Travel & Tourism

A showcase of the beauty and cultural diversity of our lovely continent, Africa. And my occasional thoughts on Malawi’s travel and tourism industry.

Road tripping through Nkhata Bay mountains, windy roads and rubber plantations in pursuit of Lake Malawi's pristine Chintheche beach

The fifth edition of the Tumaini Festival was held over the weekend at Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Dowa, central Malawi. Two days of music, dance and poetry.

Last week I returned from a pilgrimage to Rwanda. I was in a group of 60 who participated in a […]

Malawi tourism has largely promoted wildlife and Lake Malawi. With changing tourism trends, can the country look to tea to attract visitors?

Malawi joins the world in celebrating Tourism Month every September with World Tourism Day being held on 27th September.

Today we celebrate that Malawi gained her independence 54 years ago from the British colonialists. Strides have been made but […]

Lake of Stars makes its return this year and will be held at the newly built Kabumba Hotel in Leopard’s […]

So, four days ago I was selected onto the 4th cohort of the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme

We have every reason to ensure our beautiful Lake Malawi is kept clean and bustling with life. It provides food, […]

In the commercial and civil aviation industry, aircrafts undergo periodic inspections known as checks. I had previously only heard of […]

Chiefs in Malawi have an extremely important role in the fight against environmental degradation and nature conservation.

The Directorate of Road Traffic and Safety Services (DRTSS) released statistics to show that the number of people dying in […]

Seventeen year old Fyness is awakened by the movement of the goat she shares her living quarters with. In the […]

President Mutharika and his delegation have arrived in New York for the annual United Nations General Assembly. As is normally […]

Like most countries in the Southern Africa region, Malawi has faced severe water stress in the past few years owing […]

I was pleasantly surprised when I read this tweet yesterday by a Kenyan parliamentary aspirant.

I recall that when I was 13 years old, I wrote a transcript for a ‘book’ (for lack of a […]

Through the Adolescent Girls Literacy project, Unicef is giving girl dropouts a second chance at education. Two girls give their experiences.

A pictorial of random sights from Nsanje to Dowa and Ntcheu to the lake of stars, Lake Malawi. Malawi Wokongola […]

President Joyce Banda has declared Mangochi a town... and it's about time! Will this boost the tourism drive Malawi has been pushing for?

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