In March this year, Mary Phiri, 40, was at her home in Chilobwe, Blantyre City, when she heard a peculiar […]
Energy poverty slows progress
Patricia Mussa of Kambalame Village in Machinga District endures long walks in search of firewood. She climbs Chikala Hills with […]
Cyclone survivors’ grief as aid wanes
In March, Cyclone Freddy dumped floods across Malawi’s Southern Region, disrupting the livelihoods of nearly 2.2 million people. Marita Chingamuka […]
Survivor ‘invents’ flood detector
As disasters become more frequent and devastating due to climate change, a 17-year-old horrified by the 2015 flooding has invented […]
Germany powers cyclone response with K8.5bn
Germany yesterday announced a seven million euro (about K7.7 billion) donation to the World Food Programme (WFP) to complement the […]
Disasters cost Malawi K1.29tn in 9 years
Natural disasters have claimed about 5 527 people and cost the economy an estimated K1.29 trillion between 2015 and 2023, […]
JB appointed Africa’s environmental champion
Former president Joyce Banda has been appointed champion of climate change and justice in Africa by the Pan African Climate […]
Malawi at war with climate disasters—Chakwera
President Lazarus Chakwera has said Malawi is at war with Cyclone Freddy impacts which are far from over as the […]
Race for climate-smart solutions
More than 600 people have been killed by Cyclone Freddy, which washed away homes, roads and crops in Southern Malawi […]
People urged to conserve trees
Mulanje Mountain Conservation Trust has advised people from Phalombe and Mulanje districts to conserve trees in the mountains and other […]