Drought Archives

YODEP assists drought victims with cash transfers

Sep 30, 2024 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Youth for Development and Productivity (YODEP) gave cash amounting to K180,000 to each of the 540 households that were affected by drought at group village heads Kadewere and Kimu at Traditional Authority, Mwambo in Zomba.… ...

Floods, droughts to affect nine million Malawians

Jun 04, 2024 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Reliefweb says Nine million people are at risk of being affected by both floods and droughts where the country has faced an extraordinary situation of rise in water levels in Lake Malawi since 1980 and… ...

Millions of Malawians Grapple with Severe Impoverishment and Food Insecurity

Nov 27, 2023 Sibu M. Mokoena 0 &

Millions of Malawians are currently confronting a dire situation of impoverishment and food insecurity, a crisis exacerbated by recent environmental and economic challenges. The devastating aftermath of Cyclone Freddy, coupled with ongoing economic difficulties, has… ...

Thyolo Farmers told to grow sweet potatoes as dry spell hits maize

Mar 26, 2021 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Thyolo District Council has urged farmers to grow sweet potatoes as a dry spell has shattered expectations of a bumper maize harvest in the district this year. Acting district commissioner for Thyolo Arnold Jumbe said… ...

Dry spell affects development programs in Nsanje

Mar 15, 2016 Mwayi Mkandawire 5 &

The drought that has affected Nsanje has led to failure of various community interventions in the district, stakeholders say. The stakeholders have claimed that extreme weather conditions in the district have affected projects which were… ...