The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) has rolled out cybersecurity drills in universities and colleges across the country in a bid to strengthen the nation’s defence against growing cybercrime.

While most farmers are yet to adjust to new prices of some hybrid seeds on the market, Seed Trade Association of Malawi (STAM) says many manufacturers will announce new prices of the products between August and September.

The Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services has started repatriating 304 Ethiopian nationals detained for illegal entry, in an exercise expected to run from 7 to 14 August, with the aim of easing prison overcrowding.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Malawi is facing serious economic difficulties, including unsustainable debt, high inflation, and dangerously low foreign reserves.