Category: National

* A resident heard an unusual sound coming from a transformer located a few metres from her house and thereafter, the neighbourhood experienced a power outage * Upon checking at the nearby transformer, she found an unidentified man lying unconscious near the transformer and informed the police Maravi Express A man suspected of attempting to vandalise Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) transformer is receiving medical treatment at Kamuzu Central Hospital after been electrocuted during a foiled theft attempt…

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* As NICO Group outlines its financial capacity to support transformative mining projects aligned with the MW2063 national vision * NICO reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the Government’s development agenda through strategic investments and partnerships By Duncan Mlanjira During an engagement with the Malawi’s largest and most diversified financial services conglomerate, Minister of Mining, Thoko Tembo emphasised the need for stronger partnerships between Government and the private sector. The Ministry’s media platform reports that Tembo described investment as a…

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Dowa District Council ranks highly * A total of K41,674,500 has been allocated to all local authorities to implement development projects * A performance-based grants under the Governance to Enable Service Delivery (GESD) 2.0 and the Regional Climate Resilience Programme (RCRP-2) for the 2026/2027 financial year * Dowa emerged as the top-performing district council with a score of 98%, followed by Neno with 97%, with Rumphi, Ntchisi and Kasungu tying at third place with 92% Maravi Express District councils…

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* As the Malawi Pressure Index (MPI) currently places the country’s GDP growth rate in the Moderate Pressure category * Suggesting that although economic conditions have improved in some areas, the country continues to face meaningful economic pressures that constrain the strength and sustainability of the recovery By Chifi Mhango, DCG Chief Economist and Executive Director of Economic Research and Strategy Malawi’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth increased to 2.5% in 2025, from 1.7% in 2024, marking a…

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* Despite significantly falling from 23.4% in May 2026 to 21.1% in June offering some relief to households and businesses Maravi Express Following the release of the inaugural Malawi Pressure Index (MPI) by South Africa’s Don Consultancy Group (DCG)on Thursday, which classified the country’s inflation environment as ‘High Pressure’, the analysis continues to indicate that the inflation remains substantially above target band of the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM). The MPI was developed under the leadership of Chifipa ‘Chifi’…

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* We do not produce or generate enough power for our consumption, yet the demand is huge * More people need to be supplied with electricity—Energy Minister, Jean Mathanga Maravi Express Minister of Energy, Jean Mathanga  says government is engaging private sector investors to expand electricity generation, expressing confidence that the combined investments in generation and storage will strengthen grid stability. Speaking in Lilongwe to the media, Mathanga stated that efforts have been stepped up to invest in electricity…

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