The SADC Secretariat says it is ready to provide regional coordination with all its partner institutions in order to alleviate the socio-economic challenges we are facing as a result of the current climatic situation. SADC Deputy Executive Secretary for Regional Integration, Dr Thembinkosi Mhlongo made the remarks at the SADC Consultative Meeting on Preparedness and […]
United Nations food agency, the World Food Programme has on Wednesday sent out an SOS on Malawi’s food crisis, frantically appealing for US$38 million, saying the situation is extremely dire. In a statement, WFP says the situation has now reached unprecedented levels and the UN body is urgently looking for the US$38 million to buy […]
A presbterian preacher in central region tobacco growing district of Kasungu has called on Malawians to pray ceaseless to God for forgiveness, saying the current dry spell is a result of sin. Reverend Ronald Chimzimu of Kanthera CCAP in Kasungu prayed for rains on Sunday, a day after state sponsored national prayers in Lilongwe called […]
President Peter Mutharika has repeatedly said no Malawian will die of hunger but a leading international non-governmental organisation has warned that up to three million people faces starvation before March 31, 2016 due to severe effects of El Nino. This is the second time Oxfarm is warning of severe effects of El Nino in Malawi […]
Malawi Government plans to relocate and resettle all people living in flood-prone areas as a lasting solution to loss of lives and livelihoods due to natural disasters, Malawi leader President Arthur Peter Mutharika has said. The President said this in his statement themed “A Nation Resilient to Disasters”which discusses Malawi’s preparedness ahead of an impending […]
The Malawi government, still grappling with the aftershocks of the January devastating floods, says it has so far solicited US$91 million for humanitarian response – two months after President Peter Mutharika sounded the SOS to the international community. Vice President Saulos Chilima disclosed this on Friday during a news conference held in Lilongwe where, as Minister for […]
Some non-governmental organizations in the country are spreading unfounded rumours that the Malawi will face heavy rains that will cost several lives and dislocate many a development that is causing people to live in “fear,” government has claimed. The claim was made recently in Karonga when the Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy and Mines through […]
Government is assuring Malawians that it is more than prepared to deal with El Nino effects. Jeremiah Mphande, spokesperson for the department of Disaster and Preparedness said in an interview that the government has sound policies that can deal with any disaster including El Nino. “Whether there is El Nino or not we will always […]
UNICEF has tipped Malawi and other southern African countries to be prepared for the strongest El Nino since 40 years ago, saying it is likely to cause extreme flooding and severe drought. The warming comes barely days after leader of opposition in parliament Lazarus Chakwera asked the government to start preparing for the El Nino […]