and SpaceX signed Starlink Satellite Direct-to-Cell services in December to be introduced across all its 14 markets that serve 174 million customers, including Malawi By Duncan Mlanjira Minister of Information & Communications Technology, Shadreck Namalomba paid a surprise visit to Airtel Malawi head office in Lilongwe Airtel…

Malawi’s ‘Real Crocodile Hunter’ emerges as a quiet giant of forestry conservation

January 22, 2026

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| National, News, Tourism

* Mpatamanga Wildlife Ranch along the Shire River in Neno District safeguards over half a million indigenous trees across two decades * The forest contains numerous protected and threatened indigenous tree species, including African blackwood (Dalbergia melanoxylon), mukwa (Pterocarpus angolensis), and other species of high ecological, medicinal, and cultural value Maravi Express While widely known for confronting some of Malawi’s most dangerous crocodiles, Ian Bartlett — popularly known as ‘The Real Crocodile Hunter’ — has, over the past two…

Illovo assures of enough sugar availability to cover up to April

January 22, 2026

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The tour of Nchalo Estate warehouse loaded with sugar ready for dispatch to distributors * As Minister of Industrialisation, Business, Trade & Tourism George Partridge tours Nchalo Estate to assess sugar availability and challenges faced by Illovo * Illovo is a big company and it has an impact on the country’s economy, so we came to understand the context in which the company is operating * Government does not want to formulate policies without a clear understanding of how…

A call for Constitutional restraint and moral leadership in Malawi

January 22, 2026

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| Law Enforcement, National, News, Politics

* At the heart of any constitutional democracy lies a simple but non-negotiable principle: individuals are arrested for alleged offences, not for political affiliation * To suggest otherwise, without the backing of judicial findings, unintentionally legitimises the dangerous idea that the rule of law is subordinate to political identity By Chief Economist Chifipa Mhango Former President Lazarus Chakwera’s recently publicised direct call to current President of Malawi, Prof. Peter Mutharika regarding the arrest of individuals perceived to be affiliated…

Road traffic Directorate, Malawi Police in joint operation to force motorists against using vehicles and motorcycles without registration plates

January 22, 2026

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* All impounded vehicles and motorcycles shall only be released upon full payment of the prescribed fines and affixing of valid registration numbe plates * The operation has been necessitated following non-adherence still prevalent on the public roads by motorists to this legal requirement * Despite several repeated warning to motorists against operating unregistered vehicles as well as not displaying the number plates By Duncan Mlanjira In a joint operation with the Malawi Police Service (MPS), the Directorate of…