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Chakwera’s silence abroad as his inner circle faces the cells

By Suleman Chitera As police cells fill with senior figures from the Malawi Congress Party (MCP), President Lazarus Chakwera is reportedly away on an overseas holiday—detached, distant, and conspicuously silent. While MCP Secretary General Richard Chimwendo Banda’s office reels, while Vitumbiko Mumba and Jessie Kabwila spend nights behind bars, and while party loyalists whisper about […]

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BMTV says Mumba, Chimwendo Banda deserve to be arrested

By Vincent Gunde Bakili Muluzi TV online television station, has claimed that both Engineer Vitumbiko Mumba and Richard Chimwendo Banda deserves to be arrested and prosecuted in a court of law without mercy for committing serious offences. Bakili Muluzi TV said Vitumbiko Mumba wanted to stage coup d-etat through corrupting the youth to be holding […]

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Malawi Secures Major $15 Million Kuwait Grant to Boost Infrastructure and Economic Recovery

By Suleman Chitera In a significant breakthrough for Malawi’s development and economic recovery agenda, the government has secured a $15 million grant from the Kuwait Fund, marking a strong vote of confidence in the country’s reform and recovery efforts. The grant was confirmed during high-level engagements between Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Decentralization, Joseph […]

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Nyamilandu Pledges Ambulance to Improve Emergency Health Care in Chididi

By Suleman Chitera Member of Parliament for Nsanje South West, Walter Macmillan Nyamilandu Manda, has pledged to provide an ambulance aimed at improving the transportation of critically ill patients from Chididi to Nsanje District Hospital. The pledge comes amid growing concerns over persistent transport challenges faced by communities in the area, where patients are often […]

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Major Review Finds Limited Evidence Supporting Medical Cannabis for Common Conditions

By Staff Reporter A major new scientific review led by UCLA Health has cast doubt on the effectiveness of medical cannabis in treating widely reported conditions such as chronic pain, anxiety and insomnia, challenging popular perceptions around its medical benefits. The review, published on Friday in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), analysed […]

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No retreat, no surrender: the wheel has turned

By Staff Reporter For years, Malawi Congress Party (MCP) political figures projected an image of invincibility. Power emboldened them. Arrests were ordered, summons issued, and reputations dragged through the mud—often with no clear charges, no transparency, and no regard for due process. Dissenting voices were silenced not by argument, but by handcuffs. Today, the very […]

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MCP Spokesperson Jessie Kabwila Arrested as Political Tensions Escalate

By Malawi Freedom Network The political temperature in Malawi rose sharply this morning following the arrest of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) spokesperson Jessie Kabwila in Lilongwe, in what critics are already describing as a deepening crackdown on dissenting voices within the opposition. Kabwila was summoned by police to Area 30 and voluntarily presented herself, according […]

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Loyalty: the currency that sustains real political power

By Political Desk Politics is unforgiving. It rewards courage, memory, and loyalty—and brutally exposes opportunism. Malawi’s recent political history offers a clear lesson: parties rise and fall, but only leaders who value loyalty build durable movements. Not long ago, the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) basked in public enthusiasm. Technocrats queued to be associated with it. […]

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When the State House Became a Vestry: How Diplomatic Missions Were Turned into Feeding Troughs

By The Opinion Desk Leadership matters—not just in rhetoric, but in background, exposure, and professional discipline. A president shaped by global academia, international institutions, and professional competition understands systems, accountability, and the value of merit. Such a leader naturally surrounds himself with competent, financially stable individuals who add value to the State rather than drain […]