Environment Posts

Thin plastics ban: Court throws out plastic manufacturer’s application

May 24, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The High Court has rebuffed a plastic manufacturer, paving the way for Malawi Government to enforce the ban on thin plastics. Thin plastics in Malawi were banned in 2019 by the courts but after the… ...

MP Bango wants water supply privatized

May 20, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Member of Parliament for Kasungu North Mike Bango says water supply services should be opened up to private entities so that more people should have access to clean water. He made the proposal when he… ...

LWB demolishes toilet built close to water pipelines

May 18, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Lilongwe Water Board on Monday demolished a toilet that was constructed near water delivery pipelines which supply water from the Kanengo reservoirs  to six areas in Lilongwe. The toilet was constructed near Puma filling… ...

Man dies after tree he was cutting falls on him

May 18, 2021 Daniel Sapuli 1 &

A 37-year-old man in Thyolo has died after a blue gum tree which he was cutting fell on him at Makwasa Estate. Thyolo police station public relations officer Sub Inspector Amos Tione has confirmed and… ...

Malawians suspicious of Green Lake Malawi

May 04, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Part of Lake Malawi have turned green reportedly after more than 2 weeks of a heavy downpour and heavy winds on Lake Malawi. The Department of Fisheries says part of the lake that has turned… ...

Police officers plant trees in Zomba

Apr 22, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Michael Chiotcha Eastern Region female law enforcers have planted 200 trees along Likangala River in Zomba. The tree planting exercise on Monday this week was led by Eastern Region Commissioner, Happy Mkandawire, who is… ...

Organisation plants 11 million trees in six years

Apr 21, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

An organisation has planted more than 11 million trees in several parts of the Northern Region of Malawi in the past six years. Speaking during a media tour to some project implementation sites in Nkatabay… ...