The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has launched a formal internal investigation following a tragic accident at its Nsaru site in Lilongwe on Sunday, January 18, which claimed the life of one employee and left three others injured. ESCOM confirmed that a linesperson was fatally injured while performing duties at the site. The three […]

Shock and anger are growing as suspected cholera cases jumped from 211 to 280 in just one week, a sharp 32.7 percent increase, raising fresh fears that Malawi is sliding into another deadly outbreak of a disease the world should have buried centuries ago. According to the latest report from the Public Health Institute of […]

Malawi is creating only 30,000 formal jobs each year, yet about 270,000 young people enter the labour market annually. This means that every year, the vast majority of youths are left without formal employment, deepening frustration and economic insecurity across the country. These findings are contained in a joint report by the African Development Bank, […]

January 16, 2026. Phalombe District. A crowd gathered for hope, 41 million trees to be planted, communities to be rebuilt after devastating floods, resilience against climate change. Instead, they got a victory speech. Second Vice President Enock Chihana stood before the National Tree Planting Season launch and pivoted from environmental salvation to political score-settling....

Senegal woke up to a nation-wide paid holiday on Monday after President Bassirou Diomaye Faye moved swiftly to honour what he called a “historic triumph for national pride,” following the country’s dramatic victory in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final. The president’s declaration capped an extraordinary night of football, controversy and raw emotion, […]