China’s $50m agricultural bet in Malawi holds hope and risk
A massive industrial farming project promises investment and fertiliser production in a country gripped by hunger, debt and political uncertainty
Malawi’s industrial dream built backwards
Malawi’s industrial strategy has achieved only 40% of its targets, while core industrial capacity continues to weaken
Malawi first lady’s charity faces transparency questions after multimillion-rand donations
Contributions from controversial regional figures revive scrutiny over governance and political influence
Defunct Malawian Bank seeks $552m compensation
A bank that ceased operations more than two decades ago is seeking compensation from Malawi that could approach a 10th of the country’s annual budget, following a court ruling that regulators illegally revoked its licence
Solar powers Malawi’s mobile money boom but leaves the poorest behind
New research links rural solar adoption to mobile money use, while raising concerns about inequality
Fiscal crisis tests Malawi’s reform agenda
The country’s debt-heavy budget leaves Peter Mutharika, beginning
his second term after winning the September 2025 election, reliant on World Bank-backed reforms to restore investor confidence
Malawi’s solar push bypasses its poorest
A peer-reviewed study finds wealth inequality is locking the poorest households out of solar electrification
Malawi’s century-old witchcraft law leaves door open to mob killings
Seven deaths in southern Malawi expose legal gaps, weak prosecutions and a colonial law that authorities say is no longer fit to manage modern waves of panic-driven violence
Malawi plane crash probe targets aviation oversight
For the families of the nine victims who died on a remote hillside in northern Malawi, the question that first emerged after the crash remains unresolved. The country’s third investigation has begun. Whether it will be the last remains uncertain
Malawi trader shutdown exposes deeper tension over tax reform and economic crisis
Malawi’s rollout of a digital tax platform has triggered widespread business protests, with traders arguing that economic pressures and foreign exchange shortages were ignored during consultations