Month: May 2022 Posts

Experts tour proposed site for 350MW Mpatamanga Hydropower Plant

May 20, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Experts for Mpatamanga Hydropower Plant this week toured the proposed project site of the hydrowpower station for familiarization and appreciation. According to the Ministry of Energy, the team of Experts comprised Social Safeguards Specialists, Environmental… ...

Two ESCOM employees and two villagers still missing in Shire River

Feb 19, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Rescue operations are continuing for two ESCOM employees and two villagers who are missing after the boat they were in capsized in Shire River on Thursday evening at Kasisi in Chikwawa. The four were among… ...

Minister Lowe calls for early utilisation of Shire Valley Transformation Project

Jun 22, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Lobin Lowe has challenged authorities implementing the Shire Valley Transformation Project to ensure that intended beneficiaries of the project start utilising it as early as possible instead of… ...

Lowe challenges Shire Valley Irrigation project implementers on performance

Nov 30, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Minister of Agriculture Lobin Lowe has challenged implementing partners for the Shire Valley Transformation Project to set performance indicators to ensure that the multibillion kwacha loan project materialises. Lowe said the special key performance indicators… ...

Chikwawa residents complain of being sidelined

Oct 30, 2020 Elijah Phompho - MEC Stringer 0 &

People from two villages in Chikwawa, which are surrounded by Shire River and can only be reached using canoe, have complained that candidates in the November 10 by-elections are yet to visit the area. The… ...

Contractor worried over theft of construction material

Oct 14, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Daniel Sankhulani - MANA The contractor of the first phase of the Shire Valley Transformation Program (SVTP) canal construction has expressed worry over increased theft of materials and fuel at the construction site. Conduril… ...

Dead fish found floating in Shire River

Apr 14, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

People at Makhuwira Village in Chikwawa on Saturday found dozens of dead fish floating in the Shire River. The incident has prompted the Department of Fisheries to launch a probe to find out the cause.… ...

Wildlife department to hunt for killer crocodiles

Dec 31, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Department of Parks and Wildlife plans to capture crocodiles in the Shire River in Chikwawa where the animals have killed two people over the last two weeks. According to Director of Parks and Wildlife… ...

Four children drown in Shire River

Oct 28, 2019 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Four children aged between two and four have died after drowning at the upstream side of the Tedzani Power Station Pond on the Shire River. According to the Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) which runs the… ...

Malawi facing water crisis

Jul 10, 2019 Luke Bisani 0 &

Findings of a study on the effects of climate change on water availability have revealed that Malawi is at risk of having a water crisis in the near future. An investigation by Future Climate for… ...

22 Hippos die in 2 months

Nov 26, 2018 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Twenty two hippos have died in Malawi in two months, raising fears that the wild animals could become extinct the country. The Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW) said last week that they first… ...

Malawians against hydroelectricity: demands alternative sources of power

Apr 24, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawians have told government to focus on alternative sources of electricity in order to end power cuts in the country. Malawi mainly uses water on the Shire River to produce electricity and when the water… ...

ESCOM requests water from Govt

Mar 18, 2018 Luke Bisani 0 &

The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has requested government through the ministry of agriculture, irrigation and water development to increase the flow of water in the Shire River. In a letter dated March 15… ...

Crocodile kills teenager

Jan 26, 2018 Pemphero Malimba 27 &

A 15-year-old boy identified as Masiwi Mdala has died after being attacked by a crocodile at Kamuzu Bridge in the Shire River. Chikwawa police public relations officer Foster Benjamin said the incident occurred on Thursday… ...

Crocodile kills Standard 3 learner

Nov 19, 2017 Mphatso Khutcha Richard 27 &

A search to rescue a 10 year old boy who was attacked by a Crocodile on Friday at Shire River in Machinga ended with the boy being found dead. Machinga police spokesperson Davie Sulumba   identified… ...