UK-based Malawian, Madalitso Chazima, on Monday marked her 45th birthday by leading a clean-up exercise and making donations at Kawale Health Centre in Lilongwe through her non-profit organisation, Resilience Rising Foundation. During the initiative, Chazima donated assorted items including soya pieces, salt, soap, and sugar, as well as cleaning materials such as fresheners, ...

A growing rebellion is brewing within Malawi’s civil service after disgruntled workers withdrew confidence from their long-standing representatives and launched a new pressure bloc, accusing union leaders of secrecy, weak bargaining and silence on major financial scandals. The newly formed Federation of Civil Service Unions (FOCSU) brings together a powerful coalition of sect...

Standard Bank Plc has launched Kwacha Point, a mass-market agency banking platform, marking a decisive shift to take formal financial services beyond branches and into communities long excluded from the banking system. Speaking at Mchinji Central Market, Chief Executive Phillip Madinga said the initiative is engineered to deliver ubiquitous, last-mile banking access and accel...

Renowned social media influencer Pemphero Mphande and prominent lawyer Khwima Mchizi have unveiled a new initiative aimed at shaking up youth engagement and leadership development in Malawi, with a bold focus on open, unfiltered conversations around national issues. The programme, dubbed Open Minds, is designed to engage university students and young people through structured...

A new partnership between Times Group and PayChangu is set to reshape how Malawians access and pay for news, marking a decisive move away from print limitations toward a fully digital, subscription-driven model. The deal introduces a seamless payment system that allows readers to subscribe to e-newspapers and other digital services instantly, using integrated mobile […]