The government says it will sell three water vessels that have been out of service for a long time . The vessels are Mpasa and Nkhwazi, currently at Monkey Bay Port, and Mcheni, which is in Nsanje District. According to Ministry of Transport public relations officer Chikondi Chimala, the decision follows plans to bring in…
The Malawi Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China’s Xiao Xiang Investment for the construction of four new lake vessels and a modern port at Chipoka in a move aimed at improving water transport and connectivity on Lake Malawi.
A Tanzanian vessel carrying coal has been detained at Monkey Bay Jetty after it allegedly arrived without notifying Malawi’s port authorities in advance.
The National Water Resources Authority (NWRA) has announced that it will be releasing over 1.4 million litres of water from Kamuzu Barrage to help mitigate the rising levels of Lake Malawi.
A 26-year-old man, Nickson Nkhoma from Kasungu district, has died in a crocodile attack while bathing in Lake Malawi on Likoma Island. Nkhoma had visited the island with a friend for business purposes. Police, with the help of the community, recovered the body, and a postmortem confirmed death by suffocation. Residents report that the same…
