President elect, Prof Arthur Peter Mutharika will be sworn in next Saturday, 4 October, 2025 at Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre, the southern part of Malawi. The announcement was made on Monday 29 September, 2025 by Mutharika’s spokesperson Hon Shadreck Namalomba but did not give more information. President Mutharika who ran on DPP ticket, was confirmed as the winner of September 16, 2025 presidential election by Malawi Electoral Commission on Wednesday 24 September, defeating the incumbent President Lazrus Chakwera Mutharika who won decisively in the first round to avoid a ran off, garnered 3 million votes translating to 56.8 % while Chakwera received 1,77 million votes (33%).

My fellow Malawians, This morning I have spoken with Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika to congratulate him on his victory. I have offered him my full commitment to a peaceful transfer of power. Today, I stand not as a candidate, but as your servant who has carried the privilege and burden of this office for one term. I am deeply grateful for the trust you placed in me, and I honor the will you have expressed at the ballot box. I know these past years have not been easy. Too many families have struggled under the weight of rising prices. Too many of our citizens have felt the sting of a cost of living that tested their patience and their faith in government. I hear those frustrations, and I accept responsibility for the places where my administration fell short. But I also know this: Malawi is stronger today because of the resilience of her people. In villages and cities, in schools and markets, Malawians have carried on with courage and hope. That spirit is what will carry this nation forward, no matter who leads it. To President-elect Mutharika, I pledge my support as he takes on the responsibility of leading this country we both love. Our differences are real, but the work of nation-building is greater than any rivalry. And to the young people who placed their hopes in me, I say this: do not give up. Public service is not about one man or one election. It is about the ongoing project of democracy, renewed each day by your voices and your actions. My family and I will return to private life with gratitude in our hearts—for the chance to serve, for the lessons we have learned, and above all for the unbreakable spirit of Malawi. May God bless you, and may God bless the Republic of Malawi.

It never rain but pours for president Chakwera and his Malawi Congress Party as the high court has thrown out an application the party was seeking to stop the Malawi Electoral Commission from pronouncing winner of September 16 presidential poll. This was a third bid or attempt by the party to block MEC from declaring resuts as the nation awaits with bated breath and great expectations for the incoming administration following 5 waisted years under Chakwera’s rule which saw the country losing all the gains it achieved the previous 3 decades. According to court documents., President Chakwera and Malawi Congress Party were asking the court for a judicial review over MEC’s failure to look into their complaints on alleged irregularities. The behavior of the outgoing president and his party has surprised many people because all the updates the electoral body has been giving, were done in a transparent way with party representatives in attendance ormer president who ruled Malawi from 1994-2004 Dr Bakili Mulanje, on Monday called president Chakwera to concede defeat and let the country move forward to avoid creating unnecessary tension among Malawians Muluzi has followed other leaders of different parties in congratulating the DPP leader, Prof Arthur Peter Mutharika who according to unofficial results, has beaten the incumbent by a big margin, thereby avoiding a rerun. Meanwhile, Malawi Electoral Commission is expected to announce final official results  from BICC in Lilongwe at 19:00 hrs today

In the final analysis, this is what brought down the government of Lazarus Chakwera and the MCP. It has to do with the 50% + 1 rule. In typical Kabwila-like reasoning, they thought as follows: 1. We have our base in the centre, and so all we need is the northern vote. Ignore the south completely, including those Ngoni people from Ntcheu. 2. If there is something the northerners hate and fear the most, it is tribalism. In their calculations, fear and hatred of tribalism by the northerners trumps any other grievances they may have. 3. We don’t have to perform because the northerners will forgive our incompetence and lies because of their fear and hatred of the DPP, whose foundation rests on tribalism. 4. To seal the northern vote, recruit a rabble rouser from that region as running mate whom we can easily trample underfoot after we win. What they got wrong: 1. Those northerners hate tribalism and incompetence in equal measure. 2. Chakwera and the MCP also practised tribalism, and of the worst kind. Tribalism against other tribes and intra-tribalism. The latter is a form of discrimination within the tribe itself. As practised by Chakwera, it took the form of discrimination of fellow Chewa tribesmen based on geographical affinity to Kasiya of the bwalo la nyau to which they belong. In the end: 1. The northerners did not grab the Mumba carrot dangled to them and rejected Chakwera’s brand of tribalism, incompetence, and lies. 2. His fellow Chewa folks disowned him as a lost and misguided child. 3. The southerners just watched him implode in a toxic pile of unenforced errors of judgement.

It is finished, Malawians have spoken. Out going President Dr Lazarus Chakwera and his Malawi Congress Party (MCP) have lost two applications restraining the electoral body (MEC ) from announcing results and declaring the presidential winner. Justices Howard Pemba and Macdonald Kalemba of High Courts dismissed the applications on Tuesday. Chakwera and his MCP were seeking an injunction and judicial review over Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) failure to determine the party’s complaints on alleged electoral irregularities. Chakwera’s predecessor President Elect, Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is poised to win based on the announced official results from 24 councils and unofficial results from the remaining 12 councils. Chakwera is likely to end on second position in the race. “Application for leave to apply for Judicial review is granted. However, an order restraining the respondent from declaring or publishing final presidential results is not granted.” Ruled Pemba Earlier in the day, Justice Kalemba said it was unusual on law for the claimant to come before the court to seek an injunction when MEC has not yet established the winner according to the Constitution of Malawi. MEC Director of Communication Sangwani Mwafulira has since indicated that the Commission is set to announce the final results and declare the winner on Wednesday afternoon around 2pm. Meanwhile, President Dr Lazarus Chakwera has been urged by former president Dr Bakili Muluzi to concede the loss.

President Lazrus Chakwera has been urged to act decisively to solve the country’s myriad of challenges instead of blaming others or opposition leaders because he is the one in charge of the affairs of Malawi. In his televised national address on Monday 8 September, 2025 aimed at updating Malawians on fertilizer and fuel situation, he surprised the nation when he accused some officers at National Oil Company of Malawi (NOCMA) of working with corrupt cartels to disturb the fuel import and supply to create a crisis and benefit from it. This was not the kind of statement Malawians were expecting from the president after NOCMA officials and Chakwera’s ministers spent months telling the nation that the administration has taken steps to ensure availability of fuel and one such step touted was the recently signed government to government (G2G) deal with foreign governments including Kenya. If indeed the G2G deal was signed, where are the cartels coming from to put spanners in the process ? Wondered one concerned citizen who did not want to be named. Chakwera displayed weak leadership when he went on to accuse an opposition party he did not directly name of influencing basic commodity price increases in order to incite Malawians. This is strange considering that for the past 5 years he has been in power, such claims have been repeatedly made by him but so far no action has been taken to end the challenges the people face or to arrest those responsible for pulling him down. One other inconceivable idea was his statement that he will fire those saboteurs next week Tuesday after the elections instead of taking stern action right away, a vivid sign of weak leadership.

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