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Malawi President Rejects Talks With Tanzania Over Disputed Lake

25 Oct 2012 - 09:05 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

Malawi, LILONGWE — Malawi’s President Joyce Banda said this week that her government would not hold further talks with Tanzania over ownership of Lake Malawi until Tanzania addresses its recent actions on the dispute

Striking Blantyre Utility Workers Disconnect Water, Demand Higher Wages Amid Financial Crunch

27 Jul 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

BLANTYRE, Malawi — Residents of Blantyre were left without running water on July 26 after workers from the Blantyre Water Board disconnected supply in an attempt to force management to agree to increase their salarie

Malawi Floods Raise Fears of Cholera Outbreak

30 Jan 2012 - 21:06 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

BLANTYRE, Malawi — Floods in Malawi’s southern Nsanje and Chikhwawa districts have washed away thousands of homes, raising fears of a cholera outbreak, a government official said. 

Vitens-Evides to Complete Malawi Project in 2013

23 Jan 2012 - 16:32 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

Malawi, LILONGWE — Netherlands-based Vitens-Evides International will complete a $51 million USD water system upgrade project in Lilongwe and Blantyre by the end of next year.

Gammon India Wins Contract to Rehabilitate Infrastructure in Blantyre

18 Jul 2011 - 12:40 by Local Press Report

BLANTYRE (Creamer Media’s Engineering News (South Africa)) — Gammon India Ltd.

60 Percent of Urban Residents Have Access to Clean Water

18 Jul 2011 - 12:38 by Local Press Report

LILONGWE (Newstime Africa) — About 60 percent of the people living in Malawi’s urban areas have access to clean potable water, according to Wellington Mitole, Malawi Program Officer for international water and sanitation NGO W

Malawi-British Tensions Could Affect Water Projects

9 May 2011 - 18:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

Malawi, LILONGWE — The Malawi government’s efforts to increase the number of people accessing safe water are in danger due to the country’s dispute with major donor and former colonial power the United Kingdom.

Blantyre Water Board Unveils 11 Steps to Boost Water Production

29 Jun 2009 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

BLANTYRE, Malawi — To boost water supply production in the city of Blantyre, the state-controlled Blantyre Water Board will take new measures.

"The strategies will be implemented within a

Malawi Seeks Consultants for Feasibility Studies

15 Sep 2008 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

BLANTYRE, Malawi — In a bid to address the water scarcity facing the city of Blantyre, and following funding from the World Bank under the National Water Development Program, the

Malawi Parliament Rejects Water and Sanitation Bill

12 May 2008 - 10:09 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

BLANTYRE, Malawi — - Malawi's Parliament last Monday rejected a bill to authorize the southern African government to borrow $23.6 million USD from the European Union and $25.4 million USD from the European