In a significant breakthrough, Aubrey Kachinjika, a 20-year-old student at the Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) Bunda Campus, has developed an innovative solar powered E-FLOOD System, an AI-powered disaster detection and early warning technology designed to protect…
Three Business Information Technology students from the Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST) have been awarded K800,000 for developing an Identity Card tracker designed to assist the National Registration Bureau (NRB) and citizens in monitoring the progress of ID…
A group of students from the Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS) has created an innovative app that will help students to prepare for exams by providing solutions to past paper questions. They are Timothy Miamba, Chiyembekezo Chilembwe,…
HB Space TL, a Zomba based tech company, has developed a smart bin innovation called the Mental Smart Bin, a sensor-powered waste bin that opens automatically when someone approaches. Hudson Mwangalika CEO of HB Space TL has told ProjectM that…
A five-day Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Camp hosted by Campaign for Female Education (CAMFED) Malawi at Lilongwe Girls Secondary School is inspiring a new wave of young women to embrace innovation and lead the country’s technological advancement. Opening…
Save the Children Malawi has awarded a grant of €18,024 (approximately K38.3 million) to renowned innovator, Staff Nyoni who developed “Blind Classroom”, an innovative youth-led initiative transforming how visually impaired students learn in the country. The organisation says it hopes…
A University of Malawi student has created an innovative WhatsApp chatbot to help children report online abuse, providing a safe and confidential platform for young users to seek help. Nathan Majawa, a Master of Arts in Media, Communication and Development…
In a quest to support small and medium-sized enterprises in the country, Fountain of Victory Church International has launched an innovative marketing app called “Victory Market Online”. The innovative platform is designed to connect business owners, allowing them to buy…
Two Malawian inventors, Alex Chipeta and Innocent Pakhalekhale have each been awarded K40 million after winning the National Commission for Science and Technology (NCST)-MUBAS Innovation Challenge for their outstanding work in renewable energy technologies. The competition, organised was aimed at…
Ministry of Mining has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Chinese multinational, Hunan Sunwalk Technology Group which will trigger for a US$7 billion investment into the mining industry. In a statement, the Ministry said they signed the MoU on…