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Recommended price of 1kg packet of Illovo sugar increased from K3,700 to K4,600

January 24, 2026

* When the public was buying at parallel black market price of up to K5,000 a packet, the recommended retail price as of October 3 was at K3,700 * According to the dynamics associated with sugar hoarding, the parallel new price is anticipated to be inflated further By Duncan Mlanjira Effective today, January 24, 2026, Illovo Sugar Malawi Plc has adjusted prices of sugar across its whole range of which the retail price of a 1kg packet of brown…

Partridge removed from Ministry of Trade to become RBM Governor 24 hours after indicating that government working with Illovo to strengthen sugar distribution systems

January 24, 2026

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* Visited Illovo’s Nchalo Sugar Estate where he told the media that the Ministry is working with Illovo to take out distributors who violate their licences * He indicated that there is “a near monopoly or oligopoly on the distributorship” thus the need to enforce licensing regulations By Duncan Mlanjira President Peter Mutharika has appointed George Partridge as the new Governor of the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM), 24 hours after Partridge toured Illovo Sugar Malawi’s Nchalo Estate in…

CDH Investment Bank continues its support towards development of swimming in Malawi

January 23, 2026

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* As it invests K3 million towards Malawi Aquatic Union Southern Region Chapter’s national qualifying event held at St. Andrew’s International High School * Swimming is a sport that has the potential to elevate Malawi on the international scene and therefore needs support By Duncan Mlanjira CDH Investment Bank (CDHIB) has supported the development of the sport of swimming in Malawi for many years and it enhanced its partnership by investing K3 million towards Malawi Aquatic Union Southern Region…

ACB takes up Homeland Security Deputy Minister Norman Chisale’s exposure of corrupt practices at Immigration Department

January 23, 2026

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Chisale on his visit to the Immigration offices in Lilongwe where he exposed entrenched corrupt practices within * The ACB is concerned that the culture of corruption appears to be well coordinated and tolerated in several Government Departments * To continue working tirelessly to root out stubborn corrupt syndicates in all Government Departments, particularly those prone to corrupt activities By Duncan Mlanjira The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has commenced investigations into alleged corrupt practices at the Department of Immigration &…

ACB commences forfeiture of civil asset forfeiture for various properties belonging to arrested suspects of K36.7 billion dubious payment at Greenbelt Authority

January 23, 2026

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ACB acting Director General, Gabriel Chembezi * Their various properties are suspected to be proceeds of crime as ACB is set to obtain more warrants of arrest soon for remaining suspects in the matter By Duncan Mlanjira Having concluded the arrest of 11 people suspected to have involved in the alleged K36.7 billion dubious payment at Greenbelt Authority, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has since commenced civil asset forfeiture proceedings for various properties belonging to the defendants suspected to be…

Silver Ladies and 3rd-placed Bullets Women headline Sunday’s end of NBM Women’s Premiership fixtures

January 23, 2026

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* It’s a one last push and one final battle in which the Bullets Women will be fighting to keep their 3rd place, who have 31 points, three ahead of 4th-placed MDF Lionesses (28 points) * The Lionesses are away in Mzuzu to meet relegated hosts Topik Academy at FAM’s Luwinga Football School of Excellence * The Bullets Women have a goal difference of 14 against MDF Lionesses’ 13, thus they cannot afford to drop all three points By…

AfCON 2025 paradox in plain sight: Why Africa rallied against Morocco

January 23, 2026

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Senegal’s national football team players greet a crowd of supporters while riding on an open bus during an AfCON trophy parade back home in Dakar on January 20 * Morocco’s relationship with African football, it turned out, has long existed in a state of tension, admired for excellence, resented for distance, and mistrusted for motive * The AfCON Morocco 2025 final did not create that hostility — it merely exposed it Analysis by Kelvin Ndunga, Daily Sabah (Turkey) When…

Finland charity partners Malawi Sports Council to promote sports development in primary and secondary schools

January 23, 2026

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* Programme launched at Goliati in Thyolo whose two schools to benefit through renovations of football, netball, volleyball and basketball fields * As well as providing sports equipment, drilling teachers with physical education skills among other amenities By Victor Singano Jnr. Finish charity organisation, Liike Sports & Development Foundation and Malawi National Council of Sports have entered into a partnership which will see the two institutions working in collaboration in implementing sports programs which are aimed at promoting various…

Partners in Health launches relief K1.2 billion food distribution programme in Neno to benefit 3,000 households

January 23, 2026

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* To run for a period of three months in which beneficiaries will be receiving a 50kg bag of maize, 3kg of beans, 1kg of salt, 1 litre of cooking oil, and K15,000 cash support for maize milling * The districted Malawi Vulnerability Assessment Committee report indicates that a total of 19,017 households have been affected by food insecurity By Victor Singano Jnr. In response to a report by Malawi Vulnerability Assessment Committee (MVAC), which indicates that a total…

Minister Namalomba to engage MACRA on the authorisation of Starlink Satellite Direct-to-Cell services on Airtel network

January 22, 2026

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* The groundbreaking Starlink Satellite Direct-to-Cell services on Airtel network are expected to help close coverage gaps in rural and underserved areas and provide service continuity during network outages * Airtel Africa and SpaceX signed Starlink Satellite Direct-to-Cell services in December to be introduced across all its 14 markets that serve 174 million customers, including Malawi By Duncan Mlanjira Minister of Information & Communications Technology, Shadreck Namalomba paid a surprise visit to Airtel Malawi head office in Lilongwe Airtel…