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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...

No track, no limits: Karen Kaphale makes motorsport history for Malawi

Joseph SazuzeJuly 20, 2026

At just 22, the trailblazing racer becomes Malawi’s first international motor racing driver, inspiring a new generation to dream beyond conventional limits For decades, motorsport has been a dream far removed from Malawi, a country without professional racing circuits or a structured pathway into the sport. Today, that narrative is changing, thanks to the determination...

Spain beat Argentina after extra time to win 2026 FIFA World Cup

Noel MkwailaJuly 20, 2026

Spain are the 2026 FIFA World Cup champions after defeating defending champions Argentina 1-0 after extra time in a captivating final played at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on Sunday. According to the Associated Press, substitute Ferran Torres scored the only goal of the match in the 106th minute, converting a headed assist from Nico...

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...

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...

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....

FAM nearly hits MK1 billion target in fundraising drive for Scorchers

Antony IsaiahJuly 11, 2026

The Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has come close to meeting its MK1 billion fundraising target for the Scorchers, following a fundraising dinner and official send-off held in Lilongwe on Friday evening. Speaking in an interview, FAM President Fleetwood Haiya said government funding covered 60 percent of the association’s budget, with the remainder raised from...

MLW’s CREATOR Building named Malawi’s best construction project

Noel MkwailaJuly 9, 2026

The Malawi Liverpool Wellcome (MLW) Research Programme has won the Best Construction Project award for its Clinical Research Excellence and Training Open Resource (CREATOR) building, earning national recognition from the Construction Industry Regulatory Authority (CIRA). The award was presented during the National Construction Day 2026 celebrations held under the theme, “People, Quality, and Innovation: Building...

Rainbow Paints backs Winter Tour Golf Championship with K10 million

Rainbow Paints Limited has strengthened its partnership with the golfing fraternity after donating K10 million towards the second edition of the Winter Tour Golf Championship, scheduled for this weekend at Blantyre Sports Club The sponsorship is aimed at supporting the two-day tournament, which is expected to bring together golfers competing in several categories, including Pro-Am,...

Malawi First opposes proposed deployment of 500 nurses to Israel

Malawi First has strongly opposed a proposed government-to-government arrangement to deploy 500 Malawian nurses to Israel, arguing that the move could further strain the country’s already understaffed health system. In a statement dated August 18, 2026, the organisation says it is concerned with remarks by Malawi’s former Chargé d’Affaires to Israel, David Bisnowaty, regarding plans...

Hichilema pledges to work harder after securing second term

Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has thanked Zambians for renewing their trust in him, pledging to focus on development, unity and prosperity during his second term. In a message following his victory in the presidential election, Hichilema said the election had demonstrated Zambia’s commitment to peace, democracy and the rule of law. “This election showed the...

Mnangagwa commends Mutharika for promoting regional peace

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has commended Malawi President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika for his leadership and commitment to promoting peace and security in the Southern African Development Community –SADC. He was speaking at the 46th Ordinary SADC Summit in Durban, South Africa. Capital FM’s Noel Mkwaila reports; CUE IN

Stakeholders urge accountability as Parliament passes 14 bills

One of Parliament’s core mandates is to make laws that respond to the needs and objectives of the country. However, the effectiveness of these laws ultimately depends on how well they are implemented, monitored and enforced. During Parliament’s five-week meeting, which commenced on 7 July and ended on 7 August 2026, lawmakers passed bills aimed...

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