Month: July 2019 Posts

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… ...