Tapping shared benefits of Songwe
For decades, the ever-changing course of the Songwe River was a cause for emotive border disputes between Malawi and Tanzania....
Environment
Pangolin trafficking on the rise
Malawi has detected a steep surge in pangolin trafficking since 2017 when Parliament passed strict wildlife laws to protect endangered...
No giant poached at Majete
In the 1980s, Majete Wildlife Reserve lost its rhinos and elephants to poachers looking for their horns. However, African Parks,...
Propagating clean energy concept
Mary Liwonde, 52, from Kandoje Village in the area of Traditional Authority (T/A) Symon in Neno, is worried about continued...
Mango trees burn as forests wane
In Mulanje West, we saw people felling mango trees one by one to burn bricks. According to locals, the rush...
Urban poor’s sanitation crisis
Two months ago, torrents that led to floods battered homes and latrines to the ground in Salisbury Township in Mzuzu....
Rising temperatures push millions into poverty, hunger
Millions of people in Africa will suffer from poverty and hunger due to rising temperatures, unless governments take swift action....
Learning the hard way in Rwanda
During a recent visit to one of East Africa’s rising economies, Rwanda, by African Union (AU) delegates there was no...
Duke backs war on wildlife crime
Not long ago, Malawi was southern Africa’s main transit route for wildlife criminals due to weak laws. Then, convicted poachers...
NGOs unite for green energy
Imagine a country where nine in every 10 people have no access to the grid and just a fifth of...
A hike to Mulanje Mountain
It’s exactly 13.53 hours and its very hot at Fort Lister in Phalombe, one of the routes at the base...
Hot business burning forests
They call it hot business, but illegal trade in charcoal is reducing forests in Malawi to ashes. The worst hit...
MHC for environment-friendly initiatives
Malawi Housing Corporation (MHC) says just like fellow players in the construction industry, they are heavily affected by wanton cutting...
Rains revive memories of April tragedy
For Constance Banda, sounds of raindrops on the rooftop evoke bitter memories of homes crashing to the ground and...
COP 22: What’s in it for Malawi?
The Conference of Parties (COP) to the United Nation Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC) is currently underway in...
Govt slow on Afri100 drive
The country is racing against time to allocate degraded land for recovery having endorsed the African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative...
Experts hail soil conservation strides
Malawians and Kenyans have emerged outstanding performers in integrated soil fertility management amid dwindling yields due to effects of climate...
University students shining in permaculture
Students under the faculty of permaculture and rural and community development at Share World Open University recently visited United Methodist...
Kelvin Zalimba wins E Wallet
Twenty-year-old Kelvin Zalimba was on Sunday night crowned the winner of E Wallet, Malawi’s version of Idols, after his triumph over...
Thuchila Forest on verge of extinction
Thuchila Forest in Phalombe, just like Dzalanyama in Lilongwe, is slowly dying. After wiping out the forest area on...
