by Austin Madinga · Published 3 August 2017 · Last modified 4 April 2019
This past few days I have been participating in a Unicef sponsored Social Media for Youth and Bloggers workshop in Mangochi. The participants including secondary school youth from Mangochi district and established bloggers and journalists from Blantyre and Lilongwe.
by Austin Madinga · Published 6 September 2012 · Last modified 17 December 2019
It took a while but it has finally happened. Mangochi has been elevated from a district council to a town status by President Joyce Banda
by Austin Madinga · Published 30 July 2012 · Last modified 2 September 2020
That is how Kondwani Munthali, winner of the MISA Malawi Blogger of the Year Award, put it!
by Austin Madinga · Published 8 March 2012 · Last modified 4 June 2021
For the past few years, there has been a lot of talk from the government about turning Nsanje into a city with its own airport, port, banks and other modern amenities. We have seen a scramble for land and construction...
by Austin Madinga · Published 15 February 2010 · Last modified 12 June 2019
The Ministry of Development Planning and Cooperation has said that electricity demand is expected to rise by 70% from the current 344 megawatts to 571 megawatts by 2015 and 854 megawatts by 2020.
by Austin Madinga · Published 17 November 2009 · Last modified 19 March 2020
There is no doubt in my mind that there are a series of mini-crises happening around us. Maybe none too serious to bring us to our knees… yet!
by Austin Madinga · Published 29 September 2009 · Last modified 30 November 2019
Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) has finally succumbed to public and consumer rights pressure and changed its slogan from Power All Day, Every Day to Towards Power All Day, Every Day. A rarity in Malawian corporate history? Can’t really...
by Austin Madinga · Published 7 January 2008 · Last modified 2 September 2020
Two years ago while at a filmmakers and distributors conference, an issue was raised about film and documentary distribution in Africa particularly English speaking countries. I learnt that most television stations prefer to broadcast local country content above anything else....
by Austin Madinga · Published 18 August 2006 · Last modified 4 June 2021
There was an article in one of the weekend papers where some official from the National Road Safety Council was trying to justify the introduction of speed traps. He claimed they had so far fined over 1,000 people for ‘overspeeding’...
