HRDC demonstrations return
The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has announced plans to stage protests in Lilongwe, Zomba, and Mzuzu on November 17, 2026 over the fuel and electricity crisis in the country.
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Gallery: President Mutharika returns from infamous private trip
President Peter Mutharika has today returned to the country after spending three weeks in South Africa on what State House described as a private visit.
Stakeholders raise questions over Mutharika stay abroad
The Public Affairs Committee (PAC) has demanded transparency and accountability regarding President Peter Mutharika’s extended private visit to South Africa, stating that citizens have a constitutional and moral right to know his status and how state resources are used.
Mutharika stops parliament meeting
Malawi President Peter Mutharika has postponed the upcoming mid-term budget meeting of Parliament, originally scheduled to run from November 9 to December 11, 2026.
Former Malawi Police Inspector General Rodney Jose dies
Rodney Jose, the former Inspector General of the Malawi Police Service, has passed away.
Mbeta joins the Suleman debacle case
Attorney General Frank Mbeta has joined as an interested party, a court case in which Speaker of Parliament Sameer Suleman is challenging an injunction which one citizen Austin Mkoka obtained against the formation of 12 parliamentary committees to probe the operations of some statutory bodies.
“Mutharika is performing , BUT”NAP says
The National Advocacy Platform (NAP) has issued a measured endorsement of President Peter Mutharika’s inaugural year in office, while emphasizing that his administration must transition from commitments and policy declarations to tangible outcomes that everyday Malawians can experience.
Malawi’s debt worsens
Recent reports indicate that Malawi’s debt has surpassed 24 trillion Malawi Kwacha, raising significant concerns among stakeholders.
Now, the National Debt Coalition has demanded greater transparency and accountability regarding the nation’s debt.
Mutharika delegates Chaponda to UNGA
President Peter Mutharika has assigned Foreign Affairs Minister George Chaponda to represent Malawi at the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, United States due from 22nd to 28th of this month
“Chilima asked for help” says witness
Parliament’s Ad-hoc Committee investigating the June 10, 2024 military plane crash that killed Vice-President Saulos Chilima and eight others yesterday heard extraordinary testimony from a Lilongwe resident who claims he saw Chilima standing at the door of the aircraft mid-air, calling for help.