2026 in Malawi

• President: Peter Mutharika
• Vice-President: Jane Ansah
• Second Vice-President: Enoch Chihana

• 5 January – President Peter Mutharika reshuffles his Cabinet, abolishing the Ministry of State and reassigning several ministers, as announced by Chief Secretary to the Government Justin Sadack Saidi.^[1]
• 6 January – Researchers announce the discovery of the oldest known intentional cremation pyre in Africa at the Hora 1 archaeological site in northern Malawi, dating to about 9,500 years ago.^[2]
• 14 January – FDH Bank announces a five-year sponsorship deal worth K5 billion for the top-flight football league, renaming it the FDH Bank Premiership and ending TNM’s 18-year sponsorship of the Super League of Malawi.^[3]
• 20 January – The Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority raises petrol and diesel pump prices by more than 40%, marking one of the largest fuel price increases in recent years and prompting concerns about rising transport and living costs nationwide.^[4]
• 23 January – At least one person is reported dead while 16 others are diagnosed with cholera following an outbreak of the disease in Chilomoni, Blantyre.^[5]

• 2 February – President Mutharika meets Luxembourg’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Xavier Bettel, in Lilongwe, highlighting strong bilateral relations and calls for increased investment between the two countries.^[6]
• 3 February
  • The Supreme Court of Appeal rules that the Reserve Bank of Malawi must compensate Finance Bank for losses following the unlawful revocation of its licence in 2005.^[7]
  • The government declares a polio outbreak.^[8]
• 13 February – President Mutharika delivers the State of the Nation Address (SONA) and officially opens the 2026/2027 budget meeting of Parliament.^[9]
• 17 February – Authorities in Chikwawa intercept a hearse transporting 30 bags of illegally traded charcoal concealed beneath an empty coffin, valued at around £1,200. The nine suspects later escape custody.^[10]
• 24 February – President Mutharika orders a fresh inquiry into the Chikangawa plane crash that killed former Vice-President Saulos Chilima and eight others in June 2024.^[11]
• 27 February – Finance Minister Joseph Mwanamveka unveils a nearly K11 trillion national budget for the 2026/2027 financial year during a parliamentary session in Lilongwe.^[12]

• 19 March – At least 13 people die following four days of heavy rain, with the flooding affecting multiple regions.^[13]

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• 1 January – New Year's Day
• 15 January – John Chilembwe Day
• 3 March – Martyrs' Day
• 21 March – Eid al-Fitr
• 3 April – Good Friday
• 6 April – Easter Monday
• 1 May – Labour Day
• 14 May – Kamuzu Day
• 6 July – Independence Day
• 15 October – Mother's Day
• 25 December – Christmas Day
• 26 December – Boxing Day