MALAWI: Cost of Living Rises & more – 24th Feb 2026
A land ownership audit, a new investigation into VP Chilima’s accident, a surge in cholera and fibroids cases, Joyce Mvula’s retirement, Afr...
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20 of 200 episodesMALAWI: Cyclone Gezani & more – 17th Feb 2026
Digital IDs, ghost workers, government officials’ unnecessary travel, China import tariffs, in-hospital corruption, a new pigeon pea variety...
MALAWI: Director at Crossroads Hotel Kidnapped & more – 10th Feb 2026
A Blantyre City Council transporters’ law, updates on student loans, an investigation into a cheating scheme, house number plates, the Kabul...
MALAWI: Polio Outbreak & more – 3rd Feb 2026
Former government officials arrested, fuel levy reinstated, a cabinet reshuffle, MBC journalists suspended, new music production fees, and m...
MALAWI: Rental Income Tax & more – 27th Jan 2026
Sugar prices, talks on minimum wages, the new RBM governor, fewer VP powers, optional payments in government hospitals, violence in schools,...
MALAWI: Fuel Prices Increase & more – 20th Jan 2026
An electricity tariff hike, rumors about a tax on pension income, a bank transfer levy, a cholera epidemic scare, a national birth registrat...
MALAWI: The Constitution Bill & more – 13th Jan 2026
Pre-budget consultation meetings, the US’s global withdrawal, this year’s EF English Proficiency Index, a new Blantyre parking rule, MACRA r...
MALAWI: New VAT and PAYE & more – 6th Jan 2026
The new cabinet, flood disasters, a hunger crisis, amended visa rules, a shady presidential pardon, Times TV and Radio off-air, and much mor...
MALAWI: Musicians Die in Accident & more – 30th Dec 2025
Heavy storms, Christmas babies, a new governance study, a maize disease outbreak, National IDs still valid, the Wangiri phone scam, and much...
MALAWI: Health System Under Pressure & more – 23rd Dec 2025
Multiple disease outbreaks, malaria surge, low condom use, food insecurity, the vice president’s controversial UK trip, Kabaza Day, and much...
MALAWI: MCP Members Arrested & more – 16th Dec 2025
Members of the Malawi Congress Party arrested, rain-induced damage, the Good Governance Unit, higher tollgate fees, tea production earnings,...
MALAWI: Amendments Approved & more – 9th Dec 2025
A dry spell, a government payroll audit, firing health professionals , new alcohol prices, Michiru View students arrested, and much more! Th...
MALAWI: Mid-Term Budget Passed & more – 2nd Dec 2025
Compliance with austerity measures, growth projection, a UN budget cut, stolen State House dogs, fuel purchase Acts, and much more! Thanks f...
MALAWI: Chakwera’s Multi-Billion Expenditures & more – 25th Nov 2025
New taxes, plans to reintroduce a rapid police response line , potential cyclones, Temwa Chawinga’s awards, VJ Ken’s arrest, and much more!...
MALAWI: Local Languages in Parliament & more – 18th Nov 2025
Planting season, new Blantyre mayor, overcrowded prisons, media freedom, new Immigration offices, Old Town Hall demolition plans, new transf...
MALAWI: Austerity Measures & more – 11th Nov 2025
The government’s austerity measures, no MANEB fees, more blackouts, men’s mental health, child marriage statistics, and much more! Thanks fo...
MALAWI: Final Cabinet & more – 4th Nov 2025
The new Speaker of Parliament, aid amidst food insecurity, a fuel shortage, attacks on demonstrators, the Scorchers qualifying for the Women...
MALAWI: New Government Appointments & more – 28th Oct 2025
A hunger crisis, drug-resistant gonorrhea, stolen UK Aid donations, the new education curriculum, a ban on raw materials export, and much mo...
MALAWI: 2nd VP Sworn-In & more – 21st Oct 2025
Two new cabinet members, China canceling debt, Malawi’s mission in Madagascar, statutory heads fired, free public schools, and much more! Th...
MALAWI: State House Vandalized & more – 14th Oct 2025
Mother’s Day, new MPs, Speaker of the National Assembly elections, the relocation of government offices, the reopening of the Apollo Auditor...