Developing nations put climate change at heart of plans

Representatives from governments in Africa and Asia have formed a network to support their efforts to factor climate change into their development plans.

The group developed its plans at the 7th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change, in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Airtel to continue investing in Uganda

Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”), a leading global telecommunications services
provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, today
reiterated its commitment to Uganda and said it will “continue to make
investments and offer world-class and affordable services to customers
in the country”.

Airtel’s proposed acquisition of Warid Telecom has received approvals
from the Uganda Communications Commission. With this, Airtel will
further consolidate its position as the second largest mobile operator
in Uganda with a combined customer base of over 7.2 million and market
share of over 39%.

Central region NTAM chapter to holds theater festival

The Central Region Chapter of the National Theater Association of Malawi (CRC-NTAM) will from next month commence a theater festival.

According to the chapters’ Secretary General Kitchen, the festival is expected to commence o September 8 in Kasungu district.

When the rainbow covers the sky

During their first trial, their only hope of living in a country where everyone enjoys the freedom regardless of his/her sexual orientation, the two Malawian men who engaged in 2010 for being homosexuals were looked upon as outcasts.

When climate change becomes a burden to a poor farmer

Mwalimba is an 80 year-old farmer in Gomani Village, T/A Simphasi in Mchinji district, 100km away from Malawi’s capital City, Lilongwe.

She does not know what climate change is about yet, she is among the farmers that complain of poor harvests because the rains has become unpredictable.