Month: December 2016 Posts

Escom given 3 days ultimatum to end load shedding

Dec 29, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 40 &

…don’t cheat us there is water now Some concerned citizens in the commercial city of Blantyre have given the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) just 3 days to finish the  load shedding process which… ...

Govt working towards stopping blackouts next year

Dec 29, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 70 &

The Malawi Government  has assured people in the country that it is doing everything it can to make sure that people do not worry about electricity in the coming year. This is coming at a… ...

Uninterrupted power supply worries Malawians

Dec 21, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 2 &

After enduring a bout of long hours of power blackouts, Malawians have taken to the social media to express surprise at the uninterrupted power supply they have been subjected to for the past two days.… ...

More rains required to end blackouts – ESCOM

Dec 02, 2016 Lyonike Mughogho 83 &

Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has clarified that more rains are required for the power outages to come to an end. This follows an outcry from the citizenry on the static nature of the… ...

Small businesses hit hard by blackouts

Nov 14, 2016 Thula Chisamba 6 &

At a time blackouts are blamed for affecting businesses in the country, members of small and medium business enterprises have added their cry on the issue. Speaking in random interviews on Sunday, members of small… ...

Another barrage of mockery to ESCOM – from KFC

Oct 14, 2016 Mwayi Mkandawire 7 &

Electricity Supply of Malawi (ESCOM) has become an easy target for anyone who want to utilize their trolling skills as multinational company KFC has become the latest to throw a shade at the electricity supplier.… ...

ESCOM woes : Candle sets on fire a house in Lilongwe

Oct 11, 2016 Luke Bisani 51 &

As power shortages continue to get worse with every passing day and ESCOM seeming clueless in how to tackle them, a house has become ashes after it caught fire from a candle that was used… ...