Month: July 2016 Posts

Malawi receives $20 million for fighting hunger

Jul 20, 2016 Bright Malenga 89 &

As people in the country are experiencing acute food shortage, the United States government has announced an additional $20 million donation to Malawi for food relief. The announcement was made by Dr Jill Biden, wife… ...

Malawi Hunger: Food aid distribution begins this month

Jul 18, 2016 Martha Chikoti 5 &

The Department of Disasters Management Affairs says it is expected to start distributing food to Malawians affected by hunger this month. Principal Relief and Rehabilitation Officer in the department Fyabupi Mwafongo said the exercise will… ...

Hunger bites Malawi hard: Fish becoming extinct in Lake Chiuta

Jul 11, 2016 Luke Bisani 14 &

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has disclosed that hunger is leading to extinction of fish in Lake Chiuta in Machinga district as residents are now cultivating dried up land. Lake Chiuta is… ...

Catholic Bishops call for action to avert hunger crisis

Jul 04, 2016 Luke Bisani 21 &

Roman Catholic Bishops in Malawi have urged government to adopt new ways of implementing food security policies in order to avert the hunger crisis in the country. The development comes at a time when half of… ...

I never said Zitete – Mutharika

Jul 02, 2016 Luke Bisani 463 &

President Peter Mutharika has denied media reports that he ordered Malawians to have grasshoppers for meals due to the hunger situation in the country. Speaking last week, the Malawi leader urged citizens to be resourceful… ...

Govt. not readily prepared for hunger situation

Jun 30, 2016 Luke Bisani 21 &

Despite Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, George Chaponda giving assurances on availability of staple grain in the country, the National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA) has expressed doubts over whether the maize will be… ...

Mutharika thinks the hunger situation in the country is a joke – Kaliati

Jun 29, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 136 &

Government might be serious about the hunger situation in the country but the head of the government thinks it is a joking issue and therefore should be allowed to throw jokes carelessly on the issue,… ...