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Environmental activist walks for ‘no thin plastics’ campaign

Feb 25, 2020 Lameck Kamtoseni 0 &

A young environmental activist organised a walk in order to source funds and raise awareness on the ban on thin plastics. The activist Maloto Chimkombero started his big walk in Lilongwe on Wednesday 19th February,… ...

New Forestry Act to bring sanity in charcoal business

Feb 15, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Parliament on Thursday passed the New Forestry Amendment Act of 2019 which Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining Bintony Kutsaira said has a provision for issuing licences to charcoal sellers. According to Kutsaira, the… ...

Environmental organisation cleans up area in commemoration of Youth Day

Aug 27, 2019 Bright Malenga 0 &

Environment Friends Malawi (EFMA), an organisation founded by Malawian youth, teamed up with community members in cleaning up Namakala area in Zomba in commemoration of International Youth Day. The day falls on 12th August each… ...

Environmental Evangelist: Taking action on climate change

Aug 09, 2019 Tobias Kumwenda 0 &

Driven by a passion for the environment, each school term on Tuesdays and Thursdays, climate campaigner Steven Makumba conducts sessions on environmental conservation at a school in Malawi's leading tobacco producing district, Kasungu. On one… ...

Malawi’s highest court bans plastic bags

Aug 01, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

A seven-judge panel of the Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal yesterday ruled in favour of a Malawi Government ban on thin plastic bags. Chief Justice Andrew Nyirenda led the panel of Justices of Appeal Anthony… ...

Malawi in danger: poor menstrual health management posing a threat to environment

Oct 11, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi is on a fast ticking bomb due to its continued silence on menstrual health management, which apart from largely contributing to school dropouts among girls is also hurting the environment due to poor disposal… ...

Burnt bricks banned in Malawi

Jun 19, 2018 Archangel Nzangaya 31 &

In its effort to attain environmental sustainability ahead of the year 2020, government has with immediate effect banned the use of fire cured bricks in all construction projects . This follows the gazzetting of the… ...