Month: April 2022 Posts

Quay Energy is a bogus company established to defraud Malawi: Government plans to pay K1 billion every month for 25 years

Apr 06, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Social media commentators have described Quay Energy as a "bogus company" with the sole purpose of defrauding the Malawi government through the Salima-Lilongwe Water Project. The company, social commentators have found, will be pocketing K1… ...

Malawi Govt backs Lake Malawi Water Project financier

Apr 04, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi Government through the Ministry of Finance has expressed support for Quay Energy Corp (Australia) Pty Ltd, the financier of the Lake Malawi water project amid concerns that the company expected to help Malawi secure… ...

Chakwera launches Tourism Master Plan

Apr 04, 2022 Contributor* 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera says the newly launched Tourism Master Plan will direct Malawi on how to tap the enormous economic potential from the tourism industry. Chakwera made the remarks today in Lilongwe when he officially… ...

Minister Usi unveils 20-year national tourism investment plan

Apr 02, 2022 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Wildlife has developed a 20-year tourism investment plan which contains 104 projects in tourism hotspots, of which 10 have already undergone feasibility studies for implementation within 10 years. Speaking yesterday,… ...

Fisherman drowns in Lake Malawi

Mar 13, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

A 32-year-old fisherman died on Saturday after he drowned in Lake Malawi at Monkey Bay in Mangochi District. Monkey Bay Police Station Publicist Sergeant Alice Sichali has identified the deceased as Dan Kamulete of Khalira… ...

College of Accountancy student drowns in Lake Malawi

Mar 07, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

A 21-year-old Malawi College of Accountancy student died on Sunday after he drowned in Lake Malawi at Monkey Bay in Mangochi District. Monkey Bay Police Station Publicist Sergeant Alice Sichali identified the deceased as Solomon… ...

MET warns of strong winds on Lake Malawi

Jul 22, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services (DCCMS) has warned that from Friday July 23, 2021, there will strong Mwera Winds over the country’s main water bodies including Lake Malawi and people are advised… ...

If you are broke, leave – Sand Music Fest go bananas

Jul 13, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Sand Music Festival has told off broke patrons not to dare attending their festival. Fun seekers will have to cough a fortune to witness the annual event which is slated for early October. It will… ...

Two fishermen missing on Lake Malawi

May 06, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A search operation has been launched to find two fishermen who have gone missing after their boat capsized on Lake Malawi in Mangochi. Eastern Region Police Headquarters, Assistant Public Relations Officer Sergeant Tionge Kayenda has… ...

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… ...

LWB’s K5.2 billion payment to Khato Civils raises eyebrows

Nov 01, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Questions have been raised over a K5.2 billion payment the Lilongwe Water Board (LWB) made to Khato Civils for the Lake Malawi Project which is yet to commence. Khato Civils which was awarded a US$400… ...

Chakwera says previous administrations made blunders on Lake Malawi wrangle

Oct 12, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera says previous administrations in Malawi made blunders in handling of the Lake Malawi wrangle but Tanzania now is confident it can reach a resolution with the current administration. Speaking at a press… ...

Lake Malawi water project cost reduced by K73 billion

Aug 29, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Khato Civils which was awarded a US$400 million (about K300 billion) contract to tap water from Salima to Lilongwe has reduced the cost of the project by $102 million (about K73 billion), but a commentator… ...

Concerns over future of fishing in Lake Malawi

Mar 16, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Kondwani Magombo - MANA Pact Malawi has warned that the future of fishing in Lake Malawi remains bleak as rules and regulations for managing the lake’s biodiversity and ecosystem are not being fully followed. Malawi… ...

Concern over declining Chambo production

Mar 02, 2020 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development has expressed concern over declining production of fish, especially Chambo. Director of Animal Health and Livestock Development in the Ministry of Agriculture Dr Patrick Chikungwa expressed the… ...