For the last two years, Jakina Lameki, who lives in the town of Bangula in Malawi's southernmost district of Nsanje, has experienced the catastrophic impact that climate change is having on her (.)
March 2023 marked a year since Malawi began battling against its worst cholera outbreak that has killed over 1 600 of more than 55 000 patients. More than 12 000 children have contracted cholera, with 197 killed. The 3.07 percent fatality rate is three times higher than the World Health Organisation’s global. The outbreak makes
In March, Cyclone Freddy dumped six months’ worth of Malawi’s rainfall amount in six days. The longest-lasting cyclone left streams bursting their banks, inundating Lake Malawi and the Shire River, its sole outlet. From the Songwe River in Karonga to the Shire that splits Mbaluku location in Mangochi, passers-by are puzzled by the surging water
Electricity Generation Company (Egenco) says the completion of the restoration of the 129.3 megawatts (MW) Kapichira Hydro Power Station in Chikwawa District which was damaged by Cyclone Ana last year means more power available for consumers. Egenco spokesperson Moses Gwaza said yesterday the full restoration means 378.95 MW is available to Electricity Supply Corporation of
There is a new twist to the touted K500 million ‘modern stadium’ for Nsanje with the district council stating that Football Association of Malawi (FAM) is only renovating a youth centre. The clarity comes after FAM last year announced that Fifa had approved $500 000 (about K500 million) for the construction of a ‘modern stadium’