Month: February 2016 Posts

Mutharika faces wrath of Malawians

Feb 18, 2016 Joseph Dumbula 280 &

A week after President Peter Mutharika issued a decree allowing the exploration of oil on Lake Malawi, Malawians have criticised the president over his decision which they say is tantamount to selling the water resource… ...

Just in: Mutharika set to sell Lake Malawi to oil companies

Feb 11, 2016 Joseph Dumbula 1,085 &

President Peter Mutharika has set up plans to sell Lake Malawi to oil companies, Malawi24 has established. Mutharika has issued a presidential decree for the exploration of oil on the Lake, the first stage before… ...

Oil drilling in Lake Malawi will send thousands jobless

Feb 01, 2016 Godfrey Mfiti 94 &

Since the discovery of oil prospects in Lake Malawi the public debate on this very important issue has been avoided. Malawians only talked about the issue of oil drilling in Lake Malawi at a time… ...

Magufuli dares Mutharika: TZ threatens to arrest Malawians using the Lake

Jan 21, 2016 Richard Jimu 684 &

...Mutharika insists Tanzania should forget Lake Malawi ...Magufuli bulldozes claim over Lake Malawi government says it is waiting for Tanzania’s response on a diplomatic cable Lilongwe sent to Dodoma protesting the latter’s decision to issue… ...

Magufuli bans miniskirts

Jan 18, 2016 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 193 &

Tanzania President John Magufuli has reportedly banned miniskirts on the belief that they are contributing towards the spread of HIV in that country. A darling among many Malawians who prefer him to Malawi President Peter… ...

Mutharika contradicts himself

Jan 18, 2016 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 136 &

President Peter Mutharika says Malawi will suffer if people continue to neglect the environment, a contradiction to plans set by his administration to extract oil on Lake Malawi which experts say will result in the… ...

Nkhatabay communities not happy with oil exploration on Lake Malawi

Jan 04, 2016 Macmillan Mhone 136 &

As government plans to begin the exploration of oil on Lake Malawi, communities in Nkhatabay have expressed misgivings with the Peter Mutharika administration’s handling of the issue and have urged government to come in the… ...