Malawi: Belshazzar's Feast - When a Tree-Planting Ceremony Became a Political Victory Lap

January 16, 2026. Phalombe District. A crowd gathered for hope, 41 million trees to be planted, communities to be rebuilt after devastating floods, resilience against climate… Read more »

Malawi: Sparc Systems in Tree Planting Initiative At Blantyre Water Board

Sparc Systems Limited was on Saturday involved in a tree planting exercise at the Blantyre Water Board (BWB) catchment site as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and… Read more »

Malawi: Prolonged Rains Leave Trail of Destruction, Deaths and Exposed Gaps in Disaster Preparedness

Prolonged and intense rains that have battered several parts of the country since late December have left thousands of households displaced, crops washed away, public… Read more »

Malawi: All Government Schools Open Today Despite Rain Damage, Nkhotakota Remains Closed

All government primary and secondary schools across Malawi have opened today for the second term of the 2025/26 academic year, despite widespread infrastructure damage caused by… Read more »

Malawi: Good Rainfall Patterns in Southern Region Raise Hopes for Better Yields

As the rainy season progresses and farmers intensify crop management activities, the Southern Region of Malawi is experiencing favourable rainfall patterns in line with… Read more »

Malawi: Flash Floods Ravage Shire Valley, Expose Deep Vulnerability of Riverine Communities

The Shire Valley has once again been plunged into crisis after flash floods triggered by heavy rainfall left more than 4,000 households affected, underscoring the region's… Read more »

Malawi: Floods Snatch Toddler's Life, Leave Thousands Homeless

Christmas celebrations turned into mourning for a family in Nsanje after floods triggered by incessant rains swept away and killed a three-year-old child, as thousands of others… Read more »

Malawi: SKC Foundation Calls for Climate Change, Plants 800 Trees

The Board Chairperson of the Saulos Klaus Chilima (SKC) Foundation, Mary Chilima has called on different stakeholders to embrace the 2025-2026 tree planting season to combat… Read more »

Malawi: Deforested River Banks - Fueling Floods in Malawi

Floods have been devastating news in Malawi year after year, leaving thousands displaced and hundreds dead in their persistent wake. While government and other stakeholders… Read more »

Malawi: Lightning Carnage - 14 Dead, Over 8,000 Homes Damaged As Deadly Rains Pound Malawi

Malawi is in the grip of a terrifying rainy season that has already claimed 14 lives and left more than 8,096 households counting the wreckage of shattered homes and broken… Read more »

Malawi: Poor Sanitation Escalates Maternal Deaths in Malawi

The Ministry of Health and Sanitation has raised alarm over the deadly impact of poor Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) conditions in Malawi's healthcare facilities, revealing… Read more »

Malawi: Malawi Positions Itself As Hub for Investment and Green Innovation At AU-EU Summit

Malawi used the 7th African Union-European Union Summit in Luanda to project itself as a nation ready to embrace economic growth, strengthen regional trade, and lead in the green… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Youth Aren't Copping Out: Neither Should COP30

Just after sunrise, long before offices open or policy meetings begin, you will find young Africans already at work in the fields, markets, and improvised tech hubs that power our… Read more »

Africa: Will COP30 Put Africa's Smallholders At the Centre of Climate Action?

On a road in Kenya's Makueni County, a woman loads sacks of pigeon pea onto a motorbike. Her landscape is rehabilitated, soils restored, seeds climate-resilient, markets ready, and… Read more »

Malawi: From Orphan Care to Crime Hub - Amitofo Centre Linked to Malawi's Wildlife Smuggling Network

A shocking investigation by The Economist has ripped the veil off what appears to be one of Malawi's darkest scandals -- a wildlife trafficking network allegedly operating through… Read more »

Malawi: Malawi Choked - Fuel, Power, and Water Shortages Push Citizens to the Edge

Malawi is grinding to a halt. From the empty fuel pumps in Blantyre to the dark homes in Lilongwe and dry taps in Zomba, millions of Malawians are caught in a storm of crippling… Read more »

Malawi: Lilongwe Water Board Constructs 3rd Water Treatment - to Be Ready in May, 2026

The Lilongwe Water Board (LWB) has disclosed that the construction of its Third Water Treatment plant with a capacity of 50,000 cubic metres per day will be completed in March,… Read more »

Malawi: When the Rains Change - Malawi's Farmers Struggle to Adapt

As the rainy season fast approaches, farmers across Malawi faces growing uncertainties. Followed by unpredictable weather patterns , threatening harvests, livelihoods, and the food… Read more »

Malawi: Apostle Kawinga's Creck Keeps Winning, Malawi Keeps Losing - Faulty Meter Supplier Lands Another Bwb Contract Worth Billions

In a scandal soaked in impunity and riddled with red flags, Nyasatimes can reveal that Blantyre Water Board (BWB) has once again handed a lucrative contract to Creck Hardware and… Read more »

Africa: Water, Sanitation Technocrats in Lilongwe to Discuss How to Tackle Challenges Affecting the Sector

Technocrats in the water and sanitation sector have converged in Lilongwe for the 95th Strategic and Technological Council (STC) conference of the Africa Water and Sanitation… Read more »

Malawi: Chakwera Slammed for Pardoning Chinese Wildlife Kingpins - 'A Betrayal of Malawi's Conservation Fight'

President Lazarus Chakwera is facing a torrent of criticism after controversially pardoning two convicted Chinese wildlife traffickers, in what civil society leaders and… Read more »

Malawi: First Phase of Historic Salima-Lilongwe Water Supply Project Ready By December 2026

Malawi's Salima-Lilongwe Water Supply Project is poised to become one of President Lazarus Chakwera's signature achievements. This initiative, recognized as the largest water… Read more »