Floods Archives

Talking Blues: The folly of treating the symptoms but not the disease

Mar 27, 2023 Mapwiya Muulupale 0 &

“The conditions of Malawi, the poorest country in English-speaking Africa, have been gradually worsening over the last 40 years. This is in part due to global climate change, but also to too much Aid, which… ...

Chakwera’s presidential caucus was unnecessary — APM

Mar 27, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Former head of state Peter Mutharika says the presidential caucus that was organised by President Lazarus Chakwera was not necessary as the Malawi leader needed to do such meetings with technicians not politicians. Last week,… ...

Government told to fast track disaster risk management bill

Mar 27, 2023 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Following the devastating effects of Cylone Freddy which has claimed lives of people in the country as well as damaged infrastructure, Civil Society Network on Climate Change (Cisonecc) has asked the Government of Malawi to… ...

Zomba Diocese Catholic Women Organization donates to Cyclone Freddy survivors

Mar 26, 2023 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Catholic Women Organisation (CWO) in the Zomba Diocese has donated assorted relief items to internally displaced people currently camping at Sekwere Primary School at Traditional Authority Mwambo in Zomba. The donated items included maize flour,… ...

Malawi to introduce Cyclone Freddy levy

Mar 26, 2023 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Minister of Finance Sosten Gwengwe says government will introduce Cyclone Freddy levy to finance reconstruction following the devastating impact of the cyclone in the southern region. Gwengwe, said this yesterday when the Japanese Government was… ...

Communities in Nsanje request for relocation

Mar 26, 2023 Contributor* 0 &

People from disaster prone area of Group Village Head (GVH) Mpomba, Traditional Authority (T/A) Malemia in Nsanje, who had been reluctant to relocate to safer places, have now called on government to have them relocated. The… ...

Chief arrested over theft of relief items

Mar 25, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A house damaged by floods Group village head Magoli aged 73 and three other people have been arrested in Zomba for allegedly stealing assorted relief items meant for Cyclone Freddy survivors. Zomba Police Station public… ...