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Scorchers ready for WAFCON despite heavy defeat to Ghana -Coach

Antony IsaiahJuly 24, 2026

Malawi Women’s National Football Team head coach Lovemore Fazili insists the Scorchers are ready for the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), even after the team ended its preparations with a chastening 4-0 defeat to 60th-ranked Ghana on Thursday evening in Morocco. Despite the scoreline, Fazili struck a confident tone, describing the loss as part...

Malawi needs 8,000 more midwives by 2030, AMAMI warns

Antony IsaiahJuly 21, 2026

Malawi must recruit an additional 8,000 midwives within the next four years or risk further setbacks in maternal and newborn health outcomes, the Association of Malawi Midwives (AMAMI) has warned. The warning comes as AMAMI welcomes a government decision to lift restrictions on public service recruitment and promotion, a move officials say could finally open...

COSOMA distributes MK1.8 billion royalties to musicians, filmmakers and writers

Antony IsaiahJuly 20, 2026

The Copyright Society of Malawi (COSOMA) has disbursed MK1.8 billion in royalties to 3,594 musicians, filmmakers and literary workers under this year’s Blank Media Levy Distribution, in what officials describe as one of the clearest demonstrations yet of the growth of Malawi’s creative economy. The payout was presented on Monday in Lilongwe, with musicians receiving...

Bullets, Silver out for revenge as Ekhaya, Karonga promise upsets

Antony IsaiahJuly 19, 2026

Just a week after being eliminated from the Airtel Top 8 Cup, FCB Nyasa Big Bullets and Silver Strikers are out for revenge against the very sides that knocked them out, Ekhaya FC and Karonga United, when the two rivalries resume in league action this afternoon. Bullets, four-time winners of the Airtel Top 8 Cup,...

Red Lions set sights on league title

Antony IsaiahJuly 17, 2026

Zomba-based football club, Red Lions, have declared their ambition to become only the second military side, after Kamuzu Barracks, to win the elite league title, as the club unveiled Stewards Financial Consultants Limited as sponsors of their Goal of the Month award. Cobbe Barracks second-in-command of the 1st Malawi Rifles (1MR), Major Luis Msukwa, made...

Malawi to lose 90% of UK aid by 2028 as government redirects funding to defence

Antony IsaiahJuly 16, 2026

Malawi is facing the near-total loss of UK development funding within three years, after the Government confirmed on Thursday that aid to the country will fall by 90% by 2028-29 — a cut roughly 38 percentage points deeper than the reduction facing the rest of Africa. The figures, buried in the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development...

Mkwate part ways with Bullets, in talks with Masters

Antony IsaiahJuly 16, 2026

FCB Nyasa Big Bullets Football Club have reached an agreement with their midfielder, Mike Mkwate to part ways mutually. The midfielder has three months left on his one-and-half-year deal that he signed in early 2025 but there has been little game time for him at the club this season. Bullets could neither confirm nor confirm...

MACRA engages stakeholders on proposed fees for data controllers and processors

Antony IsaiahJuly 16, 2026

The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) is pushing forward with plans to charge data controllers and data processors annual registration fees, using a series of stakeholder consultations — most recently in Lilongwe — to defend the proposal and gather feedback before it is finalised. MACRA, which is designated under the Data Protection Act, 2024 as...

FAM secures two friendly matches for Scorchers ahead of WAFCON

Antony IsaiahJuly 15, 2026

Football Association of Malawi has secured two friendly matches for the Malawi women’s football team against heavyweight, Morocco and Ghana as part of preparations for the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations. The team arrived in Morocco on Tuesday ahead of the tournament which they are kicking off with the defending champions, Nigeria on 28...

MADOLO ADUKA! Airtel Top 8 final to go on without Bullets or Silver for first time ever

Antony IsaiahJuly 12, 2026

The 2026 Airtel Top 8 Cup is living up to its billing. It goes with the slogan “Zamadolo” — and yes, it is exactly that. The usual dominant sides, FCB Nyasa Big Bullets and Silver Strikers, will not be in the final of the tournament this season after falling to Ekhaya and Karonga United respectively....

Local government minister engages CSOs on strengthening CDF accountability

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Ben Malunga Phiri has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to working with civil society organisations (CSOs) to strengthen accountability in the implementation of the Reformed Constituency Development Fund (RCDF). Phiri made the remarks during a roundtable meeting with CSAT, the only civil society organisation that attended among those invited...

Power cuts to ease significantly by December- Energy Minister

Minister of Energy Jean Mathanga has assured Malawians that power cuts will reduce significantly by December this year. She made the assurance on Tuesday while touring Nkula power station, where works are under way to increase generation capacity. The visit comes as continued power outages affect businesses and households across the country. Mathanga said she...

Analyst says Moyale’s poor home run not about venue change

Moyale Football Club’s struggles at Mzuzu Stadium have nothing to do with the change of venue, according to sports analyst Pickford Kamanga. Kamanga was reacting to Moyale’s winless run at Mzuzu Stadium since returning from Rumphi Stadium, where the team has played four matches, losing 1-0 to Silver Strikers, drawing 2-2 with Masters FC, 2-2...

Blackout at Bingu Stadium sparks concern

The Ministry of Sports has admitted that the blackout that disrupted the Masters FC and Karonga United match at Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe was disappointing, as stakeholders have raised concerns over the management and maintenance of the facility. Ministry spokesperson McMillan Mwale told Capital FM that the stadium has backup generators designed to switch...

Moyale home struggles continue

Moyale FC’s struggles at Mzuzu Stadium have continued since their return from Rumphi Stadium, with the team yet to register a home victory in four matches. The latest setback came on Sunday when they suffered a 1-0 defeat to Silver Strikers in the FDH Bank Premiership. Innocent Shema scored the decisive goal in the seventh...

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