Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera recently met with party secretary general Richard Chimwendo Banda to discuss the party's strategic direction ahead of the 2030 general elections. According to Nyasa Times, the talks come amid reported internal divisions, with some factions backing Chakwera as the ongoing torchbearer and others pushing for a new leadership contest to select a fresh candidate.
Update: Former Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) Chief Executive Officer Collins Magalasi faces new charges under the Electronic and Cyber Security Act. Pan African Visions reports that Magalasi, alongside an alleged accomplice named Lovemore Chikoma, is accused of unlawfully accessing the phone numbers of former President Peter Mutharika and several senior government officials between June and August 2026.
In civil society news, the NGO Regulatory Authority (NGORA) has summoned former Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) chairperson Gift Trapence over alleged non-compliance with the NGO Law. Nyasa Times reports that the summons has drawn criticism because Trapence resigned from his position late last year, effectively bypassing current HRDC chairperson Michael Kaiyatsa.
Update: The Mombera University construction project faces further delays due to a K100 billion procurement dispute, according to Nyasa Times and The Nation. The Public Procurement and Disposal of Assets Authority recently rejected the Ministry of Education's bid to award a single-source contract for the project, pushing the potential conclusion of a new competitive bidding process to April 2027.