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Nacala Logistics asked to install visible level crossing warning signs and lights at Chirimba rail crossing

June 2, 2026

* As the company announces that it will install spikes at the train passage opening that motorists use to get into the other lane of dual carriageway Magalasi Road By Duncan Mlanjira Nacala Logistics has announced that spikes will be installed at Chirimba railway crossing along Magalasi Road in Blantyre effective June 8, 2026, to stop motorists from using the train passage opening to access the other lane of the double carriageway. While welcoming the decision as long overdue,…

RBM introduces mandatory insurance policies

May 31, 2026

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* Prior to the commencement of construction works, contractors shall be mandated to obtain insurance policies covering their liability in respect of third-party bodily injury, loss of life, or damage to proper arising from the works * All owners of buildings accessible to the public — including tenement houses, lodges, and hostels — shall ensure their premises against risks including building collapse, fire, and natural disasters By Duncan Mlanjira Following the repeal of the Insurance Act, 2010 — aimed…

3 Malawians arrested in connection with transportation illegal drugs into South Africa estimated at R1 billion

May 28, 2026

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* You caught the messenger but the big fish is out there planning another shipment * Deal with the destination, not where it is coming from—Comments from South Africans on social media By Duncan Mlanjira Three Malawians have been arrested in South Africa after the truck they were driving through Zimbabwe was intercepted at Beitbridge Border and discovered they were carrying a huge consignment of illegal drugs. A statement issued by that country’s Home Affairs Minister, Leon Schreiber, indicates…

Youth and Society expresses profound concern over growing pattern of politicised appointments in public institutions

May 23, 2026

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* Malawi’s public institutions must not only be independent and professional, but must also be seen to be independent and professional * Public confidence in State institutions depends heavily on the integrity, fairness, and transparency of public appointments By Duncan Mlanjira Civil society organisation (CSO), Youth and Society (YAS), has condemned “the continued perception and growing pattern of politicised appointments within statutory corporations and public institutions”. In a statement addressed to Chief Secretary in the Office of the President…

Fumu Msiska under alleged fraud investigations in South Africa once attempted to buy Big Bullets trading as CIFU Group Ltd

May 19, 2026

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Fumu Msiska and his wife, Gladness * CIFU Group of Companies is a diversified, privately owned investment holding company with significant business interests spanning South Africa and Malawi * It is owned Fumu and his twin brother, Phaskani, which engages heavily in international entrepreneurship and commerce across multiple sectors in the southern African region * Fumu and Phaskani are also subject to more scrutiny following revelations of their strong ties with Shepherd Bushiri By Duncan Mlanjira Malawian Fumu Msiska,…

Malawian man and his South African wife arrested over alleged fraud of that country’s CoVID-19 unemployment insurance funds

May 18, 2026

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* Alleged to have used over 700 ghost workers to defraud R26 million as they are suspected to have preyed on unemployed people by promising them jobs * Only to use their identity particulars to fraudulently apply for that country’s CoVID-19 employee relief funds By Duncan Mlanjira Malawian man, identified as Fumu Mkalira Cifu Msiska — along with his South African wife, Gladness Mkhonto-Msiska and her brother Bongani Zoren Mkhonto — are reported to have handed themselves to the…

Vandalism of ESCOM infrastructure relentlessly continues despite every effort to warn of its serious consequences

May 17, 2026

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* These acts of vandalism undermine national development efforts as they disrupt essential services, endangers lives, affects businesses, education, healthcare delivery and economic activities in affected communities * Also place an unnecessary financial burden on ESCOM since resources meant for system expansion and service improvement are diverted to repair damaged infrastructure By Duncan Mlanjira Just this month of May alone, Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has reported three incidents of vandalism of its infrastructure, the latest being on…

‘My country’s gatekeepers; History will not only judge those who destroyed the nation, it will also remember those who watched in silence’—Kadyampakeni

May 17, 2026

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* How do we fold our arms and look away while those chosen to guard our nation’s gates instead open them wide to greed, corruption, and destruction? By Duncan Mlanjira Dr. James Kadyampakeni — a prominent Canada-based Malawian economic policy analyst, researcher, and academic — contends that the citizenry should not “remain silent while watching our beloved country being slowly torn apart by the very hands we entrusted to protect it”. In an open statement posted on his Facebook…

‘The rule of law must prevail if we are to build a just and peaceful society’—MP Walter Nyamilandu

May 13, 2026

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* On mob justice killings of innocent citizens suspected of involvement in the mysterious disappearance of body parts * I condemn such mob justice in the strongest terms. No one has the right to take the law into their own hands By Duncan Mlanjira Member of Parliament (MP) for Nsanje South West, Walter Nyamilandu Manda has commended the Malawi Police Service for taking swift action against perpetrators of mob justice killings of people alleged to have been involved, in…

MRA defended not to relent on execution of EIS despite resistance from a pocket of traders

May 7, 2026

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* MRA should be supported by other authority bodies like CFTC, FIA, CAMA, ACB, Fiscal police not to relent * MRA is trying to reinforce leaking taxes while shop owners feel the system is preying on their businesses * As Northern Region Business Association calls off planned demonstrations against MRA after government invited it for dialogue in Blantyre Analysis by Duncan Mlanjira Following the resistance from a pocket of traders, who closed their shops in protest against the implementation…