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21 years ago, Saulos Klaus Chilima (SKC) honoured a call to help Walter Nyamilandu refresh Malawi’s football

April 5, 2026

The 21-year-old picture that was taken at an event Walter Nyamilandu organised to honour the efforts of his SKC-led marketing team * Nyamilandu is now tasked amongst the Parliamentary adhoc committee to conduct a fresh inquiry into the plane crash that claimed SKC’s life eight others game By Duncan Mlanjira Dyson Kondeni Musa, the social media football analyst with a perfectionist detail to events, has brought to attention an episode in Malawi’s football that took place some 21 years…

Temwa Chawinga returns to action from injury with an assist in KC Current’s 2-1 victory over reigning NWSL champions Gotham FC

April 5, 2026

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* In 40 minutes against Gotham on a sunny but brisk Saturday afternoon, Chawinga — the two-time reigning MVP of the National Women’s Soccer League — saw just 10 touches * Yet she created two goal-scoring opportunities, including an assist, and that was welcome stuff for a KC side that came in on a three-game losing streak By Cindy Lara, KC Soccer Journal & Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star Temwa Chawinga’s return to action from a season-ending injury attained…

Malawi international Sarah Mlimbika makes an impact in her debut match for Zambia’s top side Green Buffaloes Women

April 4, 2026

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* She assisted the second goal in Green Buffaloes’ 5-0 win over Elite Ladies and missed two chances by a whisker * The immensely talented left-footed winger is expected to add great value to the team as the club continues its push for the league title * Her pace, creativity and attacking ability make her an exciting addition to the squad—says the club By Duncan Mlanjira Malawis Scorchers’ midfielder, Sarah Mlimbika, who this week joined Zambia’s Green Buffaloes Women…

CAF president Motsepe at a crossroads as AfCON row and WAfCON cancellation put reputations at risk

April 3, 2026

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* With controversy stalking football on the continent, the CAF president has a huge challenge on his hands * How he steers the CAF ship through the choppy governance waters that threaten to sink it will define his legacy * Either as a testament to his conflict-resolving sagacity or as prima facie evidence of a lack of governance competence By Osasu Obayiuwana, The Guardian in Cairo It has been a miserable few months for the Confederation of African Football…

Temwa Chawinga officially removed from the season ending injury list

April 3, 2026

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* Without the back-to-back Golden Boot and MVP winner in the lineup through Matchweek 3, Kansas City Current have failed to recreate the magic of last year’s attack * While having their star playmaker back on the pitch is sure to help, it remains to be seen just how much game action Temwa have By Duncan Mlanjira Temwa TC6 Chawinga has recovered from her hip injury (SEI) she sustained in October has officially been removed from the season ending…

MP Peter Dimba bemoans removal of Jean Piriminta as FIA Director General for freezing proceeds of sale of Amaryllis Hotel

April 3, 2026

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* It would appear that with every Administration, there quickly forms a critical mass of wickedness and crookedness around well-meaning Presidents * The cartel is what runs the State machinery and issues powerful instructions that the President oftentimes fails to reverse By Duncan Mlanjira Member of Parliament for Lilongwe Phirilanjuzi, Peter Dimba, of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) as spokesperson on finance, has bemoaned the removal of Dr. Jean Piriminta as Director General for Financial Intelligence Authority (FIA) for…

UTM Party proposes cutting down on the ‘cascade of domestically imposed levies’ on fuel than wholesale pump price increase

April 3, 2026

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* Road levy is at K521/litre; rural electrification levy at K207/litre; under-recovery K350/litre; price stabilisation fund K168.77/litre; excise duty K279.32/litre; duty at K253.92/litre * Along with carbon tax, SFR levy, energy regulatory levy, distribution fund, import base landed cost (IBLC) loss recovery * These are not global oil prices; these are domestic policy choices — line by line, levy by levy, decision by decision * Well over 30% to 40% of the final pump price is driven not by…

CAMA appeals to traders and transporters not to unfairly push prices beyond reach of consumers due to fuel price increase

April 2, 2026

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* It is important to understand that both consumers and traders are affected by the fuel price increases and it will be necessary for both parties to recognise that they need each other during these difficult times * The recent price increase was unexpected but following recent global fuel price increases we expected to experience such fuel prices extended in Malawi * As well the recent wars in the Middle East that have triggered scarcities of fuel on the…

World Bank corroborates significance of Malawi’s Southern Africa power interconnector agreements

April 2, 2026

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* They can act as driver toward reversing Malawi’s exporter decline as indicated in World Bank’s Malawi Economic Monitor’s February 2026 special topic in ‘Reversing Malawi’s Export Decline’ report * Boosting exporter performance requires accelerating investments in critical infrastructure including energy generation & storage, regional power interconnectors and reliable transport corridors to Mozambican, South African and Tanzanian ports By Duncan Mlanjira In its February 2026 edition of the Malawi Economic Monitor (MEM); ‘Getting Reforms Right’, — whose special topic…

Thyolo man sentenced to 3 years of hard labour without option of fine for vandalising ESCOM copper wires

April 2, 2026

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Cases of vandalism on the increase * He was apprehended with 200 meters of 70mm hard-drawn copper wire By Dalitso Kampira, MANA Alli Mustafa has been sentenced to 36 months imprisonment with hard labour by Chief Resident Magistrate Court in Thyolo for vandalising Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) equipment. State Prosecutor, Inspector Ishmael Abubast, told the court that on March 1, 2026, Mustafa (40) and an accomplice, who remains at large, were caught in possession of the ESCOM…