The Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has received an invitation from the Chinese Football Association for the Women’s National Football Team, the Scorchers, to participate in the Yongchuan International Tournament as part of preparations for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World…
The Mpoto Awards are set to return for their fifth edition on December 4, 2026, with organisers highlighting the growing influence of the platform in recognising talent, celebrating excellence and promoting regional representation in Malawi’s Northern Region. The annual awards…
A 27-year-old man, Osward Moyo, is making a difference in the education sector by voluntarily repairing 150 damaged desks at Mauni Primary School in the Khwema area of Dowa District, free of charge. Moyo said the initiative was inspired by…
Likoma Island Member of Parliament and Deputy Minister of Health Charles Chilambula has assembled 11 laptops and six mobile phones which will be donated to final-year students from his constituency studying at different public universities in Malawi. Chilambula said the…
Malawi national women’s football team vice-captain Temwa Chawinga has finished 10th in the 2026 Women’s Ballon d’Or rankings, becoming the first African woman to secure a place in the award’s top 10. The Kansas City Current forward was recognised at…
A women and youth-led sunflower oil initiative, Wangwiro Sunflower Cooking Oil, is creating opportunities through local farming, oil production and employment, with ambitions to become a nationwide distributor of Malawian-made cooking oil by 2030. The initiative began in September 2025…
Malawi’s women’s national football team, the Scorchers, have arrived in Zimbabwe ahead of Tuesday’s return leg of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games qualifiers, carrying a 2-0 advantage from the first leg. The team secured the advantage after defeating Zimbabwe’s…
Two goals from the Chawinga sisters, Temwa and Tabitha, were enough to secure a 2-0 first leg win for the Malawi Women’s National Football Team, the Scorchers, against Zimbabwe on Friday. The match was played at the Bingu National Stadium…
When Prisca Chilemba returned to Malawi from South Africa in 2019, she had no school certificates to rely on and was uncertain about her future. After seeing the situation on the ground, she decided to find a way of creating…
At 28, Vanessa Kadewere is turning her passion for marine engineering into a career, as she undertakes her internship with Malawi Lake Services (MLS), where she is among the few female trainees in the male-dominated field. Vanessa, who holds an…