Residents of Mulanje, a district that sits beneath one of Malawi’s most important water catchments, are still struggling to get reliable water. Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Minister Roza Fatch Mbilizi has voiced outrage at the situation and promised to return within three months to check progress. The district’s rivers and streams have long supplied […]
Students at the Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST) Ndata Campus have been left without water since Friday, sparking growing frustration over living conditions on campus. MUST Students Representative Council President Patience Zamar Phiri said on Sunday that the crisis stemmed from a power failure caused by low voltage at the Southern Region Water […]
For millions of Malawians living in rural areas, the nearest water source is often little more than a borehole or shallow well — but simply having access isn’t enough. Without knowing what’s actually in that water, entire communities remain dangerously exposed to cholera, diarrhoea and other waterborne diseases that claim lives every single year. Now […]
Malawi’s water boards have been handed strict conditions attached to their newly approved tariff hikes, after Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Roza Mbilizi revealed that President Peter Mutharika himself initially rejected the proposal, citing concerns over inefficiencies within the boards. Speaking in an interview after touring the Blantyre Water Board (BWB) water intake […]
Malawi requires a staggering K555 billion (US$320 million) every year to deliver on its ambitious water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) targets, the country’s Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development has revealed, as she issued a stark warning over the toll the crisis is taking on women and girls. Minister Mbilizi made the eye-watering funding […]
Mpico plc, a subsidiary of Old Mutual plc, has installed a new water system worth more than K30 million at Chiwamba Health Centre in Lilongwe as part of its corporate social responsibility programme. The donation includes a 5,000‑litre water tank and a pump aimed at improving access to clean and reliable water for both the […]
Experts have expressed cautious optimism that Malawi can still meet its 2030 Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) targets, but have warned that significant financing gaps and coordination challenges must be urgently addressed if the country is to stay on track. The sentiments were expressed during the Joint WASH Sector Review Meeting currently underway in Lilongwe, […]
Malawi’s push to meet global water and sanitation targets by 2030 is facing mounting pressure, with senior officials and development partners warning that the country must accelerate reforms, strengthen accountability and find new ways to finance essential services. Opening a two‑day Joint WASH Sector Review Meeting in Lilongwe, Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Minister Roza […]
Southern Region Water Board (SRWB) says it will address water challenges in some parts of the Southern Region when with a loan of about K28 billion from the European Investment Bank. SRWB said they will have water systems upgrading to meet the growing demand starting with Balaka District and Machinga, in particular Liwonde, where people […]
Malawi government should institute a stand-alone Ministry for water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) to ensure requisite sector leadership, institutional capacity and the proper allocation of finances to the WaSH programmes. This is contained in a petition that water and environmental sanitation (WES) network presented to Parliament on Friday in which it implores on government to […]
There are several great reasons to consider minimising water use in your business. Not only is it better for the environment when your business goes green, but your company will also benefit from reduced water bills, saving money that can be invested back into marketing and other business operations to boost growth and development. The […]
WaterAid Malawi has reiterated its emphasis on the need to take urgent actions to help poor communities adjust to changing weather patterns by calling on Malawi Government to prioritise water in its climate plans. In a statement to commemorates World Water Day on Monday, October 22, WaterAid said climate change threatens water access for the […]
Officials from Southern Region Water Board (SRWB) say water problems at Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST) in Thyolo can only end if Luchenza dam project is revived. MUST is facing acute shortages of water, threatening lives of thousands of students and workers at the institution. SRWB officials say they are engaging donors for […]
A consumer rights activist has told people to drag water boards to courts over the new arrangement of water connection. John Kapito has told water boards to “stop taking water consumers for granted.” Kapito has since told people to “rise up” and seek legal action over the recently announced water connection policy. According to the […]
The Tonse Alliance propagated the clean water campaign under the leadership of President Lazarus Chakwera and Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima. Former president Joyce Banda is one of the leaders in the alliance. In her quest to implement the charity works she undertakes at the same time complementing government’s effort in achieving clean water for […]
Lilongwe Water Board (LWB) is losing around five percent of the water it produces to illegal connections across the city, equalling K 854 million in the revenue loss, officials have confirmed. Meanwhile, the government, Japan International Cooperation (JICA) and the Board have bemoaned the continued tendency by some unscrupulous customers who connect the water supply […]
Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima has said world-wide, poverty and starvation, or the pure lack of access to clean water do not reflect the mark of an absolute lack of resources as these can sometimes arise from a failure to distribute them equitably. Chilima observes that in the case of Malawi, the lack of access […]
Government says it is opening discussions with Khato civils to re-engage it on the resumption of the K400 billion Salima-Lilongwe water supply project. Minister of Forestry and Natural Resources Nancy Tembo said this Wednesday when she visited Lilongwe Water Board offices. “We will initiate the discussions between the Lilongwe Water Board and Khato Civils. We […]