Malawi news: Chikangawa inquiry and sports updates

Malawi experienced a week of significant national developments involving legal inquiries, digital reforms, and sports. The Parliamentary Ad Hoc Committee investigating the June 2024 Chikangawa plane crash continued its third phase of evidence gathering. Committee chairperson Walter Nyamilandu indicated that witness hearings are expected to conclude by October 30.

In sports, the Malawi Queens secured qualification for the 2027 Netball World Cup despite a semi-final loss to South Africa in the Africa Netball Cup. Additionally, the Malawi Flames began their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign with a 2–1 victory over South Sudan in Lilongwe.

Other notable events included the ongoing rollout of the Nzika Digital ID Wallet and the successful rescue of British national Nusrat Jiwa Osman.