Tag: Water

Blantyre residents express fear over BWB’s dirty water

Published on October 4, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Residents in some parts of Blantyre city have expressed fear that their health may be at risk due to dirty […]

EU falls short on Africa water projects

Published on September 30, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

More than half of the European Union’s projects to provide safe drinking water in sub-Saharan Africa failed to deliver, the […]

Pittsburgh engineer helps bring water to Malawi

Published on September 25, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

While helping rebuild a Presbyterian church in Malawi 20 years ago, Aubrey Briggs of Sewickley Heights was shocked to see […]

UNC joins P&G to deliver 5 billionth liter of clean drinking water in Malawi

Published on September 20, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

This week Procter & Gamble (P&G) and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill announced their joint collaboration has […]

Govt to hold indaba on strikes, but fails to provide details

Published on September 5, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi Government has decided to hold an all-inclusive stakeholders meeting by next week as a means of finding solutions to […]

Punching holes in Malawi’s food basket

Published on September 4, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

As the Lilongwe Water Board (LWB) contemplates finding a river from which to construct another dam to supply water to […]

Water flows again in Lilongwe

Published on September 2, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Residents of Lilongwe, Malawi’s capital can now breathe a sigh of relief after government intervened to end a strike by […]

Of water and politics in Malawi

Published on August 26, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Each time a new political party wins a parliamentary seat, some communities in Ndirande, Blantyre know it is that time […]

Normalcy prevails at Tanzania-Malawi border dispute

Published on August 21, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Normalcy at the Tanzania-Malawi border post of Kasumulu/Songwe confirms that the amity between the two countries remains unshaken by recent […]

Water shortage to continue in Lilongwe

Published on August 15, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Residents in Lilongwe , Malawi’s capital, will continue facing sporadic water supplies in the next three weeks due to the […]

Blantyre Water Board staff resumes work

Published on July 29, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Workers at Blantyre Water Board-BWB have agreed to resume work after the Minister of Labour Honorable Eunice Makangala and Minister […]

Creative use of waterpipes in Zomba

Published on July 27, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Waterpipes were sent to Zomba by a donor in order to help create a better draining system. Part of those […]

Beating The Safe Water Deadline In Rural Malawi: WaterAid’s ‘Big Dig’

Published on June 19, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

By Hilary Burrage One of the most memorable stories I ever heard was from a civil engineer who was asked […]

Tension grips Mangochi, Malawi

Published on March 29, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Tension gripped Malawi’s Lakeshore District of Mangochi [over 300 Km from Lilongwe] also opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) stronghold following […]

USAID and Japan International Cooperation Agency Cooperate on Supporting Water Development in Africa

Published on March 14, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

On March 12, the U.S. Agency for International Development and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) announced a partnership to promote […]

Sub-Saharan Africa fails to Meets Access to Clean Water Goal Ahead of Time

Published on March 9, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Though the world has reached the Millennium Development Goal of cutting by half the number of people without access to […]

Aquaculture taking root in Malawi as Lake Malawi dries

Published on November 7, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

As scientists call for increased investments in aquaculture to reduce fishing pressures on Lake Malawi, one of the world’s fresh […]

Lake Malawi | The World’s Top Five Deepest Lakes

Published on October 11, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

Many lakes around the world are popular among tourists offering fabulous places for perfect holidays. Discover five of the world’s […]