Malawi is preparing to resume uranium exports for the first time in years, after the country’s Mining Minister met with the operator of the Kayelekera Uranium Mine to discuss the planned restart of operations. Minister of Mining Thoko Tembo held talks with the Country Director and Board of Lotus Resources Limited, during which the Australian […]
The continuing heavy rains in Karonga have resulted in the flooding of Paladin’s Kayerekela Uranium Mine tailing dams, a development that has sent shivers of apprehension among water users in the district. The dams empty into the Sere River which feeds into the Rukuru River and the Lake Malawi. Ironically, the people of Karonga currently […]
Australia’s uranium miner, Paladin Energy has refuted a report that appeared in the Daily Times newspaper of Malawi that it had sold all or part of its Kayelekera Mine in Karonga. The newspaper reported that Paladin has divested of an interest in its Kayelekera mineto the China National Nuclear Corporation. But the company in a […]
Communities living along the northern part of Lake Malawi in Karonga district have launched a spirited campaign to stop Uranium Miner Paladin Africa Limited from dumping ‘toxic’ waste into Lake Malawi. They say the move will put people’s lives at risk and damage the environment. But it seems their fight is being stone walled by […]
Uranium miner at the Kayelekera in northern Malawi, Paladin, has rejected a claim by the Karonga-based activist, Wavisunga Silungwe, that he has obtained a High Court injunction restraining the company from discharging treated runoff water from the mine into the local river system. Last Thursday, 07 March 2015, Silungwe held a media briefing in Karonga […]
Malawi Minister of Natural Resource Energy and Mines Atupele Muluzi has leapt to the defence local non-government organisations (NGOs) and individuals in Karonga for bravely demanding that there is strict adhearance of health and safety to the people of the district by uranium miner Paladin. Speaking during the interface meeting with the locals at Meghemo hall […]
A tank containing untreated radioactive material has exploded at Kayelekera uranium mine in northern border district of Karonga spilling into the local river system and leaking to Lake Malawi causing alarm amongst locals. A coalition of Malawi civil society organisations has recently accused uranium Paladin Energy of secretly discharging contaminated sludge and mining tailings into […]
Uranium miner Paladin Energy Ltd is facing resistance from residents of northern bordr district of Karonga on plans to reopen its Kayelekera mine, in Malawi, following the conditions that thecompnay presented to the community this week. In his presentation Greg Walker Acting General Manager for Operations on Tuesday at the Karonga district chamber during said Paladin will restart […]
Uranium miner Paladin Energy has reported a uranium oxide (U3O8) spillage near its Kayelekera mine, in Malawi’s northern border district Karonga. The company said a truck carrying a container of uranium oxide from its Kayelekera mine in Malawi overturned while negotiating a curve in the road. The container fell loose and was punctured by a […]
The controversial Kayelekera Uranium Mine Project in northern Malawi has delivered a 20 percent increase in its annual production, which is four percent above the March quarter with 789 430 pounds (358 tonnes) produced during the June quarter. However, this is despite claims by the owners (Paladin Africa, a subsidiary of Australia’s Paladin Energy) that the […]
My good friend Zikomo Matope and I, are in Karonga. It isn’t the Karonga that I used to know half a decade years ago. The Uranium town, as it is populary referred to now, is home to the Kayerekela Mine-one of, if not, Malawi’s largest mine. It is a mere stop over. We’re on our […]
Australian Miner Paladin Energy Limited, operators of the Kayerekera Uranium Mine in Karonga district have a US$10 million Environmental Performance Bond with two commercial banks in Malawi to among other things cater for rehabilitation costs for signs of default during and after mine life. “Paladin has a MWK 3.9 Billion (US$10 Million) Performance Bond in […]
By Thom Chiumia, Nyasa Times Australian uranium miner Paladin Energy would restructure the mining operations at Kayelekera in Karonga that would result in the retrenchment of 110 employees. The miner confirmed to Nyasa Times when asked about the job cuts. Paladin international affairs General Manager Greg Walker told Nyasa Times: “We have reviewed staff numbers and […]
Malawi’s opposition party, People’s Transformation Movement (PETRA), says Malawians need to combine forces if they are to effectively fight any form of exploitation by foreign businesses. PETRA’s remarks follow Paladin Africa Limited’s declaration that it will not renegotiate the Kayelekera uranium mining agreement with the Malawi government until the expiry of the current 10-year contract. […]
Issues surrounding Kayelekera Mine in Karonga have for a long time been a bone of contention as some quarters feel that Malawi government was hoodwinked in signing a deal that does not bring direct benefits to the citizens. Lately, Kamuzu Chibambo who is President of Peoples Transformation Party (PETRA) and civil rights activist, Collins Magalasi, […]
Malawi’s opposition People’s Transformation Party (Petra) has added its voice to the concerns raised by African Forum and Network on Debt and Development (AFRODAD) that the government of Malawi had made a bad choice of project given the absence of transparency and accountability in the deal. PETRA president Kamuzu Chibambo told reporters in Blantyre on Monday that his […]
Malawi’s Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) has complained that the media in the country is struggling to access information on mining because the players involved are reluctant to release it. CHRR’s Communications Officer Luke Tembo said the challenge is affecting the media’s efforts to relay relevant information that can help uplift the mining […]