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Malawi to host East, Central and Southern Africa’s College of Surgeons Scientific Conference

August 11, 2026

* Malawi to showcases a decade of surgical growth since hosting the prestigious conference for the first time in 2016 * With a budget of US$750,000, Surgical Association of Malawi appeals for stakeholders support to successfully host the event * That will draw over 1,500 medical practitioners to be held at the Bingu International Convention Centre (BICC) from November 27 to December 4 By Duncan Mlanjira Surgical Association of Malawi is set to host the prestigious annual general meeting…

Property owners in Lilongwe’s Malangalanga approve MHC’s significant redevelopment plan

August 11, 2026

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* Malangalanga’s dilapidated staff quarters will be transformed into safe, decent, and affordable housing * To include improved drainage, roads, lighting, and green spaces for families * For years, our civil servants and their families have lived in aging houses — today, that story changes By Duncan Mlanjira After Malawi Housing Corporation (MHC) unveiled its plans at a stakeholders meetings to give Malangalanga staff quarters a new facelift, the project has been approved by property owners, who bought land…

Chawinga sisters, Zambia’s Barbra Banda, the WAfCON highlighted in SuperSport’s ‘Here for Her’ Women’s Month

August 11, 2026

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* SuperSport’s Women’s Month celebrates the extraordinary women who continue to shape, challenge and redefine the world of sport * From African athletes making history on the global stage to the exceptional women bringing the biggest sporting moments to life, SuperSport is putting women at the heart of the story * WAfCON 2025 debutants Malawi stunned ten-time champions Nigeria 3-2 in one of the tournament’s biggest shocks * With sisters Temwa and Tabitha Chawinga at the centre of a historic…

South Africa wants Malawi, Nigeria and Ethiopia to reimburse repatriation costs

August 11, 2026

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* According to SA Home Affairs, as of August 6, 2026, at least 82,875 foreign nationals had been processed at repatriation centres * The repatriations that the department of Home Affairs undertook were not budgeted for By Duncan Mlanjira South Africa’s government is reported to have written to the governments of Malawi, Nigeria and Ethiopia requesting that they reimburse the repatriation costs for their citizens when they fled xenophobic attacks since April this year. A report by online media…

South Africa’s employment crisis requires a sector-led economic response—DCG Chief Economist, Chifi Mhango

August 11, 2026

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* The country’s latest labour-market figures highlight a persistent structural weakness in the economy * With employment declining despite a growing labour force and unemployment rising to 33.6% By Duncan Mlanjira Chifipa Mhango Chief Economist and Executive Director of Economic Research & Strategy for Don Consultancy Group (DCG), who analyses Malawi’s economic landscape, also observes other market developments across Africa. Based in South Africa, Mhango thus observes that his host country’s latest labour-market figures “highlight a persistent structural weakness…

Having already toppled 10-time champions Nigeria, there is no telling just how far Malawi Scorchers can go

August 11, 2026

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* This is very much uncharted territory for the two semifinalists, Algeria and Malawi as the Fennecs had been an intermittent fixture of this competition through the years * Playing in five editions prior to 2024 while, the Scorchers are competing in their first edition of the WAfCON By Courtney Hill, Olympics.com Just four teams remain in the hunt for the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAfCON) Morocco 2026 title, with one football nation set to become just the…

Malawi Scorchers historic feat at the WAfCON Morocco 2026 offers yet more lessons for project managers

August 11, 2026

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* Making their maiden appearance at the continental showpiece, it was almost unimaginable that the Scorchers would beat defending champions Nigeria * And then Egypt and Ghana. As Nelson Mandela said, “Everything seems impossible until it is done” By Washington Chimuzu The historic feat of Malawi’s national women’s football team, the Scorchers, at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAfCON) Morocco 2026 offers yet more lessons for project managers. Even as fans await to watch the remaining games, the…

Actors urged to raise awareness on High Court of Malawi ruling on abortion

August 10, 2026

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Rev Martin Kalimbe urging actors to be agents of change on reproductive health * Discussions on sexual and reproductive health are regarded as taboos, and here in Malawi, taboos silence conversations * The silence on some SRHR issues, such as abortion, creates stigma which affects individuals from seeking safe, legal healthcare By Beatrice Ligomeka The Centre for Solutions Journalism (CSJ) has urged actors to use their unique platforms and performances to educate audiences about Sexual and Reproductive Health and…

Scorchers qualify for the Women’s World Cup Brazil 2027

August 10, 2026

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* To represent the COSAFA after Zambia were eliminated from the WAfCON 2026 courtesy of the Scorchers * While South Africa — who got knocked out by Morocco — will play in the qualifiers for the other two slots * Available on Thursday against Nigeria, who were ousted from the quarterfinals by Cameroon By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi Scorchers continue there fairly tale debut appearance at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAfCON) Morocco 2026 by beating highly-fancied Ghana 2-1…

MUNA successfully completes charity Big Walk to mobilise K950 million support for Kamuzu Central Hospital short stay ward renovation

August 9, 2026

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* It was much more than a physical activity, it represented compassion, unity and a shared commitment to improving healthcare in Malawi — Malawi High Commission’s Chargé d’Affaires, Justice Agness Patemba * Given the scale of the undertaking, MUNA recognises that achieving this goal will require strong collaboration and support from partners in Malawi, the UK and internationally By Duncan Mlanjira The Malawian-UK Nurses Association (MUNA) charity Big Walk in Manchester, United Kingdom, to mobilise K950 million support for…