The Democratic Progressive Party running mate, Dr. Jane Ansah, attends the Synod of Livingstonia celebrations at Mzuzu Stadium in Mzuzu. Livingstonia Synod is celebrating 150 years of existence. Hon. Dr. Jane Ansah is accompanied by several DPP party senior officials: Rt. Hon. Jappie Mhango, DPP regional vice president for the North; Sameer Sulemani, National Organizing Secretary; and the second deputy president to be, Enock Chihana. Hon. Dr. Jane Ansah is expected to hold several campaign meetings in the Northern region to drum up support for Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika, who is poised to form the next government. This prediction is supported by reputable research organizations such as Afrobarometer, IPOR, and SABI Strategy Group, which all predict that Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika will win with 61% of the vote. Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika is enjoying enormous support from Malawians across the country and is seen as a caring leader. The campaign has intensified as parties prepare for the polls on September 16th. Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika will face off against the incumbent president, Chakwera, who has lost popularity according to surveys conducted by Afrobarometer, which reports that 89% of Malawians are not happy with Chakwera’s leadership style.

As fuel crisis deepens in Malawi, the Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) has ordered the suspension of fuel stocks to SIMSO Oil and Transport Company. The development follows inspections of stock levels at various depots of Oil Marketing Companies around the capital city Lilongwe by the regulatory on 6, August 2025 where it was established that SIMSO Oil and Transport Company was withholding petrol at its depot without any justifiable reason. According to a press statement released by MERA, SIMSO Company was hoarding over 200,000 litres of petrol at the company’s depot at a time when fuel service stations were dry. “The conduct of SIMSO Oil and Transport Company undermines national efforts to stabalize fuel supply during the on-going crisis”, reads the letter in part. The company has since been directed to immediately release and distribute the product it withheld to its fuel service stations. Shortage of fuel haunts the Chakwera-led government for past five years with no end in sight as some energy commentators blame corruption in the procurement of the product. But government has always been quick to dismiss this saying shortage of forex is the main reason. The blame game has not helped solve the perennial shortage of fuel in Malawi and consumers are paying heavy prices as prices of basic commodities have skyrocketed due to high cost of transportation. In a related development, security agencies have stepped up patrols in most of the country’s porous boarder districts to stop illegal trade of liquid petroleum. On August 6, 2025, police in Masuku, in the boarder district of Mangochi, arrested a 27 year – old Alfred Alli Malinga who attempted to export to Mozambique 550 litres of petrol without a valid permit. The suspect was arrested during the night at Masuku Roadblock along the Bakili Muluzi Highway.

A 19-year old man identified as Amin Jameson has been arrested in connection with the gruesome murder of his 3-year old sister Leticia Adam from Chipoka village, Traditional Authority Mponda, in Mangochi district. Leticia was the daughter of the suspect’s maternal aunt. The suspect, was apprehended over the weekend in Nabale village, Traditional Authority Nankumba after being on the run for several days. Police in the district have confirmed the arrest of Amin Jameson. Leticia was reported missing on July 27, 2025, and after few hours, her lifeless body was discovered in a toilet within her compound with visible blood stains around the mouth. The victim’s underwear was missing. Postmortem which was conducted at Mangochi district hospital showed that the child had been sexually assaulted and later brutally killed after she threatened to report the incident to their grandparents

People of Chipoka Village in Traditional Authority Mponda in Mangochi district are in shock following the discovery of the body of a 3 year old girl Leticia Adam who went missing in the morning of July 27.2025. On this fateful day, Leticia left home to play with her friends but never returned. However, around 20:00 hrs her parents with help from concerned community members, began searching for her and a few hours later her body lifeless was discovered lying inside one of the toilets with blood stains around her mouth. Mangochi police station Public Relations Officer Inspector Amina Tepani Daudi, confirmed the development to Khulubvi Post. She said the body was taken to Mangochi District Hospital for a postmortem where the results confirmed that the deceased had been sexually molested before being gruesomely murdered. Inspector Amina Tepani further said the victim’s underwear was missing confirming sexual assault.

The World Bank has appointed one of the country’s respected economic gurus Dr Khwima Nthara as the Country Manager for the Lao PDR, having joined the team in Vientiane in mid-2025. He joined the World Bank Group in February 2005 as Country Economist for Malawi, and has since held various positions across the World Bank, most recently as Country Manager for Papua New Guinea, and previously in Liberia in the West Africa Region. Before joining the World Bank, Dr. Nthara was the Manager of Deloitte’s Development Consulting Practice, Manager of the UK-funded Malawi Trade and Poverty Program, and Economics Lecturer at the University of Malawi. During that period, he also consulted for many organizations and institutions, including the Budget and Finance Committee of Malawi’s Parliament, the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the European Union, Commonwealth Secretariat, and the World Bank. Dr. Nthara is a Malawian national and holds a Ph.D. in Economics as well as a Masters’ Degree in Economics of Developing Countries, both from the University of Cambridge. He also holds a Bachelor of Social Science Degree in Economics from the University of Malawi.

One person has died and several others suffered various degrees of injuries when their lorry fell into the river ditch after the driver failed to negotiate a corner due to over speeding in Chiradzulu The accident occurred on July 12, 2025, around 10:30 hrs at Namulenga single lane bridge The lorry was carrying 23 passengers who are members of Namitambo Living Waters Church, and the deceased has been identified as Joshua Kwalira 42, a pastor at the said church According to Chiradzulu police station Public Relations Officer Sub Inspector Cosmas Kagulo, the accident involved a Nissan UD lorry registration number BC 71 GB GP driven by Mr Blessings Masuli 46, and was driving from the direction of Namitambo heading Mikolongwe Veterinary Due to the impact, Mr Joshua Kwalira sustained multiple fractures and was pronounced dead upon arrival at Chiradzulu district hospital. The injured have been admitted at Chiradzulu district hospital except one who is admitted at Queen Elizabeth central hospital Kwalira hailed from Chagwamomwe village, Traditional Authority Kwataine in Ntcheu district

Today, Minister of Water and sanitation Hon Abida Mia had the honour of opening the 95th African Water and Sanitation Association (AfWASA) Strategic and Technical Council Conference which was held at BICC in the capital, Lilongwe. The conference drew water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) professionals across Africa. “It was my honour, on behalf of His Excellency the President, Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, to extend a heartfelt welcome to all international delegates to Malawi, the Warm Heart of Africa.” Mia said. In her address, she told the conference that climate change affects us all, with erratic weather patterns inducing extreme floods and droughts, and as a result damaging water systems. However, she also emphasized that this is a time for hope. We can turn these challenges into opportunities, if we protect our environment and invest wisely in our water resources. Mia shared Malawi’s efforts to build climate-resilient water systems, including the use of solar power, replanting trees in catchment areas, and assessing climate risk factors in all new projects. These measures are guided by our Malawi 2063 vision and the National Resilience Strategy. She also called for us as Africans to act. We need improved financing for water and sanitation. Us as stakeholders need to find innovative ways to unlock support from climate funds and improve private sector participation. She reminded the conference that water is not just a basic right but it also holds the key to our social and economic future. She encouraged more collaboration between stakeholders across Africa. Water knows no borders, and neither should our solutions. We must act now, for Africa and the World.

Wicknell Chivayo is a  Zimbabwean crooked millionaire businessman very close to Mnangagwa. He is an ex-convict Multimillionaire entrepreneur. He supplied the ballot papers for the Zimbabwe elections in a deal Zimbabwe paid R1.4 billion and he got a commission of R800 million from the printing company in SA. He was once paid by ZESA million to set up a solar farm. Until today they are waiting for it to be set up. However, he won the matter in court and ZESA was advised to pay him. He has just been given a $400 + million contract to supply hospital cancer equipment countrywide in Zimbabwe. And partly paid in advance. In a surprising event, private plane carrying Chivayo landed at Chileka in Malawi for a very suspicious meeting with President Chakwera. Many people are worried about the timing of his coming and type of business  he wants to transact with President Chakwera when the country is starting its election campaign period for the 16 September, 2025. Further to that, the controversial businessman and socialite owns a ballot paper printing firm known as Ren-Form and this is one of the reasons why many Malawians are raising eye brows about his meeting with President Chakwera when Malawi is going to the polls on 16 September, 2025. “What is he up to”, a Malawian in diaspora queries. Chakwera’s administration is fond of dealing with such kind of crooks for bogus government contracts and business enterprises which in most cases are approved by him.

Francis Kayuni, who owned a panel-beating and vehicle recovery garage in Nyambadwe, has died of a gun wound in Blantyre today. According to the police, Kayuni’s wife heard a scream in the bedroom where she found the husband unconscious. Police spokesperson for Ndirande Chibisa Mulimbika confirmed the incident, saying the deceased was rushed to a private hospital in the city. Police are investigating the matter.