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US requires Zambia, Malawi citizens to pay up to $15,000 bond for some visitor visas

President Donald Trump's administration will require visa applicants from Zambia and Malawi to pay bonds up to $15,000 for some tourist and business visas under a pilot program launching in two weeks, the State Department said on Tuesday."…

Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 10:22hrs | 410 | by Reuters

Scottland signs Malawian striker

Scottland FC have secured the services of Malawian international striker Kudha Muyaba on a two-year deal, as the ambitious Mabvuku-based club continues to strengthen its forward line ahead of the upcoming season.The 31-year-old forward joi…

Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 08:00hrs | 186 | by Staff reporter

5 arrested over Silobela murder cases

Police in Silobela have arrested five suspects in connection with two separate murder cases that occurred between May 12 and 15 at local drinking establishments in Chief Malisa's area, Midlands Province.According to Midlands police spokesp…

Published: 26 May 2025 at 07:54hrs | 41 | by Staff reporter

'Zimbabwe and Malawi are eternal brothers'

Malawi and Zimbabwe remain united as "brotherly countries" that continue to cooperate on regional and global platforms, including Harare's bid for a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) seat, Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera said on T…

Published: 26 May 2025 at 07:53hrs | 77 | by Staff reporter

Bushiri and his wife ordered to be extradited to SA

The Chief Resident Magistrate Court in Malawi has ordered that self-proclaimed prophet, Shepherd Bushiri and his wife, Mary Bushiri, be extradited to South Africa.Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development Mmamoloko Kabuyi, said th…

Published: 12 Mar 2025 at 16:45hrs | 6278 | by Staff reporter

Malawi bans mineral exports effective immediately

The Malawian Ministry of Mining has announced a temporary ban on the export of all minerals, effective immediately. This measure, the Ministry says, is aimed at streamlining export procedures to ensure efficient and transparent processes w…

Published: 13 Feb 2025 at 10:00hrs | 995 | by Staff reporter

Malawi swears in top comedian as vice-president

Top comedian-turned-politician Micheal Usi has been sworn as Malawi's vice-president at a ceremony held in parliament in the capital, Lilongwe.The 55-year-old replaces Saulos Chilima, who died in a plane crash earlier this month, along wit…

Published: 23 Jun 2024 at 12:55hrs | 31 | by Staff reporter

Malawi Vice President die in plane crash

MALAWI'S vice president and nine others have been killed after their military jet crashed into a mountainous forest.A huge search operation was launched after the plane carrying Dr Saulos Chilima, 51, failed to land at Mzuzu International …

Published: 11 Jun 2024 at 09:57hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter

Malawians arrested driving a stolen car heading for the Limpopo River

SOUTH African police have arrested two Malawians found driving a stolen Toyota Fortuner worth R900 000 which they were allegedly planning to smuggle to their country via Zimbabwe.The duo was arrested on Thursday last week in an ongoing ant…

Published: 08 Apr 2024 at 19:20hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe naturalise Malawian descendants

THE Ambassador of Malawi to Zimbabwe, Mr Mayiwayo Polepole, yesterday hailed the Second Republic led by President Mnangagwa for agreeing to naturalise people of Malawian origin whose citizenship had over the years been a subject of uncerta…

Published: 04 Apr 2024 at 06:01hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

UK-based Warriors in Malawi hunt

ENGLAND-BASED Tawanda Maswanhise and Macaulay Bonne were late yesterday expected to join the rest of the Warriors' squad in Malawi for the four-team tournament as they face Zambia in the opening match at Bingu National Stadium.The tourname…

Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 06:36hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Another President in SADC congratulates Mnangagwa

MALAWIAN President Lazarus Chakwera has congratulated President Mnangagwa for his election victory saying it is a clear manifestation of the confidence Zimbabweans have in him.President Mnangagwa won the Presidential election held on Augus…

Published: 03 Sep 2023 at 18:57hrs | 864 | by Staff reporter

Malawi to tap into Zimbabwe judiciary's system

A teams of senior judges from Malawi is in the country to tap into the Integrated Electronic Case Management System (IECMS) being used by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) so that they can introduce the same system in Malawi.The six me…

Published: 29 Aug 2023 at 07:02hrs | 156 | by Staff reporter

Immediate withdrawal of DSTV services in Malawi

MultiChoice Africa Holdings B.V (MAH) regrettably notifies DStv subscribers of its withdrawal of services from Malawi with immediate effect. This follows the injunction issued by the High Court in Lilongwe in a matter between MultiChoice M…

Published: 09 Aug 2023 at 07:55hrs | 123 | by Agencies

Zimbabwe to donate 10,000 mt mealie meal to Cyclone hit Malawi

The Zimbabwe government says it is mobilising 10,000 metric tonnes of mealie meal, cooking oil and an assortment of non-food items in response to Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera's recent appeal for world assistance in the aftermath of …

Published: 21 Mar 2023 at 20:42hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

WATCH: Prophet Bushiri wins court case in Malawi

Legal team of Shepherd Bushiri welcomes high court decision in Malawi that ruled in favour of the Man of God to have South African witnesses go to Malawi and physically testify in his ongoing extradition case.The court mad the ruling after…

Published: 13 Feb 2023 at 21:56hrs | 5 | by Mandla Ndlovu

Malawi seriously hit by Cholera

Malawi has suffered from Cholera since March 2022 cases rising up to a total of 17 824 and 595 deaths with the mortality rate increasing to 3.34% according to the Malawian Health Ministry.This is not the first notable Cholera outbreak the …

Published: 02 Jan 2023 at 22:17hrs | 6 | by Mzingaye Nxumalo

Zimbabwe locks up 550 Malawian migrants

ABOUT 550 Malawian citizens are languishing in Zimbabwean prisons after being arrested in the country en route to or from South Africa without adequate travelling documents, The NewsHawks has established.The immigrants are in prisons with …

Published: 18 Sep 2022 at 16:57hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Prophet Magaya says Malawians will see the power of God moving

ZIMBABWEAN 'prophet' Walter Magaya has promised Malawian followers that a three-day crusade staring Friday will be unique as people will see the power of God moving.Magaya made the statement Thursday on his arrival in Malawi through Kamuzu…

Published: 15 Jul 2022 at 19:54hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa meets former Malawi leader

AFRICANS should listen to the wise wisdom of President Mnangagwa who has emphasised economic development that leaves no one and no place behind, visiting former Malawian President Joyce Banda said.Last night, Dr Banda paid a courtesy call …

Published: 11 May 2022 at 09:10hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter

Mapeza targets Malawi scalp

The Warriors will be targeting a win when they take on Malawi in their second Group B Africa Cup of Nations encounter in Bafassoum, Cameroon on Friday.Zimbabwe's suffered a heart breaking loss to Group favourites Senegal, following  a…

Published: 11 Jan 2022 at 18:37hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

Ex-Malawi MP shoots himself dead in parliament

A high-ranking former Malawian MP, Clement Chiwaya, has shot himself dead in an office in parliament.Mr Chiwaya, who was a wheelchair user after he contracted polio at the age of two, served as deputy speaker between 2014 and 2019.In a not…

Published: 30 Sep 2021 at 21:59hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Malawi burns AstraZeneca doses donated by South Africa

Malawi has burned nearly 20,000 doses of expired AstraZeneca vaccines, defying calls not to do so from the World Health Organization and the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Malawi's Health Minister Khumbize Kandodo Chipon…

Published: 19 May 2021 at 18:31hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Malawi court bans planned airport, border protests

A Malawi court ordered a ban on protest at the country's airports and border crossings on Friday, as authorities try to avert new post-election demonstrations aimed at shutting down key transport hubs.The High Court order comes amid plans …

Published: 24 Aug 2019 at 17:28hrs | 854 | by AFP

Malawi short-lives Zimbabwe's hopes

The hopes of Zimbabwe to perhaps clinch the fifth or sixth spot of the netball world cup were nullified by Malawi earlier on today at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool England.The match started on a high note with the Gems of Zimbabwe ta…

Published: 19 Jul 2019 at 08:24hrs | 89 | by Daniel Itai

Malawi short-lives Zimbabwe's hopes

The hopes of Zimbabwe to perhaps clinch the fifth or sixth spot of the netball world cup were nullified by Malawi earlier on today at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool England.The match started on a high note with the Gems of Zimbabwe ta…

Published: 18 Jul 2019 at 20:04hrs | 8 | by Daniel Itai

MDC calls for an Extraordinary Summit on Idai

There are three SADC countries which were hard hit by Cyclone Idai. Thousands of lives have been lost in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe.Many people are still uncounted for, thousands are homeless, and survivors are facing many huddles in …

Published: 25 Mar 2019 at 12:56hrs | 7 | by Jacob Mafume

Zimbabweans ranked happier than Rwandans, Batswana and Malawians

The World Happiness Report has been released and Zimbabwe ranks close to the bottom ten, lower than neighbours Mozambique and Zambia. However, Zimbabweans have been ranked happier than Rwandans, Batswana and Malawians.Finland has been crow…

Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 11:14hrs | 24 | by Staff reporter

Highway robbers arrested after robbing Malawi inyanga

NEVER rob an inyanga, especially from Malawi.This advice rang true for a gang of five armed robbers that has been pouncing on motorists along the Beitbridge-Masvingo and Beitbridge-Bulawayo highways after they were finally arrested a few h…

Published: 06 May 2018 at 09:48hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

Malawian Bank completes acquisition of majority stake in Barclays Zimbabwe

MALAWI Stock Exchange listed FMB Capital Holdings has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in Barclays Bank Zimbabwe after receiving approvals for all regulatory requirements. This gives FMBCH, which is registered in Mauritius, an…

Published: 16 Oct 2017 at 06:20hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Pasuwa misses out on Flames job

FORMER Warriors' coach Kalisto Pasuwa looks set to miss out on the vacant coaching post of the Malawi senior national team following reports that the Football Association of Malawi (FAM) appears to have settled for Belgian Ronny Van Geneug…

Published: 09 Apr 2017 at 08:01hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Malawian bank eyes Barclays Bank Zimbabwe

Malawian banking group First Merchant Bank (FMB) is in talks with Barclays PLC to buy its Zimbabwean unit.Last year, Barclays PLC downgraded Barclays Zimbabwe to its non-core division with an intention to dispose it in the future.Barclays …

Published: 29 Mar 2017 at 06:59hrs | 720 | by Staff reporter

Pasuwa in a limbo

FORMER Zimbabwe senior soccer team coach Kalisto Pasuwa could be out of employment for a long time after his reported move to coach Malawi senior men's national team has reached a dead end.This is after the Football Association of Malawi (…

Published: 14 Mar 2017 at 04:09hrs | 1747 | by Staff Reporter

Mutharika joins Mugabe in a relentless race to the bottom

Malawi's President, Peter Mutharika shares much in common with Zimbabwe's nonagenarian leader, Robert Mugabe. Similarities have the capacity to evoke nostalgia, but when it comes to these two men, familiarity breeds horror.At the most elem…

Published: 03 Oct 2016 at 17:24hrs | 2072 | by Maynard Manyowa

Malawi bound bus in accident outside Musina

Scores of Malawians were seriously injured when a Nyali Luxury Coaches bus they were travelling in side-swiped with a Mazda 323 some 20 kilometres outside Musina town in the early hours of today.The incident occurred along the N1 highway, …

Published: 05 Sep 2016 at 23:11hrs | 9 | by Thupeyo Muleya

Malawi bans foreign witch doctors

Lilongwe - Malawi has banned foreign witch-doctors from plying their trade in the southern African nation in a bid to curb a rising wave of abductions, attacks and killings of albinos.So far 18 albinos have been gruesomely murdered in Mala…

Published: 28 May 2016 at 08:46hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Malawi Albinos hunting irks Zimbabwe MP

The hunting of Albino children in Malawi has irked the Zimbabwe member of the house of assembly Fortune Chasi who raised concerns over the reports that Albino children were being snatched from their mothers.Human traffickers are reportedly…

Published: 11 Mar 2016 at 07:25hrs | 5 | by Staff Reporter

Malawi elections, a testimony of firm institutions in Africa

The recently held elections in Malawi which were certified free, air and peaceful by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the rest of the international community provides Africa and the globe with important lessons. That A…

Published: 06 Jun 2014 at 07:59hrs | 3 | by Muchadura Dube

Malawi President Banda nullifies elections

President Joyce Banda of Malawi has declared this week's election to be "null and void", throwing the nation into a new political crisis.Speaking in the country's capital Ilongwe on Saturday, Banda claimed there were "serious irregularitie…

Published: 24 May 2014 at 12:42hrs | 5 | by Staff Reporter

Zimbabwe prophecy from Malawi

There was a prophecy here in Malawi about Zimbabwe.Our senior pastor prophet, Chilomoni, of the Shepherd Ministry, here in Ndirande, on Sunday he gave us a prophecy about Zimbabwe."I'm seeing a very old garment in this great Southern Afric…

Published: 07 Aug 2013 at 09:39hrs | 10 | by anonymous

'The diamond loving Malawi prostitute' comment, an insult to Malawians

THE world over, freedom of expression is not absolute. It comes with responsibility as an unconditional model of freedom of expression can degenerate into anarchy. MDC-T adopted this model no matter how much it is trampling on the rights o…

Published: 15 Jul 2013 at 18:00hrs | 4 | by Johannes Nyirenda

Power hunger too strong for SADC quotas to work

The South African weekly newspaper, the Mail & Guardian, published an extraordinary story in its issue of March 15-21, 2013.Headed "Red carpet for dead Malawi President" it described in shocking detail to what astonishing lengths his r…

Published: 10 Jun 2013 at 21:32hrs | 2865 | by Nancy Forokah

Radio DJs sacked for saying Mugabe is Malawian

Two DJs have been dismissed within a space of 2 weeks for alleging that President Mugabe was of Malawian origin.First to be dismissed was DJ Hazvinei Sakarombe who was both a radio and television presenter. Another radio presenter Nonkulul…

Published: 10 Mar 2013 at 18:52hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter

Malawi demands 5 year old $23 million debt from Zimbabwe

The new Malawian government has reportedly dispatched a delegation to Zimbabwe to demand a five year-old $23 million debt, in what could mark a shift in relations between the two countries.Impoverished Malawi in 2007 gave Zimbabwe a "soft …

Published: 18 May 2012 at 11:36hrs | 2228 | by Staff reporter

Malawi President Dies! - Is TB Joshua A Real Prophet!

At the news of the death of Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika, one of the things that sprang to the minds of many was a much publicised prophecy from Nigerian Prophet T.B. Joshua about the impending death of an African Head of State.On…

Published: 07 Apr 2012 at 12:33hrs | 476 | by CHISULO CHIZIMU - Lilongwe, Malawi

Malawians fear deportation from Zimbabwe: Wikileaks

Malawi-Zimbabwe relations are complicated by the presence of over two million Malawians in Zimbabwe, most working in farming and mining. The president of Malawi adopts a hands-off policy in SADC to avoid provoking Harare and causing the ex…

Published: 12 Sep 2011 at 20:34hrs | 2608 | by Ndou Paul

Your comments: Britain cuts aid to Malawi

The Malawian diplomatic spat which came after revelations that Britain ordered Malawi's acting ambassador to leave the country soon after the African state expelled Britain's envoy over his criticism of its leader.COMMENT - This is Britain…

Published: 26 Jul 2011 at 11:41hrs | 808 | by Moyo Roy

Zimbabwe fails to pay back Malawi, $22 million, debt

Zimbabwe has failed to pay back to Malawi a balance of US$22 million from a loan of US$100 million which Zimbabwe borrowed from Malawi in 2007 for the purchase of maize from the country.The Malawi government, which underwrote the loan issu…

Published: 06 Jul 2011 at 13:49hrs | 735 | by .

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