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President Peter Mutharika has declared that some of the key government institutions should relocate to the southern region from Lilongwe, to Blantyre and Zomba. The institutions that has been ordered to move to Blantyre include the Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA), the Malawi Housing Corporation (MHC), and the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC).  The Malawi Prison Service (MPS) headquarters will move to Zomba. In a statement issued on 13 October 2025 President Mutharika said that the decision was made to ensure effective governance.  He also ordered that the relocation should be effective immediately and must be done within three months. 

  By Jonathan Phiri Tanzania has decided to block access to X (formerly Twitter), citing the platform’s allowance of pornographic content as a violation of national laws and cultural norms. The Tanzania Information Minister Jerry Silaa confirmed the move, stating that X’s updated content policies permit explicit sexual material, which contradicts Tanzanian legislation and values. This isn’t the first time X has faced restrictions in Tanzania, in May 2025, the government blocked the platform following cyberattacks on several official accounts, including the police and Airtel Tanzania. Hackers posted pornographic images and falsely announced the death of President Samia Suluhu Hassan. Authorities labelled the incident a minor breach and assured citizens that cyberspace remains secure, while investigations to identify the perpetrators are ongoing. Access to X remains restricted within Tanzania, and users attempting to bypass the ban using VPNs without authorisation.  This crac...

 By Jonathan Phiri  National Council for Higher Education in Malawi (NCHE) has disproved the use of honorary doctorate and honorary professorship by certain individuals in Malawi. It has been known through a statement signed by NCHE chairperson DR. Estone Yobe Sambo which stated that honorary degrees are given to people who have outstanding contribution to specific society and not necessarily through academic achievements.  The statement further prohibited recipients of honorary degrees and the public to address such individuals as Doctors or Professor.  However honorary degrees shall be awarded to individuals by accredited higher institution which are recognized by the council. 

Mzuzu Police C.C.AP which operates under the synod of Livingstonia has officially opened it's church.  The church was opened on Sunday last week. During the opening ceremony the clergy ordained Evangelist Daniel Chimpukutu to become the church's chaplain.  The church was built at a cost of over K40 million and has a membership of 360 christians. Among those who were present at the ceremony were the guest of honor, The  Commissioner of Police Richard Luhanga, Livingstonia synod’s moderator, Reverend Jailos Kamisa, moderator elect, Reverend Wisdom Mwale, general secretary, Reverend William Tembo, deputy general secretary Reverend Isaiah Mhone and police chaplain from police headquarters, Senior Superitendent Reverend Julius Siwinda.  By Jonathan Phiri 

Malawi Football Team the flames has managed to get their first win in a 6th game of Total Energies Africa Cup Of Nations(AFCON). The flames managed the  first win at the Bingu International Stadium Lilongwe where Gabainhio Mhango , Richard Mbulu and LIoyd Aaron fired 3 beautiful goals each against Burkina Faso. Most of the goals came from the players whom former Flames coach Patrick Mabedi never wanted to play  as he said that Mhango was too old to play in the national team but Mhango today has shown his experience which played part in the win. Despite Malawi failing to qualify for AFCON the game brought joy to many fans who were let down by the poor past performance under Mabedi as it was also their second clean sheet since the start of the qualifying campaign.

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