Malawi vendors want Chinese traders out of districts

Vendors in Kalonga, the Northern district of Malawi, on Wednesday petitioned the District Commissioner to flash out all Chinese nationals who are doing their businesses in the district.

The petition, signed by over 33 representatives of the vendors, says the Chinese investors have gone over bound taking over small-scale business which the natives can ably do.

Commonwealth SG worried with Malawi on human rights

Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma said is worried with Malawi's poor human rights status. Speaking in the capital Lilongwe after completing his visit to the country, Sharma said this is the main important area for any Commonwealth member state and has to be pursued with equality on both social and political agendas.

Malawi: $ 191m lost on natural resources yearly

Malawi would be richer by MK 26.6 billion (US$191 million) each year in 2007 prices if soil, forest, fishery and wildlife resources were used sustainably, according to the 2010 Economic valuation of Sustainable natural resource use in Malawi.

Malawi- fishing for survival

This seems to be an unlikely time to go for fishing in the vast-blue and freshly waters of Lake Malawi. The very hot sand gives no room for those many barefooted Chisekele villagers to go near the shores of the lake in the afternoon hours during this summer season.

Homosexuals barred from adopting children in Malawi

The Malawi's Special Law Commission has barred homosexuals from adopting children, according to recommendations in the report released by the special commission which was entitled to review the Adoption of Children Act.