https://focusmalawi.com Latest news updates en https://focusmalawi.com/news/articles/another-indian-national-abducted-in-broad-daylight-in-blantyre Malawi National Police Headquarters Spokesperson, Gladys Chiwaula, confirmed that the latest incident is reported to have occurred shortly after midda... Fri, 11 Sep 2026 13:34:40 +0000 https://focusmalawi.com/news/articles/another-indian-national-abducted-in-broad-daylight-in-blantyre https://focusmalawi.com/news/articles/when-water-and-power-collide-blantyre-pays-the-price-as-escom-and-bwb-go-to-war It is anything but ordinary. Behind the letter dated September 1, 2026 is a much bigger question about the financial health, management and operati... Fri, 11 Sep 2026 08:26:13 +0000 https://focusmalawi.com/news/articles/when-water-and-power-collide-blantyre-pays-the-price-as-escom-and-bwb-go-to-war https://focusmalawi.com/news/articles/shahid-iqbal-juma-sentenced-to-45-years-for-murdering-wife Akbanie, 35, a mother of three, was found dead at the couple’s Area 9 residence on December 19, 2018. Juma was arrested soon after and charged with he... Thu, 10 Sep 2026 19:01:57 +0000 https://focusmalawi.com/news/articles/shahid-iqbal-juma-sentenced-to-45-years-for-murdering-wife https://focusmalawi.com/news/articles/mutharika-to-miss-unga-foreign-minister-chaponda-to-attend A government source told FocusMalawi.com that APM’s no-show at UNGA may be part of the austerity measures the government is implementing. The source s... Thu, 10 Sep 2026 17:26:19 +0000 https://focusmalawi.com/news/articles/mutharika-to-miss-unga-foreign-minister-chaponda-to-attend https://focusmalawi.com/news/articles/utm-demands-removal-of-chisale-as-deputy-homeland-security-minister The demand follows a video circulating on social media in which Chisale is heard warning UTM members that they risk being “whipped” if they continue w... Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:17:39 +0000 https://focusmalawi.com/news/articles/utm-demands-removal-of-chisale-as-deputy-homeland-security-minister https://focusmalawi.com/news/articles/chaudhrys-forex-shadow-two-decades-after-bureaus-were-closed-questions-still-linger The two bureaux — Kalla Forex Bureau and Chaudhry Forex Bureau — were closed in the early 2000s amid concerns and suspicions surrounding alleged viola... Tue, 08 Sep 2026 20:01:54 +0000 https://focusmalawi.com/news/articles/chaudhrys-forex-shadow-two-decades-after-bureaus-were-closed-questions-still-linger https://focusmalawi.com/news/articles/seven-ivory-pieces-seized-in-mangochi-as-police-arrest-two-suspects According to Mangochi Police Public Relations Officer (PRO), Inspector Amina Tepani Daudi, the arrests followed a tip-off from members of the public w... Mon, 07 Sep 2026 09:17:41 +0000 https://focusmalawi.com/news/articles/seven-ivory-pieces-seized-in-mangochi-as-police-arrest-two-suspects https://focusmalawi.com/news/articles/focusmalawicom-to-conduct-one-year-assessment-of-mutharika-cabinet On 16 September this year, the DPP administration will therefore mark its first full year in office. It is an important milestone—and one that prov... Sat, 05 Sep 2026 19:07:57 +0000 https://focusmalawi.com/news/articles/focusmalawicom-to-conduct-one-year-assessment-of-mutharika-cabinet https://focusmalawi.com/news/articles/the-azhar-mahmood-chaudhry-dossier-a-troubling-pattern-of-deceit-disputes-and-alleged-fraud Batatawala’s position, according to those close to him, is remarkably simple: he does not care what Chaudhry says about him, whether directly or throu... Sat, 05 Sep 2026 18:35:04 +0000 https://focusmalawi.com/news/articles/the-azhar-mahmood-chaudhry-dossier-a-troubling-pattern-of-deceit-disputes-and-alleged-fraud https://focusmalawi.com/news/articles/suleman-vs-the-dpp-hrdc-pac-defend-parliaments-oversight-role It is a much more fundamental confrontation: the governing party versus its own Speaker of Parliament. Speaker of the National Assembly Sameer Sul... Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:36:28 +0000 https://focusmalawi.com/news/articles/suleman-vs-the-dpp-hrdc-pac-defend-parliaments-oversight-role https://focusmalawi.com/news/articles/dpp-fissures-deepen-suleman-summoned-to-state-house-as-mukhito-fires-warning-shot FocusMalawi understands that Suleman has reportedly been summoned to State House by President Arthur Peter Mutharika, following Wednesday’s announceme... Thu, 03 Sep 2026 18:31:28 +0000 https://focusmalawi.com/news/articles/dpp-fissures-deepen-suleman-summoned-to-state-house-as-mukhito-fires-warning-shot https://focusmalawi.com/news/articles/magalasis-bombshell-court-appearance-not-amaryllis-but-alleged-hacking-of-mutharikas-phone Then came today’s court appearance — and everything changed. Instead of the Amaryllis money trail, the State put before the court a completely diff... Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:28:28 +0000 https://focusmalawi.com/news/articles/magalasis-bombshell-court-appearance-not-amaryllis-but-alleged-hacking-of-mutharikas-phone https://focusmalawi.com/news/articles/magalasi-arrested-over-amaryllis-saga-but-what-role-did-he-play The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has confirmed that Magalasi was arrested on Monday morning and is being held at Lumbadzi Police Station. Police spoke... Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:10:48 +0000 https://focusmalawi.com/news/articles/magalasi-arrested-over-amaryllis-saga-but-what-role-did-he-play https://focusmalawi.com/news/articles/bwb-drama-deepens-chihana-suspended-for-third-time-reinstated-days-later Chihana was suspended by the BWB Board on 28 August 2026, pending an inquiry into a number of allegations which the Board said required immediate inve... Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:55:02 +0000 https://focusmalawi.com/news/articles/bwb-drama-deepens-chihana-suspended-for-third-time-reinstated-days-later https://focusmalawi.com/news/articles/14-year-old-boy-found-alive-after-disappearance-sparked-police-station-vandalism According to Mangoichi Police Station Public Relations Officer, Inspector Amina Tepani Daudi, the boy, Alli Nuru, disappeared several weeks ago, promp... Mon, 31 Aug 2026 08:47:03 +0000 https://focusmalawi.com/news/articles/14-year-old-boy-found-alive-after-disappearance-sparked-police-station-vandalism https://focusmalawi.com/news/articles/five-killed-12-injured-as-vehicle-ploughs-into-initiation-ceremony-celebrants-in-mangochi The tragedy occurred in the early hours of Sunday, August 30, 2026, at Lundu Village along the Arthur Peter Mutharika Highway. According to Mangoc... Sun, 30 Aug 2026 08:20:42 +0000 https://focusmalawi.com/news/articles/five-killed-12-injured-as-vehicle-ploughs-into-initiation-ceremony-celebrants-in-mangochi https://focusmalawi.com/news/articles/father-arrested-in-mangochi-for-allegedly-defiling-five-year-old-daughter According to Inspector Amina Tepani Daudi, Public Relations Officer for Mangochi Police Station, the incident reportedly occurred on August 25, 2026,... Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:07:26 +0000 https://focusmalawi.com/news/articles/father-arrested-in-mangochi-for-allegedly-defiling-five-year-old-daughter https://focusmalawi.com/news/articles/mangochi-man-dies-after-entering-flood-hit-house-to-steal-electrical-wires The deceased, identified as Cassim Tchunga Friday, from Kwitanda Village, Traditional Authority Nsamala in Balaka District, is believed to have come i... Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:21:20 +0000 https://focusmalawi.com/news/articles/mangochi-man-dies-after-entering-flood-hit-house-to-steal-electrical-wires https://focusmalawi.com/news/articles/namiwas-bail-ruling-set-for-friday-as-political-allegations-swirl-around-case A notice issued by the High Court Criminal Division, Lilongwe Registry, dated August 20, 2026, confirms that the ruling will be delivered in open cour... Thu, 20 Aug 2026 20:33:53 +0000 https://focusmalawi.com/news/articles/namiwas-bail-ruling-set-for-friday-as-political-allegations-swirl-around-case https://focusmalawi.com/news/articles/scorchers-get-k5-million-each-as-president-mutharika-skips-state-house-celebration Their remarkable achievement was celebrated at State House on Thursday, where the team was hosted to a special reception in recognition of a campaign... Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:42:54 +0000 https://focusmalawi.com/news/articles/scorchers-get-k5-million-each-as-president-mutharika-skips-state-house-celebration