Here are a couple of snapshots of wall hangings I saw: Tribal Textiles, based in South Luangwa, Zambia is making some very nice and original cloth. There’s a shop in Blantyre that has some of their textiles: La Caverna in Mandala House. Mandala House is one of the oldest buildings in Blantyre, built by the… Continue reading Textiles
Category: Malawi-related
somehow related to Blantyre or Malawi
Chiperoni country
Drive-by snapshot of the Chiperoni blankets depot in Luchenza, Malawi. See also: http://www.chiperoni.ch/wordpress/index.php?p=9
Free Software for Malawi
Alex Antener presents a talk on his Malawi projects: Freie Software – Eine Chance für Afrika, (in German) Very interesting, and lots of screens with GNU Linux. [update] The official recording of the talk is available online.
BBC World documentary
BBC re-visits Madalitso in Mangochi District: The small town of Monkey Bay on the banks of Lake Malawi, like so many other small towns and villages throughout southern Africa, is being destroyed by HIV/AIDS. We return to Monkey bay where Joyce Lwanda jumps from class to class struggling to teach an entire primary school on… Continue reading BBC World documentary
Overcoming the Digital Divide in Malawi
Interesting: Overcoming the Digital Divide in Malawi via Hacktivate
Have Pride in Liwonde
See Go2Malawi.com on re-introducing lions to Liwonde Park.
Google Trends for Malawi
Google Trends for search item malawi
Malawi bloggers on Madonna
My Google alert for news on Malawi has never had so many US and European articles as in the past months. All because of Madonna. Topics such as the last General Elections or bad harvests – which have a much bigger impact – were only covered by the usual outlets (BBC World, CNN). I remember… Continue reading Malawi bloggers on Madonna
well-intentioned, but…
stumbled across this well-intentioned attempt to increase the salary of Malawi’s health personnel in Joanne’s blog: Sometime last year DFID (the British development agency) decided to give money specifically to increase the salaries of nurses and clinicians, the thought being that this would help with retention of health workers. Unfortunately, the government decided that the… Continue reading well-intentioned, but…
Chongoni Rock Art Area
The Chongoni Rock Art Area has been added to UNESCO’s list of World Heritage sites: Situated within a cluster of forested granite hills and covering an area of 126.4 km2, high up the plateau of central Malawi, the area features the richest concentration of rock art in Central Africa on 127 sites. They reflect the… Continue reading Chongoni Rock Art Area
Mount Mulanje Porters Race
The annual Mount Mulanje Porters Race takes place tomorrow for the 10th time. The race starts at Likhubula Forest Office and goes up to Chambe Plateau, about 2500m above see level, before proceeding (via the plateau) to Lichenya Plateau and back to Likhubula. Last year’s winner ran this tiring 25km race in 2 hrs and… Continue reading Mount Mulanje Porters Race
Flickr photos on Malawi
There are currently 5592 photos on Malawi at Flickr. The photos really show how beautiful this country is. An ongoing tourism campaign.
Malawi Blogroll at Technorati
Soyapi has set up a list of Malawi blogs at Technorati.
Another Malawi blog
newly started: Malawi Wildlife
Babycatcher
A nurse midwife writes about her work experience in Lilongwe – sad and heart-wrenching with glimpses of hope. I found a Quicktime movie about her work, but I can’t view it on my Windoze machine, even though I have the required Quicktime player. [update] The video now works but it’s on a slowish server.
Network Africa on Blogging
Network Africa interviewed Malawi blogger Mwai Kasamale. Found out about this via
Metal on the outside, wood on the inside
BBC on Sonke’s football-shaped house in Blantyre.
Malaria
Every day in Malawi, over 110 people die of malaria — nearly half of them under the age of 18. Throughout Africa, 3,000 children die each day from this preventable disease.
Linux Intro Lessons in Blantyre
Bennett Kankuzi is offering free Linux lessons at the Poly in Blantyre.
Malawi Tea Prices Up
Malawi tea growers profited from drought in Kenya: “Tea prices have almost doubled in Malawi since December last year, according to local tea market analysts.” Source: KBC
i’m living in a fridge…
Arrived back in Basel. To discover that it’s still winterly cold here. I’m living in a fridge… I enjoyed my 3 week stay in Blantyre, where I surprisingly still feel at home. As if I never left. Even though much has changed. My own descriptions of Europe sounded faraway and unreal. But a visit is… Continue reading i’m living in a fridge…
very south
One week vacation in Blantyre. It feels more like a month than a week. A lot has happened since I arrived at Chileka last Saturday. I even managed to fall ill for a day and a half. I still feel a little bit of nausea. It’s a long time since I have been in Blantyre… Continue reading very south
BlogAfrica 2005 Quiz
Been following the news in Africa? Take the BlogAfrica Quiz: AfricaQuiz via Mike McKay
africanflyer
Blog on African airlines and aviation: africanflyer Entries on Air Malawi [Update] Air Malawi has a website at www.airmalawi.com For reservations contact: reservations at airmalawi.net
Nyala Lodge, Lengwe National Park, Malawi
Roz of the Friday Team has posted this photo of Nyala Lodge in Lengwe National Park: an ideal retreat and so near to Blantyre, I really think it’s yet another one of Malawi’s hidden gems.. And it’s always warm there. More infos: Malawi Tourism Jambo Africa