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09/13/2026

Irfaan Surtee: New Money-Laundering King Moving MK 3 Billion Daily Through Banks and Mobile Money Networks

Cables has uncovered what appears to be a sophisticated money-moving network linked to businessman Irfaan Surtee, involving forex trading, bank accounts, mobile-money agents and transactions between Malawi and the diaspora.

According to information obtained by the Cables investigative desk, Surtee is playing a significant role in Malawi’s informal forex market, with a network reportedly extending from Malawi to Malawians living abroad....

Cables has uncovered what appears to be a sophisticated money-moving network linked to businessman Irfaan Surtee, involving forex

09/13/2026

Malawians still waiting for the update on Crossroads Hotel kidnapping .

09/13/2026

Akuti ngati mukufuna kuti a Malawi akukhululukireni, muyambe kaye mwakwaniritsa lonjezo lomwe munapanga ndi malemu Saulos Chilima.

Ulendo uja munatsogola, ndipo pa chisankho cha 2025 ngwirizano wanu unali oti a Chilima atsogola koma dyela linakulowani kuiwala Pangano lanu .

Koma pano poti muti mwalapa , mwasintha Ndipo akukhululukileni.

Anzanuwo ndie akutu nthawi ino atsogole DK pa ulendo uno, inu mukhale kumbuyo.

Apo ayi, sakumva kupepesa kwanu chifukwa akufuna kuona zomwe munalonjeza kale zikukwaniritsidwa kaye.

Ngati mwasinthadi.

Kwachema

09/13/2026

SHAHID KHALON CARTEL: CABLES URGE POLICE TO FOLLOW THE LEAD IN NASRAT OSMAN KIDNAPPING

Cables previously reported on what we described as the Shahid Khalon cartel, including allegations of a wider human-trafficking and kidnapping network led by Shahid Khalon, Molvi Irfan and Irfan Chohan.

At the time, some readers did not take our reporting seriously.

Now, following the reported kidnapping of Nasrat Osman in Blantyre, Cables is urging the Malawi Police Service to thoroughly investigate Shahid Khalon.

Save the MK30 million reward and follow this lead.

You will thank us later .

Cables is not asking the police to rely on our report as proof. We are asking them to investigate the lead.

Our previous report:

Cables can confidently reveal that five Bangladesh foreign nationals suspected of being part of a human trafficking and

09/13/2026

Akuti pepani .
Muwakhululukile.
2030 m***a kupanga nawoso ubale wina .

Asinthika tsopano .

Achilapa.

Akuti sazayambilanso kusalemekeza mmgwirizano.

09/13/2026

DPP Has Managed To Solve Part Of The Mess Created By MCP: Mukhito

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) says its administration has managed to address some of the economic and social challenges it inherited from the previous Malawi Congress Party (MCP)-led government.

Speaking today during a DPP regional meeting in Mzuzu, DPP Secretary General Peter Mukhito said the government has made progress in addressing challenges that previously affected Malawians, including sugar shortages and difficulties in the education sector....

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) says its administration has managed to address some of the economic and social

09/13/2026

MCP Back To Its Senses: Admits It Cannot Beat DPP Alone, Apologises To UTM, Other Tonse Alliance Parties

The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has apologised to parties that formed the Tonse Alliance ahead of the 2020 presidential election, including the United Transformation Movement (UTM), acknowledging that it failed to fully deliver on some of the commitments made under the alliance.

MCP spokesperson Jessie Kabwira made the remarks this afternoon during Zodiak Broadcasting Station’s Tiuzeni Zoona programme, where she admitted that the party made mistakes during its time in government....

The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has apologised to parties that formed the Tonse Alliance ahead of the 2020

09/13/2026

DPP Has Managed To Solve Part Of The Mess Created By MCP: Mukhito

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) says its administration has managed to address some of the economic and social challenges it inherited from the previous Malawi Congress Party (MCP)-led government.

Speaking today during a DPP regional meeting in Mzuzu, DPP Secretary General Peter Mukhito said the government has made progress in addressing challenges that previously affected Malawians, including sugar shortages and difficulties in the education sector.

Mukhito pointed to the introduction of free secondary education as one of the key indicators of the government’s commitment to improving access to education and promoting national development.

He also called on DPP members in the Northern Region to maintain discipline, saying unity and discipline remain critical to strengthening the party and ensuring that it delivers on its commitments to Malawians.

Meanwhile, DPP Vice President for the Northern Region, Jappie Mhango, said the party has managed to stabilise the economy, arguing that Malawians are now in a better position to afford basic necessities.

The meeting was also attended by several senior party figures, including former DPP Vice President Christopher Mzomera Ngwira and former Cabinet Minister Francis Mphepo.

09/13/2026

MCP Back To Its Senses: Admits It Cannot Beat DPP Alone, Apologises To UTM And Other Tonse Alliance Parties

The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has apologised to parties that formed the Tonse Alliance ahead of the 2020 presidential election, including the United Transformation Movement (UTM), acknowledging that it failed to fully deliver on some of the commitments made under the alliance.

MCP spokesperson Jessie Kabwira made the remarks this afternoon during Zodiak Broadcasting Station’s Tiuzeni Zoona programme, where she admitted that the party made mistakes during its time in government.

“There are things we should have done better. We have told Malawians that we have learned from the mistakes we made. Where UTM is concerned, it should understand that, for the things we did not do well, we apologise,” Kabwira said.

She also urged the former alliance partners not to listen to what she described as false information, while extending the apology to the other nine parties that were part of the Tonse Alliance.

Kabwira further stated that MCP is prepared to work with other political parties ahead of the 2030 general elections.

She maintained that Lazarus Chakwera remains the leader of MCP until 2029, signalling that the party is open to forming new political partnerships as it prepares for the next electoral cycle.