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Lake of Stars Malawi Arts Festival returns to Nkhotakota...
Music in Africa
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July 21, 2025
The 2025 edition, the organisers said, promises another unforgettable showcase of creativity, culture and community empowerment, reinforcing the festival’s status as one of Africa’s most iconic cultural gatherings. “Our work here is far from...
Posters, potholes, perception: Lilongwe’s image problem exposed
The Maravi Post
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July 20, 2025
To those who do not live in Lilongwe, the capital can easily be imagined as a rapidly modernizing city crowned with freshly reconstructed roads and gleaming public spaces. From a distance, narratives of urban renewal and infrastructural uplift...
Road to 16 September: 19 Presidential Aspirants itching for Malawi 1
The Maravi Post
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July 19, 2025
LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has announced that one more nomination paper has been collected for the 2025 presidential election, bringing the total number of presidential aspirants to 19. According to MEC’s update...
Six Dead, 14 Injured in Fatal Minibus Accident in Machinga
Face of Malawi
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July 30, 2025
Published on July 30, 2025 at 2:12 PM by Evance Kapito 100 words • approx. 1 min read Six people, including three children, have died in a tragic road accident that occurred at Molipa in Machinga District. Eyewitnesses at the scene say 14 other...
Five years on, Lilongwe’s key road upgrade still crawls forward
Malawi 24
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July 17, 2025
Malawi24 visited Lilongwe Old Town near Nico House, Game Complex, and the Post Office to assess the progress of the long-running road reconstruction project intended to ease congestion and improve traffic flow. The upgrade aims to transform the...
Atupele Muluzi in High Gear: Building Bridges from Malawi’s Grassroots to the Global Boardrooms
Nyasa Times
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July 17, 2025
UDF President Atupele Muluzi is not sitting back and waiting for change to arrive — he’s chasing it, building it, and signing it into reality, brick by brick, meeting by meeting. From village gatherings in Machinga to executive boardrooms in Abu...
Beach Soccer team eyes Cecafa glory
The Times Group Malawi
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July 10, 2025
Malawi National Beach Soccer coach Willy Kumilambe believes his squad has what it takes to win the inaugural 2025 Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations (Cecafa) Beach Soccer Championship next week. The tournament is scheduled to...
Malawi Soars as 13 Students Win Coveted Indonesian Scholarships
Nyasa Times
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July 9, 2025
Malawi is basking in global academic glory after 13 of its brightest students clinched fully-funded scholarships to study at leading universities in Indonesia—making it one of the biggest global beneficiaries of the prestigious Kemitraan Negara...
US Issues Visa Fraud Warning to Malawi as New Immigration Restrictions Take Effect
Face of Malawi
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July 15, 2025
Published on July 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM by Edgar Naitha 166 words • approx. 1 min read The United States Government has introduced stricter measures aimed at curbing visa fraud and illegal immigration, with Malawi among the countries affected. In a...
Travel document scanners to boost Malawi border security
Malawi 24
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July 9, 2025
Malawi’s efforts to tighten border security and fight document fraud received a major boost as the Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services received two high-tech Travel Document Examination Devices. The International Organisations for...
A Bold Step Forward: Portland Cement’s Balaka Plant Nears Completion, Ushering in a New Era for Malawi’s Industrial Growth
Nyasa Times
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July 16, 2025
Malawi is on the brink of a historic economic shift as Portland Cement Malawi Limited’s groundbreaking K200 billion integrated cement plant in Balaka nears completion—marking one of the most transformative industrial developments the country has...
Malawi’s brainpower on display: 13 students snatch top global Indonesian scholarships
Malawi 24
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July 9, 2025
In a major academic and diplomatic coup for the nation, thirteen Malawian students have beaten global competition to secure prestigious, fully-funded scholarships from the Indonesian government. The group’s success is a significant point of...
OPINION: Super Falcons: Queens Of Africa
The Will
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July 31, 2025
July 31, (THEWILL) — Nigeria’s senior female soccer team, the Super Falcons, are the Queens of Africa, given their superlative, dominant and creative performance, their resilience, and agility at the just concluded Women’s African Cup of Nations...
Archi-tourism: Architecture and Tourism in focus
The Times Group Malawi
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July 16, 2025
Architecture has a profound impact on tourism. Architecture in tourism is normally associated with the cultural aspect of tourism. In tourism, culture attracts tourists to visit areas with an aim of experiencing a place. The cultural experience...
Malawi highlights US visa concerns
The Nation Malawi
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July 9, 2025
Ministry of Foreign Affairs has highlighted the tendency to overstay in the US and use of forged documents in visa applications as major threats to future issuance of American visas to Malawians. The issues emerged during discussions between...
Chessam says Malawi Open has grown
The Times Group Malawi
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July 16, 2025
Chess Association of Malawi (Chessam) says the Malawi Open Chess Championship is becoming a significant feature in Southern Africa. Chessam Publicity Secretary Francisco Mwangupili said this after the association hosted the three-day Malawi Open...
A Giant Leap for African Unity: Kenya’s historic Visa-Free policy and the Trans African tourism and unity campaign
Joy FM
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July 15, 2025
Today, July 13, 2025, marks a historic milestone in Africa’s journey toward unity and free movement. Kenya has taken a bold and transformative step by eliminating all visa requirements and the Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) for citizens of...
Team Malawi bags 32 medals
The Nation Malawi
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July 15, 2025
Team Malawi won a total 32 medals at the just-ended 11th edition of the African Union Sports Council Region 5 Games in Namibia. Seven of the medals were gold, 12 silver and the rest were bronze. Team Malawi upon arrival at Kamuzu International...
Beach Volleyball: Angola crowned SADC Zone 5 champion
Ver Angola
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According to a statement from the Ministry of Youth and Sports, which VerAngola had access to, the team won by two sets to zero. "The national women's beach volleyball team won the SADC Zone 5 champion title this Saturday, after defeating Zimbabwe...
Airline ticket tax: Tunisia among cheapest African countries
African Manager
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July 30, 2025
Why does traveling to Africa often cost more than elsewhere? And above all, which countries on the continent impose the highest airport taxes… and which spare their travelers the most? To answer these questions, the African Airlines Association...