This article is a list of newspapers in Malawi.
Under the dictatorship of Hastings Kamuzu Banda, which lasted from the country's founding in 1965 until 1994, there was no independent, free press in Malawi. Foreign correspondents were also banned. After the transition to multi-party democracy in 1994, much greater freedom was granted,[1] triggering the birth of many newspapers. Most of these failed quickly due to high costs and the lack of skilled staff.[2] Two main media organisations remain that still publish newspapers. The relative high cost of the newspapers means they remain the preserve of the wealthy. Most have a mix of English and Chichewa articles.
| Title | Headquarters | Language | Year established | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| African Evening Magazine (AFRIEM) | 2013 | Online only | ||||
| Big Issue Malawi | ||||||
| Boma Lathu | Chewa | 1973 | Magazine | |||
| Nyasa Daily | Lilongwe | English and Chewa | 2021 [3] | Online only | ||
| Daily Times | Blantyre | English [4] | 1895 | Owned by Times Media Group; previously owned by BNL? (Hastings Banda's former business) | ||
| Fuko Nation | Chichewa, Chitumbuka | Bi-weekly | ||||
| Malawi Government Gazette | 1894 | |||||
| Malawi Morning | Kasungu | English and Chewa | 2018 | Online only. Published by Kawelama Creations | ||
| Malawi News | English and Chewa | 1895 | Weekly. Owned by BNL | |||
| Malawi Voice [5] | Limbe[6] | Online only | ||||
| malawi24 | Online only | |||||
| Maravi Post https://web.archive.org/web/20190407091256/http://www.maravipost.com/ | Atlanta, Georgia, USA | English Chichewa, Yao and Tumbuka | 2009 | Online only Published by Eltas Enterprises INC, an Internet Publishing and Software Company founded since @2005 | ||
| Mirror | Blantyre | English and Nyanja | 1994 | Weekly | ||
| Moni Magazine | Limbe | English and Chewa | 1964 | Magazine | ||
| Nation | Blantyre | English and Chichewa | 1993 | Daily. Owned by Aleke Banda; its weekend edition is titled Weekend Nation | ||
| Nyasa Times | UK [7] | Online only. Published by B2B Initiatives. | ||||
| Odini | English and Chewa | 1949 | Catholic bi-weekly | |||
| This is Malawi | Blantyre | English and Chewa | 1964 | Magazine | ||
| Weekend Times | Owned by BNL | |||||