Lake Malawi Archives

Lake Malawi swallows five men

Jul 13, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 71 &

Five people who went fishing have drowned in Lake Malawi in Nkhatabay district after a boat they were sailing in capsized. According to reports reaching this publication, the five drowned fishermen and Emmanuel Salewa, who… ...

Man drowns in Lake Malawi

Jul 07, 2016 Bright Malenga 6 &

A 58 year-old man identified as Fred Kamoza Chilema has died after drowning in Lake Malawi in Karonga district. According to Nkhotakota Police Public Relations Officer Sub Inspector Williams Kaponda, the incident happened in Selemani… ...

Man missing after boat capsizes on Lake Malawi

Jul 04, 2016 Bright Malenga 35 &

Authorities say a search is underway for a man who went missing after the boat he was in capsized on Lake Malawi on Sunday. Nkhotakota Police Public Relations Officer Sub Inspector Williams Kaponda has identified… ...

Tanzanian boat sinking victims: First body found

May 28, 2016 Justin Mkweu 26 &

Authorities in Karonga district have found the dead body of one of the passengers who died after a Tanzanian boat sank on Lake Malawi. The body was found floating on the lake on Thursday, six… ...

TZ takes over search for bodies of Malawians

May 25, 2016 Luke Bisani 83 &

The Tanzanian government has sent fifteen divers to search for the bodies of twelve Malawians who died when a boat sank on Lake Malawi in the early hours of Saturday. Speaking at the official welcoming… ...

Mutharika goes soft on Lake Malawi row

May 20, 2016 Joseph Dumbula 77 &

... Malawi to take matter to ICC Malawi President Peter Mutharika maintains his government is in talks with neighboring Tanzania on a heightened dispute over Lake Malawi. The Malawi leader made the revelations in his State… ...

Mitigating poverty in developing countries through tourism

May 14, 2016 Paul Nthala 1 &

The power of tourism in any sequence cannot be underestimated, with the sector’s capability to contribute to economic growth and mitigate poverty especially in Africa, being recognized. Under the theme “Connecting Africa’s Resources through Digital… ...

Expert praises Chambo Fisheries

May 03, 2016 Joseph Dumbula 1 &

Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture Felix Jumbe has hailed the efforts that Chambo Fisheries is making in using technology to produce over 800 tons within a 5 hectare piece of land at its farm… ...

Body of missing student found on Lake Malawi

Apr 01, 2016 Bright Malenga 28 &

Police in Nkhatabay have found the remains of a 15 year-old student who went missing while fishing on Lake Malawi in the district. The deceased, Mc Molly Mpuma, fell into the water as he was… ...

Lake Malawi row blamed on Joyce Banda

Mar 09, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 111 &

The Malawi government says it will resolve the lake wrangle with Tanzania but has blamed the Joyce Banda administration for failing to resolve the matter quickly. Minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation George Chaponda… ...

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… ...