January 11
Malawi: Salima-Lilongwe Water Project Starts Next Month, February
Government says the construction of a mega water project, the multi-billion Kwacha Salima-Lilongwe water supply project starts next month, February. Read more »
January 08
Malawi: Water Resumes in Lilongwe After Week of Dry Taps
After a week long of dry taps in the Capital City, Lilongwe Water Board (LWB) says it has resumed normal supply of water to its customers following the completion of… Read more »
January 07
Malawi: Cholera Menaces as Ministry of Health Requires Over U.S.$5 Million to Fight It
Ministry of Health through the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 and Cholera (PTF) said it has a deficit of over $5.9million from $18.2million required to implement cholera… Read more »
November 23, 2023
Malawi: Wateraid Malawi Equips Rural Clinics With Wash Facilities
WaterAid Malawi continues to improve the quality of care patients and guardians receive at public health facilities in Ntchisi district. Read more »
October 15, 2023
Malawi: Water Authorities Urges Malawians to Declare Illegal Water Drilling Before Nov. 24
The National Water Resources Authority (NWRA) has urged institutions and individuals to declare boreholes which were drilled illegally before November 24, 2023. Read more »
October 13, 2023
Malawi: President Chakwera Outlines Water Investment Plans to Stimulate Economy
President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera on Thursday outlined his ambitious plans to develop the water sector in Malawi, stressing that, beyond drinking and domestic use, access to clean… Read more »
August 01, 2023
Malawi: BWB Engages With Customers On Need for Cost Effective Tariffs
In its turnaround strategy in order to serve better through cost-effective tariffs and to sustain the gains it shall earn in the long run, Blantyre Water Board (BWB) took customers… Read more »
May 22, 2023
Malawi: Supreme Court Nods Banks to Proceed With Salima-Lilongwe Water Project
The Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal has granted Attorney General Thabo Chakaka Nyirenda a stay order on an injunction obtained by Forum for National Development (FND) that stopped… Read more »
May 05, 2023
Malawi: Water Tariff to Be Hiked
Water boards in the country have finally been authorised to raise water tariff as the proposal was put on hold three months ago. Read more »
April 27, 2023
Malawi: USAID Grants Unicef U.S.$2.5m to Scale Up Cholera Response in Malawi
The Government of the United States of America, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has provided US$ 2.1 million (approximately MKW 2.18 billion) and… Read more »
March 24, 2023
Malawi: Journalists Urged to Triple Coverage On Cholera Pandemic in Malawi
Co-chairperson of the President Taskforce on Covid-19 and Cholera, Dr. Wilfred Chalamira Nkhoma, has appealed to journalists to triple their efforts in disseminating information on… Read more »
January 31, 2023
Malawi: UK Supports Malawi With U.S.$582,000 As Cholera Response
The United Kingdom (UK) has committed over K600 million (£500,000) towards Malawi's cholera emergency response as the country is currently experiencing its worst cholera… Read more »
January 25, 2023
Malawi: USAID Malawi Momentum Tikweze Umoyo Hands Over Cholera Medical Supplies to Five District Health Offices
USAID Malawi Momentum Tikweze Umoyo Project has handed over various medical supplies to five district health offices of Chitipa, Karonga, Nkhotakota, Kasungu and Salima. Read more »
January 17, 2023
Malawi: Society of Medical Doctors Urges Authorities to Encourage Students to Get Cholera Vaccine
The decision to delay the normal school opening calendar in some parts of the country was one of the government's first response to cholera outbreak. Read more »
November 03, 2022
Malawi: Blantyre Water Board Rationing Water Supply
Blantyre Water Board (BWB) has issued a public statement that it will be rationing water supply while they investigate and rectify why there are intermittent supply situation being… Read more »
July 27, 2022
Malawi: Poor Sanitation Accounts for 52 Percent of the Total Disease Burden in Malawi
Poor sanitation accounts for 52 percent of the total disease burden in Malawi, with diarrhoea alone accounting for seven per cent of under-five deaths, latest statistics have… Read more »
July 25, 2022
Malawi: Transform Program Boosts Sanitation and Hygiene in Rural Rumphi
Communities in Traditional Authority (T/A) Mwalweni in Rumphi are filled with joy and gratitude following the installation of a solar-powered piped water system in the area. Read more »
Malawi: Transform Program Moves to Address Sanitation and Hygiene Challenges At Kapyolambavi School in Rumphi
The Sustainable Food Systems for Rural Agriculture Transformation and Resilience (TRANSFORM) Program is breathing a new lease of life at Kapyolambavi Primary School, which has been… Read more »
June 30, 2022
Malawi: Global Water Partnership-Malawi Banks On Govt's Political Will to Achieve SDG 6 On Clean Water and Sanitation
Global Water Partnership-Malawi says it is banking hopes on the political will the current administration has demonstrated towards pursuit for the sixth Sustainable Development… Read more »
April 14, 2022
Malawi: Lilongwe Water Board Overwhelmed With Free Water Connections
Officials from Lilongwe Water Board say the board is overwhelmed with applications for free water connections just days after government announced the initiative. Read more »
April 12, 2022
Malawi: Supreme Court Removes Injunction On Nkhudzi Bay Mangochi Water Project
Southern Region Water Board (SRWB) can now start a water project at Nkhudzi Bay in Mangochi after the Supreme Court in Blantyre on Monday stayed an injunction stopping the… Read more »
April 08, 2022
Malawi: WHO Provides Malawi With 1.9 Million Oral Cholera Vaccine and Other Supplies
World Health Organization (WHO) has provided the Malawi Governemnt with 1, 947, 695 doses of oral cholera vaccine to the Malawi Government. Read more »
April 07, 2022
Malawi: Mia Says One Free Water Connection Per Person
Minister of Water and Sanitation Abida Mia has said the government's initiative of free water connection will only apply to people seeking domestic and not commercial use. Read more »
April 05, 2022
Malawi: Govt Backs Australian Firm On Salima-Lilongwe Water Project
An Australian firm has received a full backing of the government of Malawi on the financing of the Salima-Lilongwe water project. Read more »