Project Documents
In a significant milestone, the Malawi Watershed Services Improvement Project (MWASIP) has handed over four newly constructed staff houses to Game Rangers in Mangochi, Lake Malawi National Park, revolutionizing their living conditions. Speaking at the handover ceremony in Monkey Bay, Mangochi, Minister of Tourism Vera Kantukule lauded the initiative, emphasizing that “those who risk their […]
The Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Water and Sanitation, Elias Chimlambe, has described the purchasing of the six dump trucks as significant as they will “contribute towards the generation of hydropower and proper management of the water resources, which is being controlled and managed by the National Water Resources Authority (NWRA).” Chimlambe said this […]
Nkalazi Primary School in the area of Traditional Authority Kunthembwe in Blantyre is leading in Sustainable Land Management (SLM) activities, courtesy of the World Bank-funded Malawi Watershed Services Improvement Project (MWASIP). Under the project, Blantyre District Council established Wildlife and Conservation clubs in schools in the area of T/A Kunthembwe to inculcate environmental conservation activities […]
World Bank Impressed with MWASIP implementation The Malawi Government has hailed the World Bank for its continued partnership, which has seen the country registering enormous progress in various facets of development. The remarks were made by Honourable Abida Sidik Mia, Minister of Water and Sanitation, during the luncheon that was organised on 20th May, 2025, for Ms. […]
By Memory Kutengule Chatonda BLANTYRE, November 6, Mana: As climate change continues to wreak havoc in drought-prone areas, farmers under the Chiyanjano Farmers Association in the group in Group Village headman Imbwa’s area tell a different story. The farming group comprising 30 members of Traditional Authority Kunthembwe in Blantyre, are making a ‘killing’ out of […]
By James Chavula Mwandama in Zomba is engulfed by tobacco and coffee estates owned by city-based barons, but groundnuts and soya are widely produced by local farmers. The peasants churn out truckloads often sold at low prices dictated by roaming buyers with illegal adjustable scales. “Many farmers get a raw deal because they sell unprocessed […]
By Temwa Mhone Travelling on the meandering narrow tarmac up the peak of Zomba Plateau, groups of traders are seen selling strawberries fresh from the slopes. As the free-growing strawberries are disappearing in the chilly heights of the country’s second-highest mountain, the mountainside communities are taking to their fields to remain in business. In the […]
By Memory Chatonda Over half of Malawians are poor partly due to rapid population growth and reliance on rain-fed agriculture. This is vivid in Kunthembwe, a rural community of about 46,000 people west of Blantyre City. The area experiences erratic rainfall amid massive deforestation, silted rivers, and loss of fertile soil. Falling crop yields leave […]
By James Chavula Zomba Plateau is one of the picture-ready tourist destinations in Malawi, but the country’s second-highest peak is fast losing its green glory. As lush forests disappear, locals endure lengthening hikes in search of firewood, fruits, and construction materials. In the steep slopes, travellers dribble past massive logs for timber being shoved downhill […]