Monday, 20 May 2013 20:32
SADC is underutilising Global Environmental Fund
Written by Tiwonge Nkhonjera
Lilongwe, May 20: Malawi government has expressed concern over Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) region’s underutilisation of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) funding as compared to other regions in Asia and Latin America. Minister of Environment and Climate Change Management, Jenipher Chilunga, said in Lilongwe on Monday during the GEF…
Sunday, 19 May 2013 09:51
Manyamula area in Mzimba in anti-rabies campaign, dogs bite 80 in two months
Written by Leonard Masauli
Mzimba, May 19: The Veterinary Department in Mzimba will from next week conduct an anti-rabies campaign and vaccinate over 700 dogs at Manyamula in the area of Traditional Authority M’mbelwa in a bid to fight rabies in the district. The Veterinary Officer, Roosevelt Gondwe, said this in an interview with…
Friday, 17 May 2013 17:25
Concern Universal in Balaka improve sanitation levels
Written by Emmanuel Galeta
Balaka, May 17: Interventions by the Concern Universal have improved sanitation levels in Balaka district under the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) project. This was disclosed Friday by Maria Mapemba, Field Facilitator for the Global Sanitation Fund (GSF) funded project which Concern Universal is undertaking in the district. Mapemba was…
Thursday, 16 May 2013 13:40
Wrangle over Mineral Exploration in Mulanje Mountain
Written by Victor Kaliwo
Mulanje, May 16: Negotiations between concerned citizens of Mulanje and the Mulanje Mountain Conservation Trust (MMCT) over mineral exploration at Chambe Basin by the Spring Stone Limited came to a standstill on Wednesday at District Council chamber in Mulanje when officials from MMCT refused to discuss the matter claiming they…
Nkhata Bay, May 14:Â Nkhata Bay District Council has disclosed it had difficulties in collecting data during recent disasters due to the absence of Area and Village Civil Protection Committees (ACPCs and VCPCs) in some parts of the district. Nkhata Bay District is one of the 13 districts in the…
Monday, 13 May 2013 11:14
Machinga in an open defecation free society project
Written by Evance Chisiano
Machinga, May 13:Â A local nongovernmental organization working in Machinga called Participatory Development Initiative (PDI) in partnership with Water Aid Malawi has embarked on a community led total sanitation aimed to eradicate open defecation in twenty villages in traditional authorities Sitola, Nkula and Nsanama before March 2014. PDI Programme Coordinator,…
Sunday, 12 May 2013 14:48
KU council launches K4 million forest regeneration project
Written by Dave Munkhondiya
Kasungu, May 12: Kasungu District Council through its Department of Environment has launched a K4.3 million Chankhalamo natural forest regeneration project in the area of Traditional Authority (TA) Wimbe with an aim of combating climate change effects and restoring the area’s beauty. The project which is being funded by the…
Blantyre, May 05: Blantyre District Disaster Risk Management Office has singled out Traditional Authorities Machinjiri, Kapeni and Somba as being severely affected so far by natural disasters during the 2012-2013 rainy season. District Assistant Disaster Risk Management Officer Alibewake Maulawo disclosed this in an interview with Malawi News Agency (Mana)…
Mangochi, May 4: Police and Wild Life personnel in Mangochi have appealed for more resources from government to help them deal with marauding crocodiles on the shores of the Shire River at Mpondasi that often terrorize the area. According to Parks and Wild Life Department of Mangochi, there are two…
Saturday, 27 April 2013 11:17
Minister orders closure of Mzuzu City’s Mchengautuwa refuse dumpsite
Written by Sarah Munthali
Mzuzu, April 27: Ministry of Environment and Climate Change has ordered the Mzuzu City Council to close the solid waste disposal site located in Mchengautuwa residential area by November this year. Deputy Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Geoffrey Kamanya ordered the closure Friday when he toured the Mchengautuwa dumpsite…
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State of the Nation Address: Full Text
on Friday, 17 May 2013 12:01
INTRODUCTION Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is a great pleasure to be here this morning to preside over the opening of the 2013/2014 Budget Meeting and deliver the State of the Nation Address. This occasion is very significant because, as is tradition, we reflect on the past year and set out our plans for the...