

600 000 More Unable To Get Basic Needs—Report
By Grace Phiri October 23, 2026 Nearly 600 000 Malawians are falling into poverty as rising food prices, climate-related shocks and persistent inflation erode household incomes, threatening the country’s long-term economic development prospects and weakening consumer spending power, it has emerged. In its October 2026 Poverty and Equity Brief, the World Bank said the number of Malawians unable to meet their basic needs increased by about 600 000 to 10.5 million in 2025 from 9
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