National Bank of Malawi (NBM) today donated K20 million to flood victims through the Public Private Dialogue Forum, which is coordinating relief efforts through the Malawi Confederation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (MCCCI). Receiving the cheque on behalf of the Forum, MCCCI Chief Executive Officer Chancellor Kaferapanjira thanked NBM for the donation promising that it […]
The United Nations and its humanitarian partners have scaled up their support towards the government-led response to the disaster in Malawi, where heavy rains have led to massive floods, especially in the Southern region. The UN System is specially scaling up its support to affected populations who are desperate for safe water, food, medicines and […]
Association of Telecommunications Operators (ATOL) has donated K20.5 million to the Department of Disaster Management and Affairs in response to reaching out and helping out people and communities affected by floods and hailstorms in the country. Speaking at the cheque presentation ceremony at Capital Hill, Lilongwe on Wednesday, Secretary for Department of Disaster Management and […]
Malawi Justice Minister Samuel Tembenu has clarified why President Peter Mutharika declared a state of national disaster and not “ state of emergency” due to deadly floods, saying the law empowers the Head of State to declare disaster as a “prompt and immediate reaction” with less procedural formally as opposed to ‘state of emergency’ whose […]
The state-owned Malawi Savings Bank (MSB) has donated money worth K5 million to World Vision Malaw towards response to the disaster of floods that has devastated the southern Africa nation. The donation was made at a function which took place on Wednesday at MSB Head Offices in Blantyre in the presence of World Vision Malawi Programme manager Onga […]
A local Malawian relief operation, the Asian Muslim Relief Aid (AMRA) has intensified its efforts in alleviating the suffering of thousands of Malawians affected by devastating floods that have hit Malawi over the past three weeks. Heavy rainfall in Malawi swept many homes away and damaged thousands of hectares of agricultural crops. Latest government statistics […]
Malawi Vice President Saulos Chilima says government is grateful to all organisations that have rendered help to flood victims. He was speaking at a news conference on Wednesday to give an update on relief efforts being carried out. “Focus is now on provision of food, tents, blankets, portable water, medicine and other needs,” he said. […]
Medical care and sanitation services are urgently needed in districts of Nsanje and the lower shire where at least 20, 000 people have been cut off from the rest of the country for the past ten days, the medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Wednesday. A third of the children under the […]
Malawi’s top envoy to Japan Major General Reuben Ngwenya has disclosed that he has secured K74 million from the government of Japan meant for the victims of Malawi’s unprecedented floods that has left 176 people dead, hundreds of people still missing and over 200,000 people displaced and in urgent need for assistance especially in most […]
As international assistance for flood victims continue trickling in since Malawi sounded the alarm, the Republic of Zambia has also donated cash, tents and blankets. On Wednesday, Zambia officially handed over a donation of US$ 20,000; 300 tents; and 5000 blankets. Principal Secretary for Disaster Management Paul Chiunguzeni thanked Zambia for the gesture, saying it […]
Talent can be in used in so many different ways. Just like players at the ongoing African Cup of Nation are rallying towards Ebola catastrophe, Malawi Artists have united to call for support and give moral inspiration to Malawi’s flood victims. In a yet to be released song titled “Pamodzi”, artists tend to urge governments, […]
We, Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation and Centre for Development of People, have learnt with great shock the devastation the continuous downpour has caused on Malawi. In the last fortnight, Malawi has been at the receiving end of Tropical Cyclone Bansi, which exacerbated seasonal rains in the country leading to floods which has affected […]
Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) in the Office of Vice President on Monday disclosed that an estimated 27, 000 households, approximately 135, 000 people have now been displaced since the floods hit their areas in the country. Principal Secretary responsible for Disaster, Relief and Management Paul Chiunguzeni told members of the media during an […]
The Civil Society Agriculture Network (CISANET) has cautioned against politicizing the calamity Malawians are going due to the floods that has not spared any district in the country. “CISANET hopes that as food will be distributed to the affected households, the people’s right to food will be respected in that food distribution will not be […]
Frantic scenes greeted a military helicopter as it landed to deliver aid in a village after severe floods left 176 people dead and 200,000 homeless across Malawi. Flood survivors, sheltered in a local school in the village of Chimbulika in the far south of Malawi, rushed to get their hands on food and supplies as […]
Britain is providing support to those affected by the floods in Malawi by releasing £3.8 million (about K2,6 billion) through Department for International Development (DfID). The rains have swept away roads, bridges and destroyed thousands of crops. An estimated 100 000 people have been left homeless. President Peter Mutharika called for international assistance and declared […]
US pop superstar Madonna has used her Instagram account to appeal for donations to help survivors of deadly floods which have swept through Malawi over the past week. More than 170 people have been killed and 200,000 displaced by torrential rain and flooding in Malawi. Large areas in the south are underwater and homes, crops and livestock […]
Gift of the Givers Foundation has set asideK50 million for purchasing relief items such mosquito nets, blankets, sugar, maize flour and water purifier. The Foundation’s Chairperson for Malawi Office, Gaffar Jakhura said the assistance will reach out to 10,000 families that have been rendered homeless due to heavy rains and hailstorm. Jakhura told journalists at […]