Countries Search continues for Malawi VP’s missing plane Lilongwe – Malawi’s president on Monday said he was sparing no resources in a search operation for a missing... Read more 11 Jun, 2024
Companies Solar power shines on Malawi A homegrown solar energy start-up is helping to bring electricity to Malawians, 96% of whom have access to electricity.... Read more 24 Apr, 2024
Botswana El Nino, not climate change, driving southern Africa drought – study Johannesburg — A drought that pushed millions of people into hunger across southern Africa has been driven mostly by... Read more 18 Apr, 2024
Business SAA suspends flights to Malawi amid economic crisis, currency devaluation Cape Town – South African Airways (SAA) will suspend its flights to Lilongwe and Blantyre in Malawi at the... Read more 21 Nov, 2023
Countries Thousands rally in anti-LGBTQ protest in Malawi Lilongwe – About 5,000 demonstrators on Thursday staged an anti-LGBTQ protest in Lilongwe, the capital of the conservative southern... Read more 14 Jul, 2023
Countries WHO warns Cyclone Freddy raising ‘major’ health risks Brazzaville – The devastation wrought in southern Africa by Cyclone Freddy is raising “major health risks”, including the spread... Read more 24 Mar, 2023
Countries Cyclone Freddy leaves half a million displaced in Malawi Lilongwe – The deadly cyclone that lashed Malawi last week has displaced more than half a million people in... Read more 22 Mar, 2023
Countries Malawi says cholera crisis risks worsening after Cyclone Freddy Blantyre – Malawi faces increased risk of a surge in cholera cases following the devastation caused by Cyclone Freddy... Read more 21 Mar, 2023
Countries Cyclone Freddy death toll in Malawi hits 326 The death toll in Malawi from Cyclone Freddy has risen to 326, the country’s president said Thursday, bringing the... Read more 17 Mar, 2023
Countries Malawi declares 14 days of mourning over cyclone deaths Blantyre – Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera on Wednesday declared two weeks of national mourning for the more than 200... Read more 16 Mar, 2023