Tanzania’s Military Ready in Malawi Border Dispute
Updated: Wed 8 Aug, 03:30 am
The government has said it will exhaust all diplomatic channels in a border dispute with Malawi over Lake Nyasa, but the country's armed forces will be prepared to step in if diplomacy fails. read more »
Who Owns Lake Nyasa, Malawi or Tanzania?
Updated: Mon 8 Oct, 05:41 am
The border dispute between the two countries on the lake is unpinned by the unconfirmed but promising potential for huge oil and gas reserves buried under its shores. Perhaps more than anything else, … read more »
Malawi Takes Bold Move and Suspends Anti-Gay Laws
Updated: Tue 6 Nov, 04:06 am
The government has suspended laws criminalising same-sex relationships and police have been ordered not to arrest or prosecute homosexuals until parliament has debated the issue. read more »
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The first Mr Gay Namibia, Wendelinus Hamutenya, who was stripped off his title, will not go down without a fight as he plans to ask the court to either force the organisers of the ... Read more »
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Confederation for East and Central African Football Association football tournament kicked off in Kampala where the hosts Uganda is set to defend its title. Read more »
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The private sector though it's foundation chair, Gideon Badagawa has lauded the government for it's effort to ratify the Comesa Free Trade Area saying it will open up huge markets ... Read more »
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An estimated 297 million women and girls living in sub-Saharan Africa lack access to safe and adequate sanitation, and of those, 107 million have no access to a toilet at all, ... Read more »
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Farmers struggling to harvest staple crops of maize and rice are heeding the advice of agricultural experts to diversify their crops. Read more »
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Fungi and other microbes could provide a quicker and cheaper way of promoting crop growth in difficult conditions, microbiologists say. Read more »
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The government has suspended laws criminalising same-sex relationships and police have been ordered not to arrest or prosecute homosexuals until parliament has debated the issue. Read more »
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Elders have rejected Malawi's claim to exclusive ownership of Lake Nyasa, which borders Tanzania on one side, accusing them of "dangerous daydreaming". Read more »
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Making the paradigm shift to a low-carbon economy is far more cost effective than maintaining a carbon-intesive economy, a new report shows. Read more »
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In the face of the growing threat of tuberculosis that is resistant to standard medication, researchers are calling for a greater focus on the search for a vaccine to prevent TB, ... Read more »
