Month: January 2023 Posts

Police officer dies at Mbiya Pool in Mulanje

Jan 30, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A traffic police officer has died after drowning in Mbiya Pool at the foot of Mulanje Mountain. The officer has been identified as Sergeant Malumbe of South West Regional Police Headquarters in Blantyre Mulanje Police… ...

Hiker dies on way to Sapitwa

Oct 23, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A lone hiker has died on Mulanje Mountain on his way to Sapitwa Peak. Mountain Conservation Trust Public Relations Officer, Kondwani Chamwala, has confirmed the death of the man. “A lone hiker from Mulanje has… ...

10 netted for cultivating on Mulanje Mountain

Nov 17, 2020 Owen Ndalama 0 &

Police at Muloza in Mulanje are keeping in custody ten people including six women for cultivating on Mulanje Mountain which is a protected area. According to Sub Inspector Gresham Ngwira, public relations for Mulanje Police… ...

Rab Processors vitalizes Mulanje Mountain Porters Race

Jan 13, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Rab Processors through Vital Premium Water has provided support to the Mulanje Mountain Conservation Trust for this year’s Mulanje Mountain Porters race. The company will revitalize the athletes as they compete in this year’s race… ...

Malawians laugh off Mutharika’s cable cars dream

Jul 15, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawians have cast doubts over President Peter Mutharika’s plans to introduce cable vehicles on Mulanje Mountain. The Malawi leader on Saturday said his government will bring cable vehicles on the mountain to boost tourism. “I… ...

Revealed: Forestry officers selling indigenous trees in Phalombe

Jan 08, 2018 Chikondi Magalasi 10 &

Phalombe district forestry officers are selling indigenous trees including the ‘protected’ cedar from Mulanje Mountain. According to information gathered by Malawi24 in the district, forestry officers have been collecting money in the name of their… ...

MDF soldier severely beaten in Mulanje after shooting incident

Dec 30, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 224 &

Irate communities in Mulanje district have roughed up a Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldier, one of the militants believed to have a shot a man found cultivating close to Mulanje Mountain. According to reports that… ...

Govt. advised to listen to people of Mulanje over Water Project

Nov 11, 2016 Mphatso Khutcha Richard 28 &

As the unrest over the purported Likhubula Water Supply Project in Mulanje continues, government has been highly cautioned on the need to listen to concerns the locals have pertaining to the effects the project may… ...

Mulanje residents insist: ‘No trees, no water project’

Oct 28, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 7 &

A grouping of Mulanje residents has insisted that the Malawi government has to first plant trees in the district before embarking on a project aimed at tapping water from Mulanje Mountain. The development comes days… ...

Illegal loggers evading soldiers on Mulanje Mountain

Aug 07, 2016 Luke Bisani 12 &

The campaign to protect Mulanje Mountain  is facing hitches as loggers are using mobile phones to evade Malawi Defence Force (MDF) officers who are patrolling the mountain. According to a source who spoke to Malawi24… ...

Mulanje Mountain now under MDF protection

May 18, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 99 &

The country's department of forestry has engaged the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) to start protecting Mulanje Mountain which has suffered massive deforestation over the years. The country's defence force has been granted permission to look… ...

Youths pledge to help conserve Mulanje Mountain

Feb 20, 2016 Martha Chikoti 9 &

Youths from villages of Traditional Authority Nkanda in Mulanje district have pledged to plant more trees on Mulanje Mountain to restore the deforested massif. The remarks were made by Chambe Youth Network Chairperson John Gamabatula… ...

MMCT winning battle to save Mulanje cedar

Feb 15, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 0 &

The Mulanje Conservation Trust says there has been change in the way people are cutting the endangered Mulanje cedar when compared to the past. Mulanje cedar is facing extinction due to illegal loggers and bad… ...