Sanitation Archives

Residents near Phalombe market call for action on dumpsite as health risks mount

Jan 13, 2025 Ephraim Mkali Banda 0 &

Residents near a dumpsite close to Phalombe Market have raised serious concerns about their health due to the district council's failure to remove garbage for over four months. They fear the prolonged presence of the… ...

Water crisis hits Domasi College of Education

Oct 30, 2024 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Students at Domasi College of Education (DCE) are facing a dire water crisis, forcing them to rely on the contaminated Domasi River for bathing and washing. This precarious situation exposes them to waterborne diseases. According… ...

Two years without market toilets

Sep 15, 2024 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Business people have expressed disappointment with the conduct of market authorities in failing to construct standard toilets at Chipini Market in Chingale, Zomba West. The disappointment came in after noticing a two-year failure to construct… ...

CAMA orders ministry to provide newly gazetted water tariffs prices

Apr 19, 2024 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Consumers Association of Malawi (CAMA) is demanding a gazetted document from the Ministry of Water and Sanitation which will indicate an increase in water tariff for Blantyre Water Board. This has been stated in… ...

Salty water contributing to broken boreholes in Nsanje

Apr 18, 2024 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Pacific Limited, a firm currently repairing free broken boreholes in Nsanje district, has cited high water salinity levels in the district as a major factor contributing to broken boreholes in the district. The company’s… ...

Poor sanitation at mining site worries health authorities

Feb 13, 2024 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

Authorities at Kasungu District Health Office (DHO) have expressed concern with the state of sanitation and hygiene at a mining site at Chimbiya in Traditional Authority Wimbe, fearing it could spark cholera outbreak. Gold deposits… ...

Project reveals 76% people in rural India, with reduced mobility, struggle to access basic sanitation facilities

Nov 20, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Svayam, India's pioneering accessibility organisation and the social impact arm of Jindal SAW, unveils key findings from the ground-breaking Accessible Family Toilet Project, implemented with Foundation for Accessible Aquanir and Sanitation (FAAS- India wing of… ...