Airtel Africa’s AI-powered spam alert service detects over 205 million spam SMSs in 6 months including Malawi

* In 13 of its markets — including Malawi where the service detected over 8 million spam SMS messages cumulatively * Kenya recorded the highest spam volume with 68 million messages flagged followed by Tanzania (47 million) and Zambia (33 million)...

From Malawi to the World: Ben Phiri Named USC Global Health Fellow

Malawian politician and former Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Ben Phiri, has been singled out by the prestigious University of Southern California (USC) as a Global Health Communication Leadership Fellow, cementing his...

Lilongwe records two suspected cholera cases

Health authorities in Lilongwe are on high alert following the admission of two male patients at Bwaila Hospital with symptoms consistent with cholera. The suspected cases, originating from Nathenje and Chinsapo, were reported in a preliminary...

Malawi’s 2025 elections a benchmark for credibility and transparency in the SADC Region

* The political and security environment before, during, and immediately after polling day was calm—SADC electoral observation mission * Counting and results management processes were orderly, with results forms duly signed, copies distributed to...

Lindian takes on twin owner-operator role at Malawi rare earths giant

Lindian argues the trade-off more than pays for itself over the longer term, particularly as Kangankunde is one of the biggest undeveloped rare earths deposits in the world. Lindian Resources executive director Zac Komur said: “Execution is the...

Diversification drives rural farmers’ incomes—study

Malawian farmers are moving away from single-crop dependence, with new evidence showing that diversification, particularly livestock integration and expanding legume cultivation are boosting incomes and resilience despite worsening climate shocks....

Noul highlights breakthrough AI pathology research at MICCAI 2025

AI-based diagnostics company Noul said it presented its latest research on device-embedded artificial intelligence for blood and cancer pathology at the 28th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention...

Gold rush: the poor dying for survival

Forty kilometres off the M1, deep in the rural expanse of Kasungu lie Gogodi and Chimbiya, once thriving farming communities now scarred by the gold rush. Desperation has driven people in the area of Traditional Authority Chitantha-Mapiri...

Know Arthur Peter Mutharika: A beacon of hope for desperate Malawians

Ululations, jubilations and celebrations are now contagious in our country upon the declaration by the Chairperson of the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC), Annabel Mtalimanja that Arthur Peter Mutharika (APM) is the victor of 2025 presidential...

Know Peter Mutharika: the beacon of hope for desperate Malawians

Ululations, jubilations, and celebrations are now contagious in our country upon the declaration by the Chairperson of the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC), Annabel Mtalimanja, that Arthur Peter Mutharika (APM) is the victor of the 2025...

Africa Food Prize: IITA celebrates Nigerian scientist’s breakthrough in cassava, yam innovation

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), a member of the CGIAR global research partnership, has honoured one of its scientists, Mercy Diebiru-Ojo, after she was named a 2025 Africa Food Prize laureate for her work on cassava and...

Malawi's Chakwera concedes defeat, ex-president Mutharika set to win election

Malawi’s ex-president Peter Mutharika was on course for re-election Wednesday after the incumbent, Lazarus Chakwera, conceded defeat in last week’s vote. The dire state of the economy in the small southern African country of 21 million people...

President-elect Peter Mutharika warns against corrupt practices by civil servants; outlines vision for Malawi

* I have my eyes everywhere, and I know that a lot of things are going on in the government by civil servants * Huge payments are being made, money is being transferred, and dubious contracts are being honored. People doing this, including the...

Malawi's ex-president Mutharika returns to power in crushing

Malawi's ex-president Peter Mutharika was re-elected to head the impoverished southern African country with nearly 57 percent of votes, the election authority announced Wednesday, following polls dominated by soaring living costs. President...

Malawi's ex-president Mutharika returns to power in crushing vote win

Malawi's ex-president Peter Mutharika was re-elected to head the impoverished southern African country with nearly 57 percent of votes, the election authority announced Wednesday, following polls dominated by soaring living costs. President...

Africa’s Top Gemologist Tips New Govt on Boosting Malawi’s Forex Reserves

The Founder and CEO of Yami Gemstone Lab & Exports (YAGLE), Mr. Yamikani Jimusole, who is also one of the few accredited gemologists in Malawi and Africa, has tipped the incoming government on how best to generate more foreign exchange from the...

Malawian President Chakwera Concedes Defeat

Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera is set to concede defeat to former President Peter Mutharika, who is leading with more than 65 percent of the total valid votes, according to official results. Chakwera, who had resisted acknowledging the...

Climate-related Deaths Rise Sharply Across Africa: Researchers

Ethiopia recorded at least 442 deaths since 2020, twice as many as in preceding decade Extreme weather events claimed the lives of at least 442 Ethiopians in the past five years, according to a report published by an Indian public-interest...

PLAN Malawi implementing Sports for Protection in Dzaleka Camp

PLAN Malawi says Sports for Protection (S4P) is the use of sport and physical activity to strengthen predominantly young people’s protective environments and mitigate their risk factors for abuse, neglect, exploitation, and violence by achieving...

Failures that cost Malawi's Chakwera the presidency

Outgoing Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera was hoisted by his own petard, suffering a humiliating election defeat this week largely blamed on his perceived dismal performance in office. President Chakwera had swept to power in 2020 on the back of...