Month: March 2020 Posts

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… ...

Nankhumwa sponsors trip to Lake Malawi for DPP women

Nov 11, 2019 Russell Kondowe 2 &

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Vice President for the South Kondwani Nankhumwa on Saturday took DPP women from 25 districts to the beaches of Lake Malawi in Mangochi for a retreat. The DPP governesses from the… ...

Lions cruise for childhood cancer

Oct 28, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Lions Clubs International District 412B comprising Malawi and Mozambique over the weekend held its second annual Lake Malawi Boat Cruise. Over 120 people from across the country boarded Chilembwe ship as it sailed from Monkey… ...

Malawi gets K9.6 billion for fisheries project

Oct 10, 2019 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved $13.2 million (about K9.6 billion) funds for a fisheries and aquaculture development project which will directly benefit 20,000 Malawians around the lakeshore and inland areas. This is… ...

Tanzania dares Malawi with MV Mbeya II

Sep 18, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

Tanzania over the weekend introduced a ferry, MV Mbeya II, on Lake Malawi at Itunga Port in Kyela. A video shared on social media shows the ferry being lowered into the lake with onlookers cheering… ...

Ministry hails Lake Malawi sailing marathon

Aug 12, 2019 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

The Ministry of Industry Trade and Tourism says the 500km Lake Malawi Sailing Marathon is raising the country’s profile. Deputy Director of Tourism responsible for marketing in the Ministry of Industry Trade and Tourism, Sausten… ...

Malawi facing water crisis

Jul 10, 2019 Luke Bisani 0 &

Findings of a study on the effects of climate change on water availability have revealed that Malawi is at risk of having a water crisis in the near future. An investigation by Future Climate for… ...

Sex for fish rampant in Malawi

Jun 29, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

Women who sell fish say the practice of exchanging sex for fish is still rampant in communities on the shores of Lake Malawi. The women told npr.org that both fishermen and female fish traders initiate… ...

CNN irks Malawians, describes Lake Malawi as crocodile infested

Apr 26, 2019 Archangel Nzangaya 1 &

...activists demand apology... American media house, CNN, has angered Malawians after publishing an article describing Lake Malawi as crocodile infested and full of mosquitoes. The broadcaster through its reporter Lauren Kent on Thursday published a… ...

Lake Malawi swallows teenager

Apr 23, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

An 18-year-old boy identified as Dan Kyoma has died after drowning in Lake Malawi at Chimatiro fishing dock in Mangochi. The incident occurred on the afternoon of Thursday when Kyoma went to swim along with… ...

TNM-sponsored Calendar Lake expedition sails off

Apr 17, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A six-member crew of oceanographers and tourism explorers has sailed off Salima beaches of Lake Malawi for a 52-day expedition, dubbed “Calendar Lake Project” aiming to tell the story of Lake Malawi from a different… ...

Multi-billion Likoma Jetty project set to begin

Mar 26, 2019 Kenneth Mkandawire 2 &

There are high hopes that the socio-economic lives for people in Likoma and Chizumulu Islands are likely to be elevated as they anticipate the long awaited construction of a multi-billion Jetty project. The development has… ...

Two teens drown in Lake Malawi

Aug 17, 2018 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Two teenage boys have died in Nkhata Bay after drowning in Lake Malawi. According to Public Relations Officer for Nkhata Bay Police Station Kondwani James, on Thursday the boys Andrew Chagomerana aged 14 and Gomezgani… ...

Mozambique arrests Malawians for fishing on L. Malawi

Aug 15, 2018 Paul Nthala 31 &

Mozambican Police arrested Malawian fishermen for fishing on Mozambican waters on Lake Malawi. The 60 fishermen were arrested last week and the Mozambican authorities also confiscated the fishermen’s fishing gear. According to reports, the fishermen… ...