The First Deputy Speaker has warned MPs they risk sanctions, including loss of allowances, after a sitting recorded 159 absentees and only 71 members present.
Malawi’s Scorchers defeated Angola 1-0 in their Group A match in Polokwane, but still bowed out of the COSAFA Women’s Championship as qualification depended on other results.
Agriculture Minister Roza Fatchi Mbilizi says government will strengthen farmer registration and data systems, improve demand forecasting, and enforce recommended production volumes to curb overproduction and support better tobacco prices.
NCHE has moved to deregister Pentecostal Life University pending gazetting.
Mzuzu University’s students’ council says fees and welfare pressures are affecting exams and learning, while the World Bank says Malawi is creating far fewer formal jobs than the number of young people entering the labour market each year.
AG Frank Mbeta says his legal advice on the PSPTF’s Amaryllis Hotel purchase was misread, while the Malawi Law Society is calling for legal changes after several high-profile corruption cases were discontinued.
Skeffa Chimoto is set to release a new standalone single on March 1, while Scottish and Malawian performers are preparing an intercultural staging of Shakespeare’s The Tempest ahead of the Easter Theatre Festival in Blantyre.
A Scotland-Malawi theatre collaboration is set to present a work-in-progress of Shakespeare’s The Tempest at Blantyre’s Easter Theatre Festival, with a public sharing planned for March 29, 2026, according to The Times Group.
Police in Lilongwe have arrested a man linked to a reported K392 million robbery, while the Malawi Law Society is calling for reforms after several corruption cases were discontinued.
Nation Online reports that Bushiri’s Lilongwe birthday celebration featured local cultural acts and regional musicians, while Japan, through Aimec, donated 30 pre-owned instruments to strengthen the Malawi Police Band.
Nyasa Times reports that only 71 MPs attended Tuesday’s sitting while 159 were absent, prompting the First Deputy Speaker to warn of possible sanctions for unapproved absences.
Attorney General Frank Mbeta says he did not authorise PSPTF’s reported K128.75 billion Amaryllis Hotel deal, insisting his legal opinion was misinterpreted and that the board made the final investment call.
Malawi has rolled out a major polio vaccination drive after poliovirus was detected in Blantyre sewage, while South Africa hosts SADC health ministers to review regional priorities on HIV, TB, malaria, and climate-linked disease risks.
The World Bank says Malawi needs coordinated reforms to restore stability, resolve foreign exchange shortages, and restart export-led growth, while China plans zero-tariff treatment for imports from 53 African countries from May 1, 2026.
Finance Minister Joseph Mwanamvekha says the next budget will target exports of unprocessed crops to promote value addition, as the World Bank’s latest Malawi Economic Monitor calls for reforms to stabilise the economy and support private investment.
DCCMS says the ITCZ is driving thunderstorms and rain, with locally heavy falls expected mainly in northern Malawi and some central areas, while the south stays partly cloudy at times.
ACB data shows 199 completed prosecutions from 1,931 completed investigations since 2014-2015, while a Lilongwe court has granted bail to suspended NEEF CEO Humphreys Mdyetseni and engineer Anderson Mbozi over abuse-of-office and money laundering charges.
Sovereign Metals and Traxys North America signed a non-binding MOU at Mining Indaba to market graphite from Malawi’s Kasiya project, with proposed volumes starting at 40,000 tonnes a year and potentially rising to 80,000 tonnes.
UNIMA says it has joined the Erasmus+ READ renewable energy project.
Heart of Worship Malawi has released a live audio and video recording of “Dzina Lake,” while Valentine’s weekend posts about alleged celebrity car gifts fueled debate and boosted flower sales, according to separate reports.
FCB Nyasa Big Bullets lifted the Castel Challenge Cup after a 2-1 final win over Goshen City Dedza Dynamos at Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe, according to Malawi24 and MBC.
Nation Online says Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee will quiz controlling officers after an ACB compliance report found major weaknesses, while Malawi24 reports CSOs fault Malawi for not raising deceptive war recruitment at the AU Summit.
The Ministry of Lands has begun a nationwide land ownership audit, starting with a two-month pilot in Lilongwe Areas 10 and 3, according to reports published February 23, 2026.
