Malawi’s laws, including Section 44 of the Police Act and the Firearms Act, allow security agencies such as the police, army, and prison officers to use firearms in their duties.
The Ministry of Agriculture says fertilizer stocks for group farmers remain stable across Malawi, with over 273,000 bags already sold through the Smallholder Farmers Fertilizer Revolving Fund of Malawi (SFFRFM).
A Zodiak snapcheck has established that there was a low turnout of students and learners in some of the country’s schools on the first day of the 2025/26 academic calendar.
Farmers Union of Malawi (FUM) has called on farmers to start preparing for the 2025/26 farming season now so as to plant at the right time and right seeds.
The Ministry of Education has reversed an earlier decision and confirmed 22 September as the official opening date for schools in the 2025/2026 academic calendar.