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Officials urged parents, guardians and community leaders to mobilise children for vaccination, warning that polio can cause paralysis and long‑term disability.

Forestry officials intercepted a hearse near Blantyre following a tip‑off and found an empty coffin placed over bags of charcoal.

The consignment – Zimbabwe’s second in less than a month – was handed over at the National Food Reserve Agency depot in Lilongwe.

At least 40 people have died and over 36,000 households have been hit by severe rain related disasters in Malawi during the 2025/26 season.

ESCOM has raised electricity tariffs by 12 percent with immediate effect, implementing the next phase of MERA’s multi year pricing plan.

Malawi raises petrol and diesel prices by over 40 percent, second hike in four months.

Malawian government says the 2025/26 rains have so far affected 35,758 across 29 councils as flash floods and strong winds persist.

Mutharika withdraws assent to amendment bill that sought to introduce provisions on constituency development projects.

Over 30 households left destitute after heavy downpours triggered flash floods across several wards in Malawi’s Mzuzu city on Sunday.

Malawi abolishes key fees in public secondary schools, effective 1 January 2026, in a move aimed at expanding access to education.