Catherine Chikwakwa, long distance runner from Malawi, won today’s Silvesterlauf in Zurich. Again. Well done!
Category: Malawi-related
somehow related to Blantyre or Malawi
Online version of Malawi’s Daily Times
My Google Alert for Malawi now includes articles from the The Daily Times. Looks like another major malawian newspaper has joined The Nation online. Just noticed that Google still considers its Alerts service as “Beta”… I’ve been using alerts for a quite a while now. In time the definition of a beta release will change… Continue reading Online version of Malawi’s Daily Times
Watch dogs in Lilongwe
I like this photo from Lilongwe. The gate, Securicor sign and watch dogs are so typical of many residential areas in Malawi. It reminds me of my regular walks in Nyambadwe with my small dog. A very clever mongrel: If the gate was closed, she’d run up to the gate and bark and provoke the… Continue reading Watch dogs in Lilongwe
How big is Malawi’s Blogosphere?
Soyapi Mumba asks: How big is Malawi’s Blogosphere?
Linux-Magazin on Open Source in Malawi
Brave Gnu World on Microsoft and open source in Malawi (in German) Couple of links mentioned in the article: Malico Project: http://www.bunda.unima.mw/malico.htm Malawi Polytechnic: http://www.poly.ac.mw School Net Malawi: http://www.schoolnetmalawi.org
Malawi blogger interviewed by the BBC
Mike McKay has been interviewed by BBC World Service reporter Kevin Anderson-Washington on the current food crisis.
Basler Zeitung on Malawi Hunger Crisis
Due to poor rains Malawi is experiencing food shortages: Hungerregion in Malawi zum Katastrophengebiet erklärt Blantyre. AP/baz. Angesichts der bedrohlichen Hungersnot in Malawi hat die Regierung alle 28 Provinzen des ostafrikanischen Landes zum Katastrophengebiet erklärt und die internationale Gemeinschaft um Hilfe gebeten. Die Krise bedrohe fünf der elf Millionen Einwohner, sagte Präsident Bingu wa Mutharika… Continue reading Basler Zeitung on Malawi Hunger Crisis
cycle tour along the shores of Lake Malawi…
There’s a Malawi cycle tour being organized by a British charity organization next Sept 2006: Cycle Malawi for Transaid Registration costs £299 and you need to raise a minimum of £2,750 in sponsorship. The itinerary is very scenic along the shores of Lake Malawi. Sounds like a lot of fun and something I would love… Continue reading cycle tour along the shores of Lake Malawi…
Wikipedia on Malawi
The Malawi entry in Wikipedia has grown considerably over the past year. For example, there’s an entry on Malawian music: Music of Malawi and Malawian English. If you’re from Malawi or doing research on a topic related to Malawi… check the pages to see if you can contribute any useful facts and references.
Toys made from Tin and Wire
The toy museum in Riehen is showing African toys made from tin and wire: Museen Basel Riehen Info According to a newspaper article, the above show focuses on toys from West Africa. A couple of years ago, a friend and I were discussing an idea to import these very original, handmade toys. I have seen… Continue reading Toys made from Tin and Wire
On Microfinancing
zapped into this TV report on microfinancing: Mikro-Kredite Basically, microfinance provides loans and insurance to entrepreneurs too poor to qualify for traditional bank loans. An alternative and maybe more effective way to fight poverty… These two institutions were mentioned in the report: OikoCredit Procredit Holding [update] Another similar institution is: Opportunity International Bank of Malawi… Continue reading On Microfinancing
Fish Eagle, Lake Malawi
found this photo of a fish eagle at Flickr:
Flickr: The Malawi Pool
Malawi Pool at Flickr
Malawi Madness: Everything has its own time
while browsing through Bloglines, i stumbled across this new blog from Nkhata Bay in northern Malawi: http://njayalodge.blogspot.com A story of the most unlikely couple you could imagine, from Clapham London who packed it all in to discover a new reality. In 1993 on the shores of Lake Malawi two naà ¯ve 26 year olds, Paul and… Continue reading Malawi Madness: Everything has its own time
Working on the Nyika
Read Jeff’s and Leslie’s blog from Nyika Plateau in northern Malawi: Working on the Nyika The Nyika – Vwaza Trust (referred to as the Trust) was established in 2004 to promote for the benefit of the public, the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment of primarily the Nyika National Park and… Continue reading Working on the Nyika
Internet Resources on Malawi
Comprehensive list of Malawi links at Columbia University: African Studies: Malawi
white Landcruiser phenomenon
No where is the white Landcruiser phenomenon more prevalent than in Zambia or Malawi. In the city of Lilongwe, Malawi, you can find a typical African town with dodgy mini-taxis held together by pieces of tape, bustling markets and poor people. However you can also drive three minutes into the new city centre and find… Continue reading white Landcruiser phenomenon
Traveling to Livingstonia in 1924
Traveling from Scotland to Livingstonia in 1924
What One Does With a Geography Major
here’s another blog from Malawi – this one’s from Livingstonia in the northern part: What One Does With a Geography Major
from no phone to mobile phone
97% of people surveyed in Tanzania said they could access a mobile phone, while just 28% could access a land line phone.
blogging from Lilongwe
Read Mike McKay’s blog on living in Lilongwe, the capital city of Malawi. update: The blog address has changed to http://www.vdomck.org/blog/
8 days a week
via Language Log: Some rural West African languages still use their traditional eight-day week.
Why I love Africa
BBC listeners and readers share their personal experiences of the African continent.
British journalist in Malawi
Read Gwyneth Rees’ report on working for The Chronicle in Lilongwe. […] when freedom of the press is supposedly guaranteed under the constitution, journalists should not have to rely on the say-so of one man to go about their business. [update Jan 11, 2005] Here’s another article: Demoted from editor to delivery girl, overnight
dreaming of Lake Malawi
On rainy and stormy days there is little to do. Listening to music and reading have their limits. It is then that the housebound mind takes its own journeys, unfettered by time or place. One sails, once again in the Philippines’ Camotes Sea, walks on England’s moors, swims in Lake Malawi, kneels in Vienna’s Saint… Continue reading dreaming of Lake Malawi