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MPS chess team win gold in Inter-Security Agencies Sports Festival despite missing key players

October 14, 2026

* Overall, MPS and MDF tied on points, but MPS consequently prevailed based on the Buchholz tie-break system * The Prisons team grabbed third position while the Immigration finished fourth * Candidate Master (CM) Alfred Chinthere and his wife Bertha were the standout performers winning Best Player awards Maravi Express Malawi Police Service (MPS) chess team has claimed the gold medal despite missing key players at the Inter-Security Agencies Sports Festival (ISASF) currently underway at Bingu National Stadium in…

Mangochi Police on high alert on security safety ahead of Mothers’ Day celebrations

October 13, 2026

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* Issues guidelines for celebrants to prioritise road safety measures, including refraining from driving under the influence of alcohol * Wearing seat belts, avoiding excessive speeding, adhering to vehicle capacity limits, and using roadworthy vehicles to avoid accidents By Duncan Mlanjira The Lakeshore district of Mangochi is one of the country’s most holiday celebration hotspots such as for Christmas, Easter, Independence Day and Mothers’ Day. And as Mothers’ Day approaches Thursday, October 15 — a tradition that attracts many…

Mozambican-owned MV Chambo was quite an important multi-purpose vessel sailing on Lake Malawi

October 13, 2026

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* It connected residents of Likoma and Chizumulu islands to mainland Malawi and for cross-border business people * Its design supported operations in shallow waters, with a shallow draft and drop-down ramp allowing for beach berthing where port facilities are limited * Designed to transport up to 100 passengers, and 10 tonnes of cargo including vehicles via a front ramp * MV Illala moors away from the lake coast where there are no port facilities and passengers are ferried…

The Amaryllis Hotel scandal: An inquiry completed, but where is the accountability?

October 10, 2026

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AI-generated image taken from CCTV footage as Collins Magalasi supervised loading of alleged Amaryllis cash * Resources looters walk in the bank in suits under the escort of the military, expanders in hand in day light * No alarm. Those entrusted with public resources wear suits, occupy positions of authority, and travel under military escort * Who is holding these men in suits accountable, asks Canada-based Malawian economist and accountable governance advocate, Dr James Kadyampakeni By Duncan Mlanjira Canada-based…

Malawi Prison Service deploys CCTV to curb mobile money fraud behind bars

October 8, 2026

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* The rampant mobile money fraud is perpetrated by prison inmates after several of them were caught with mobile phones and multiple SIM cards * Visitors have also been caught trying to smuggle SIM cards inside the prison hidden in food, confirming that the penitentiaries are grounds for mobile phone fraud By Pickson Chipeso, Malawi News Agency (MANA) The Malawi Prison Service has installed closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras at Zomba Central Prison to enhance security and curb mobile money…

7 arrested over Kuti Forest Reserve arson and theft

October 7, 2026

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* One of the poachers, who was chased out of the reserve was found floating dead in the waters of Kuti dam * Postmortem results conducted at Salima District Hospital established that the deceased died from suffocation secondary to drowning By Pickson Chipeso, Malawi News Agency & Duncan Mlanjira, Maravi Express Police in Salima have arrested seven people for allegedly setting fire to five tourism hospitality structures at Kuti Forest Reserve and stealing laptops, mattresses, cash and other household…

Very deafening silence from Tourism Ministry’s over vandalised-to-the-ground Kuti Wildlife Reserve in Salima

October 4, 2026

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* At a time when Malawi is struggling to promote tourism and earn much-needed forex, it’s heartbreaking to see Kuti Wildlife Reserve in Salima torched by the villagers * This is what it looks like when criminals don’t face consequences for their actions — they take it further and further * The sad part is that the place got burned two days after this year’s commemoration of World Tourism Day, which marked the National Tourism Month By Duncan Mlanjira…

Illovo Sugar Malawi recognises the country security institutions’ power of unity through sports

October 1, 2026

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Head of Legal & Corporate Affairs, Maureen Kachingwe presenting the sponsorship * As it invests K5 million towards the inaugural Inter-Security Agencies Sports Festival at Bingu National Stadium on October 5-9 * Under the theme; ‘Strength in Unity: Promoting Unity, Wellness, Teamwork and National Development Through Sport’ * By coming together in this way, our security institutions are demonstrating the power of unity and setting an example for the nation By Duncan Mlanjira Illovo Sugar Malawi has supported K5…

MACRA investigating public concerns over rapid depletion of mobile data bundles

September 29, 2026

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* Includes assessing the two operators’ data charging and billing systems, data usage records and the accuracy of data deduction from customers’ bundles * Consumers who have experienced unusually rapid depletion of data bundles encouraged to report their experiences to MACRA; dg@macra.mw or toll free number 261 By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) has announced that it is investigating public concerns over rapid depletion of mobile data bundles on TNM and Airtel Malawi networks. In a public…

Government pledges to support producers of recyclable and environmentally friendly carrier bags

September 28, 2026

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* Taking note that despite the Environment Management (Plastics) Regulations, 2015 legal framework that was put in place more than a decade ago, plastic carrier bags have not disappeared * With court proceedings against the thin plastics ban continuing, which has dragged for over 10 years as manufacturers and importers keep seeking legal relief * As Qingdao Recycling Ltd has just been granted further legal relief that challenges Justice Howard Pemba’s January 2025 High Court in January ruling on…