Category Environment

Villagers Unite to Save Lake Chilwa

Some passionate villagers along Lake Chilwa in Zomba district are leading the way in protecting and restoring the lake’s potential amid challenges induced by climate change. The villagers, operating under the banner Mkuba Beach Village Committee (BVC) from Namasalima Village…

Avore Technologies Invents Bioplastic Packaging

A local biotechnology startup, Avore Technologies, has developed a cassava-based bioplastic packaging material designed to replace single-use plastics and reduce environmental pollution. The company’s flagship product, branded ECOPAK, is made from cassava sourced from smallholder farmers and breaks down completely…

Ndizotheka Kuteteza Chilengedwe Ndi Zinyalala

Potsatira maphunziro, omwe anali nawo mwezi wa May okhudza kapangidwe kamakala ochokera kuzinyalala, achinyamata a gulu la Kafoteka mu boma la Mzimba ayamba kupanga paokha makalawa. Guliri, lomwe limachokera m’mudzi mwa Inkosi Mmbelwa, lati atachita maphunziro wa kwatsiku limodzi anaona…

Youth-Led Group Turns Waste Into Brisquettes

Nkhata Bay-based youth-led organisation, Youth Towards Development, is turning waste to produce plastic pavement blocks and eco-friendly briquettes. The group says it produces the briquettes using sawdust and rice husks obtained from farmers and sawmilling offshots across the district. The…

Achinyamata Aku Mzimba Ayamba Kuteteza Chilengedwe

M’modzi mwa achinyamata omwe akugwira ntchito yofuna kuteteza chilengedwe m’boma la Mzimba Anthony Botha wayamba ntchito yophunzitsa achinyamata kapangidwe kamakala otchedwa ‘briquettes’ m’chingereezi. Botha yemwe akugwira ntchitoyi mongodzipereka wati anachiona chanzeru kuphunzitsa achinyamatawa potengera kuti achinyamata ali ndi udindo waukulu…