Environment
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El Nino requires urgent action
Southern Africa is in the grip of an urgent crisis, according to the Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis…
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War on loggers goes north
Twambilire Mhone 28, from Luwazi in Nkhata Bay, survives on cassava farming and illegal charcoal. “I sell the charcoal to…
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Goodbye charcoal business
Over half of Malawians are poor partly due to rapid population growth and reliance on rain-fed agriculture. This is vivid…
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Brick-making that saves trees
Yonasi Jedegu, 36, laughs hard when he hears about Malawi’s long-term vision to become a prosperous, self-reliant, inclusively wealthy and…
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Heatwaves raise calls for climate finance
Globally, July was the hottest month on record. Africa experienced its hottest night, with the temperature in Adrar, Algeria, not…
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‘They did not die in vain’
At Majete Wildlife Reserve in Chikwawa District, Tizola Moyo has seen game rangers killed by the animals they guard and…
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Tree farming for green bucks
Stella Chikhofi’s family of nine in Gochi Village, Ntcheu District, uses firewood and charcoal for cooking. This is the plight…
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Recycling Salima trash piles
Abreakdown in waste management affects the environment and human health in cities and towns. Nearly all the urban centres in…
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Study exposes Ndirande toxic air
Researchers studying fuel use for cooking in Malawi and Kenya have found residents in informal settlements such as Ndirande, Blantyre…
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Energy poverty slows progress
Patricia Mussa of Kambalame Village in Machinga District endures long walks in search of firewood. She climbs Chikala Hills with…
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