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Courts seem not to be in sync with revised stiffer fines on offences on plunder of national forest reserve products
December 23, 2024
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* Rampant deforestation offences still attract court fines as low as K50,000 to K200,000 * Prompting offenders to establish group savings banks to assist each other during court cases * In 2020, the amended Forest Act went missing after the National Assembly passed it in 2019 before it reached the President to ascent to * Meanwhile, T/A Mposa in Machinga has assisted in the arrest of fellow chiefs, for being in complicit to illegal logging of trees within Chikala…

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The Gambia plans out ambitious and bold steps to cut plastic pollution work
December 22, 2024
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A waste-picker collects plastic rubbish at Bakoteh dump, Serekunda, the largest landfill site in The Gambia * Despite the failure of international plans to cut plastics pollution, the Gambia is redoubling its efforts * In October, the country released a bold roadmap to eliminate plastic over the next decade — The National Action Plan * A strategy designed with the UK organisation Common Seas that aims to target the entire lifecycle of plastics to reduce plastic waste by 86%…

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Ashraful Aid providing reflector vests for Kabaza operators to be visible on public roads
December 20, 2024
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* Since they started their operations in the city streets of the country, Kabaza operators have earned more negatives over their behaviour on public roads * That include using unregistered motorcycles — most them not road-worthy and not using safety helmets * Also failure to observe traffic rules and above all operating at night without headlights or reflector lights By Duncan Mlanjira Ashraful Aid, an international humanitarian organisation headquartered in South Africa, is set to distribute reflector vests for…

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Malawi far from being mentioned in powering Africa’s tourism surge
December 19, 2024
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* As Travelandtourworld.com highlights strides made by top tourism hotspots of Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Namibia, Mauritania, Madagascar including Malawi’s neighbouring Zimbabwe * In its yesterday’s edition December 18, 2024, highlighting the nations mentioned are leveraging their unique cultural heritage, stunning natural landscapes, and world-renowned wildlife to attract millions of international visitors * The CoVID-19 pandemic may have caused significant setbacks, but these countries are now witnessing record-breaking growth * This revival highlights Africa’s potential as a premier global tourist…

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Kabambe sneers at President Chakwera explanation of the astronomical price increase of fertilizer
December 19, 2024
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* The President alluded that fertilizer is at about K110,000 a 50kg bag while maize is at over K50,000 * ‘Fertilizer is still cheap because a farmer is able to sell only two bags of maize to buy one bag of fertilizer’ * This kind of economics is quite puzzling, to say the least,” says the former Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) Governor * It ignores the complex realities of farming and the challenges that farmers face By Duncan…

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The Baobab tree is on growing global demand and “that’s bad news for the sacred African tree”
December 19, 2024
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* The global demand for Baobab tree products has surged in recent years, driven by the fruit’s nutritional and health benefits * This growing demand has become a double-edged sword, raising concerns about the sustainability of these ancient trees * In 2022, the entire baobab trees were controversially uprooted in Kenya and exported to Georgia in Eastern Europe * Eight trees were exported but later died, signalling the lack of prior research about their viability in their new home…

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CAMA alerts consumers to be extra careful on festive season spending as prices of essential goods up by an average of 70%
December 18, 2024
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* Consumers are experiencing one of the highest cost of living as a result of the huge devaluation of the kwacha * And shortages of foreign exchange that have drastically depleted consumers spending power By Duncan Mlanjira Consumers Association of Malawi (CAMA) maintains that prices of basic goods and services have risen up by an average of 70% compared to last year’s prices wishes — thus consumers need to be extra careful on festive season spending. In a public…

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Ndirande Community Impact Group all set to provide compost fertilizer at modest price of K12,000 per 65 cubic decimeter bag
December 18, 2024
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* The bag produces 150 half-litre cups, one each needed for every food crop planting station * Funds generated from the sales are ploughed back to community members through provision of livestock as farming alternative * For community members who cultivate on the mountainsides and provided organic waste used to produce compost fertilizer By Duncan Mlanjira Ndirande Community Impact Group produces compost fertilizer from organic waste, which is sold and its proceeds are channeled towards its environmental conservation of…

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Tropical storm CHIDO effect’s death toll rises to 13 from 7 with number of injuries from 16 to 29
December 18, 2024
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* The number of affected households rose from 7,721 (as reported in previous update yesterday, December 17) to 10,159 * Which is approximately 45,162 people that were affected and out of the 10,159 affected households, 227 people have been displaced By Duncan Mlanjira In its final update on damages caused by moderate tropical storm CHIDO, the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) reported in the morning that the death toll rose to 13 from seven while the total number…

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Ndirande volunteer environmental protection group providing livestock as farming alternative for members who cultivate on mountainsides
December 18, 2024
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* Funds are generated from sale of compost fertilizer produced from waste which community members provide * As Ndirande Mountain’s Forestry Season is launched which is part of the annual national period of tree replacement * Which the government launched yesterday by Vice-President Michael Usi at Lufita Primary School in Chitipa By Duncan Mlanjira The Ndirande Community Impact Group, a volunteer gathering of like minds towards the environmental conservation, is facilitating the provision of livestock, such as poultry and…

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