Month: October 2019 Posts

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… ...