"Capital Radio Malawi Capital Radio Malawi is a radio station in Malawi that was launched on 29 March 1999 by journalist Alaudin Osman. The station broadcasts across all three regions of Malawi, and covers the urban centers of Blantyre, Zomba, Lilongwe,Dedza Mangochi and Mzuzu. Programming follows an Adult Contemporary format, including various musical genres, news, information and entertainment. The bulk of content is news, business, music and entertainment programming. Its mission is to inform, entertain and uplift the people of Malawi by providing reliable news and quality programmes. In May 2004, the director of Capital Radio told the Agence France-Presse"
"Lilongwe Lilongwe (, ; ) is the capital city of Malawi with a projected population of 1,227,100 for 2018. The city is located in the central region of Malawi, near the borders with Mozambique and Zambia, and it is an important economic and transportation hub for central Malawi. It is named after the Lilongwe River. Lilongwe had existed for centuries as a small fishing village on the banks of the Lilongwe River. During British Colonial Rule, the settlement became an administrative centre due to its strategic location. Formally founded in 1906 as a trading post, Lilongwe was officially recognised as"
"Lilongwe District Lilongwe is a district in the Central Region of Malawi. The capital is Lilongwe. The district covers an area of and has a population of 1,346,360. Lilongwe was officially declared a township in 1947. Life President Ngwazi Hastings Kamuzu Banda declared Lilongwe the capital city of Malawi on January 1, 1975 after a ten-year building period during which many people were forcibly displaced to make way for the new government buildings. Prior to 1975, the capital was the much smaller southern city of Zomba. Lilongwe is located 1,050 meters (3,400') above sea level and has a temperature range"
"a town in 1947. After gaining independence, it increasingly developed into an important trading centre in Malawi's central region. Its growth was encouraged when the country's then leader, Hastings Kamuzu Banda, established it as Malawi's new capital city in 1975. The last government offices were relocated to Lilongwe in 2005. The city's population is increasing rapidly, with an annual growth rate of 4.3%. Lilongwe is governed by Lilongwe City Council, which is dominated by Malawi Congress Party The Malawian parliament is in Lilongwe. It was built by the Chinese. Lilongwe is located on a plateau in Central Malawi, forming part"
"Blantyre Blantyre () is Malawi's centre of finance and commerce, and its second largest city, with an estimated 994,500 inhabitants . It is sometimes referred to as the commercial and industrial capital of Malawi as opposed to the political capital, Lilongwe. It is the capital of the country's Southern Region as well as the Blantyre District. Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC), the country's state broadcaster and the provider of one of Malawi's television channels, has its headquarters in Blantyre. The Supreme Court is located here. City house, College of Medicine, Malawi Polytechnic and Kamuzu College of Nursing, constituent colleges of the"
"a total of eight gazetted National Monuments, mostly buildings of historic importance. The City Assembly has nominated two sites for designation as National Monuments and another 23 sites for investigation with regard to their eligibility for designation as national and local monuments. Blantyre City, the largest commercial and industrial capital of Malawi, is in the Shire Highlands and geographical centre of the Southern Region of the country and lies 35° east of Greenwich Meridian and 15° 42"" south of the Equator. It is a transport communications node with road, rail and air links to all parts of the country and"
"between 65-75 degrees Fahrenheit (18-24 °C). The airport is very small but quite adequate. It is served by Kenya Airways out of Nairobi, South African Airways, proflight, Fastjet and Ethiopian Airways. In 2014 the government of Malawi relaunched its national airline and flies regionally to destinations like Dar es Salaam and Lusaka There are twenty-two National Assembly constituencies in Lilongwe: Since the 2009 election all of these constituencies have been held by members of the Malawi Congress Party. Lilongwe District Lilongwe is a district in the Central Region of Malawi. The capital is Lilongwe. The district covers an area of"
"though Bakili Muluzi favoured road transport and the system was dropped. The nearest airport is at Lilongwe, away, although there is a closer airstrip at Chipata. Mchinji Mchinji is a town and the capital of the Mchinji District in the Central Region of Malawi. Mchinji Boma, located at 12 km from the Zambian Border and 109 km from Lilongwe the Capital City of Malawi, is the major hub of government and general business. It has a major railroad junction, being the railhead nearest to Zambia. The area's economy is sustained by rain-fed agriculture. Mchinji Boma was formerly known as Fort"
"most of these constituencies (except Salima South, which has been held by members of the Democratic Progressive Party), have been held by members of the Malawi Congress Party. Salima District Salima is a district in the Central Region of Malawi. The capital is Salima. The district covers an area of 2,196 km.² and has a population of 248,214. The beach at Senga Bay is the weekend retreat of many from the capital, Lilongwe, and has hosted the annual Lake of Stars festival since 2008, when it was moved from Chintheche in order to be less remote. There is a range"
"a number. The numbers are assigned chronologically, not geographically, so Area 1 would be the first area, Area 2 the second and so on. Houses in Lilongwe are given a number: Area number / random number. So a house in Area 43 might be called 43/123. Lilongwe is twinned with: Lilongwe Lilongwe (, ; ) is the capital city of Malawi with a projected population of 1,227,100 for 2018. The city is located in the central region of Malawi, near the borders with Mozambique and Zambia, and it is an important economic and transportation hub for central Malawi. It is"
"Mzuzu Official_Name Mzuzu Other_Names The Green City Mzuzu is the capital of Malawi's Northern Region and is the third largest city, by population, in Malawi. The city has 271,400 residents and 20,000 commuters (Mzuzu University students) with about 1.7 million people living around the outskirts of the city. It is situated in Mzimba District, in the centre of an agricultural region, and the area surrounding the city specialises in tea, rubber, and coffee cultivation. The Viphya Forest to the south of the city is the largest man-made forest in Africa. Some of the popularly known locations in the city include"
"Kasungu Kasungu is a town in the Kasungu District of the Central Region of Malawi. The population of Kasungu is estimated to be 59,696 as of 2008. Kasungu is approximately north-west of the capital of Malawi, Lilongwe, and is east of Kasungu National Park. The main industry in Kasungu is tobacco-growing. A farm close to Kasungu was the birthplace of the first President of Malawi, Hastings Banda. Kasungu is in central Malawi, lying at a height of . It has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: ""Cwa"") and a rainy season that lasts from November–December to March–April. The dry season lasts"
"Nkhata Bay Nkhata Bay or just Nkhata is the capital of the Nkhata Bay District in Malawi. It is on the shore of Lake Malawi (formerly Lake Nyasa), east of Mzuzu, and is one of the main ports on Lake Malawi. The population of Nkhata Bay is estimated to be 14,722 as of 2008. Nkhata Bay is from Lilongwe, Malawi's capital city, and from Blantyre, Malawi's largest city. Nkhata Bay is the second ""busiest resort"" on Lake Malawi. The ancestors of Nkhata Bay residents were the Tonga (Lakeside Tonga). In the 19th century the area suffered frequent attacks from the"
"Blantyre District Blantyre is a district in the Southern Region of Malawi. The capital is Blantyre, a commercial city where most Malawian industrial and business offices are. The district covers an area of 2,012 km² and has a population of 809,397. It was named after Blantyre, the birth village of Dr David Livingstone in Scotland, one of the first missionary explorers who came to Nyasaland, as Malawi was originally called before independence in 1964. It is also a main trading point besides the other large cities in Malawi. The other large cities are Lilongwe; that is located in the central"
"bula ""Quotiescumque Evangelii"" of the Pope Benedict XVI. It is under the pastoral responsibility of Archbishop Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye. Maula Cathedral The Maula Cathedral or simply Cathedral of Lilongwe, is the name given to a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church and is located in the town of Lilongwe the capital and largest city of the African country of Malawi. Administratively it is included in the Central Region, near the M1 highway and the Civo Stadium. The cathedral follows the Roman or Latin rite and serves as the headquarters of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lilongwe (""Archidioecesis Lilongvensis"") which was"
"Christian Gathering, is from Mzuzu. Bushiri is also the founder of PSB Network and the Prophetic Channel. Mzuzu Official_Name Mzuzu Other_Names The Green City Mzuzu is the capital of Malawi's Northern Region and is the third largest city, by population, in Malawi. The city has 271,400 residents and 20,000 commuters (Mzuzu University students) with about 1.7 million people living around the outskirts of the city. It is situated in Mzimba District, in the centre of an agricultural region, and the area surrounding the city specialises in tea, rubber, and coffee cultivation. The Viphya Forest to the south of the city"
"Maula Cathedral The Maula Cathedral or simply Cathedral of Lilongwe, is the name given to a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church and is located in the town of Lilongwe the capital and largest city of the African country of Malawi. Administratively it is included in the Central Region, near the M1 highway and the Civo Stadium. The cathedral follows the Roman or Latin rite and serves as the headquarters of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lilongwe (""Archidioecesis Lilongvensis"") which was created as a diocese by Pope John XXIII in 1959 and got its present status in 2011 under the"
"Mulanje Mulanje (formerly Mlanje) is a town in the Southern Region, Malawi close to the border with Mozambique, to the east. It is near the Mulanje Massif. The town of Mulanje lies along the M-2 highway from Thyolo to the west to the Mozambican border to the east. It is approximately , by road, south-east of Blantyre, the financial capital of Malawi. The geographical coordinates of the town of Mulanje are: 16°01'33.0""S, 35°30'29.0""E (Latitude:-16.025833; Longitude:35.508056). Mulanje is the headquarters of the conservation group, the Mulanje Mountain Conservation Trust. The small town of Mulanje is the center of Malawi's tea growing"
"roads.The population is served by privately owned minbuses and some pick-ups that travel to the most remote areas.However,there is a National bus company which operates routine between the capital city Lilongwe and Ntchisi boma. Airports: There is only one unpaved airport in Ntchisi. One of the tourist attraction is its gigantic Ntchisi mountain and its surrounding forest reserve which is one of the biggest forest reserves in Malawi.There are several lodging sites in Ntchisi including Ntchisi Lodge. Ntchisi Ntchisi is a town located in the Central Region of Malawi. It is the administrative capital of Ntchisi District. Ntchisi is served"
"Congress Party. Dowa District is in the humid subtropical climate zone, and the mean temperature is about 65 degrees Fahrenheit. There are as many as twenty rainy days a month in the wet season to as little as none in the dry season. Dowa District Dowa is a district in the Central Region of Malawi. The capital is Dowa. The district covers an area of 3,041 km². and has a population of 556, 678. The capital city, Dowa is home to 5,565 people. Dowa the city is about 38 kilometers away from Malawi's capital city, Lilongwe. The population is projected"
"Dowa District Dowa is a district in the Central Region of Malawi. The capital is Dowa. The district covers an area of 3,041 km². and has a population of 556, 678. The capital city, Dowa is home to 5,565 people. Dowa the city is about 38 kilometers away from Malawi's capital city, Lilongwe. The population is projected to reach over 700,000 by 2018. The Chewas are the mait ethnic group, and second are the Ngonis. Nyau dancing is an integral part of the culture inherited from the Chewa ancestors. These two groups are mostly farming communities. People of the Yao"
"""Cwb""). Dedza Dedza is the main township of Dedza District in the Central Region of Malawi. Dedza is located about 85 km south of Malawi's capital, Lilongwe, off the M1 road to Blantyre at a point where a trans-African highway from Johannesburg enters the country. At an altitude of 1590m it is the highest town in Malawi. In June and July it can be chilly, especially in the mornings and evenings. The town is based around a bypass loop of tarmac road connected to the M1. At the northern end of the town centre there is a bus station, Town"
"America and Sub-Saharan Africa. Construction was flagged off in December 2018. Kanzimbe Solar Power Station Kanzimbe Solar Power Station, is a solar power plant, under construction, in Malawi, in Southern Africa. The power station would be located in the neighborhood known as Kanzimbe, in Salima District, on the south-western banks of Lake Malawi, approximately , by road, north-east of Lilongwe, Malawi's capital city. As of 2018, Malawi is reported to have the lowest electrification rate in the World, with a per capital consumption estimated at 93 kWh per year compared with an average of 432 kWh for Sub-Saharan Africa and"
"addition, Nkhotakota is from Lilongwe, Malawi's capital, and from Blantyre, Malawi's largest city. Nkhotakota is home to the Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve, where, according to Lonely Planet, one has a good chance of seeing elephants. The reserve is also home to several antelope species, buffalo, and leopards. Several large rivers cross this reserve, the largest in Malawi. Roughly south of Nkhotakota is the Chia Lagoon, a large bay linked to Lake Malawi by a narrow channel, crossed by a bridge near Nkhotakota's one major road. The biggest formal 'private' employer in the districts is a sugar manufacturing company ""Dwangwa Sugar corporation"""
"Dedza District Dedza is a district in the Central Region of Malawi. It covers an area of 3,624 km.² to the south of the Malawi capital, Lilongwe, between Mozambique and Lake Malawi. The capital is Dedza. The western part of the district is on the Central African Plateau at an altitude of 1 200 to 1,600 m. Higher mountain ranges separate this from land alongside Lake Malawi in the Rift Valley at 500 m. The landscape is a mixture of grassland with granite outcrops, natural woodland and commercial pine plantations on the mountains and some bamboo forest nearer the lake."
"the second base for the country's flagship airline, Malawian Airlines. Chileka airport also houses important weather stations. In 2007, the Government of Malawi proposed expansion plans that are yet to be realised. In 2009 it was announced that the Government of Malawi was seeking partners for a $1 billion rehabilitation of the airport which will include the construction of a new terminal building and the widening of the current runway. The city has coach services which run from the city centre and Wenela bus station to Lilongwe, Mzuzu and other African cities including Johannesburg and Harare. As the commercial centre"
"Dedza Dedza is the main township of Dedza District in the Central Region of Malawi. Dedza is located about 85 km south of Malawi's capital, Lilongwe, off the M1 road to Blantyre at a point where a trans-African highway from Johannesburg enters the country. At an altitude of 1590m it is the highest town in Malawi. In June and July it can be chilly, especially in the mornings and evenings. The town is based around a bypass loop of tarmac road connected to the M1. At the northern end of the town centre there is a bus station, Town Assembly"
"were abolished on 6 July 1966, when Malawi became a republic within the Commonwealth, with the President of Malawi as head of state. The Queen visited Malawi 22–25 July 1979. The Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre was opened in 1958 and is the largest hospital in Malawi. Queen of Malawi For two years from Malawi's independence in 1964, the country was a monarchy with Elizabeth II as its queen. She was also the Sovereign of the other Commonwealth realms, including the United Kingdom. The 1964 Constitution of Malawi vested executive power in the Queen, as head of state, though"
"largest stadium is in the capital city of Lilongwe. Construction finished in 2016 and it is estimated to hold 70,000 people. The stadium is home to the Malawi Flames, the country's national football team. It is also used for track and field events as well as the majority of the important functions of the nation. Malawi's second-largest stadium, Kamuzu Stadium which holds an estimated 60,000, is in Chichiri. However, due to the age of the structure, it has been downsized to seat an estimated 25,000. International football games are played here as well as major Malawian events such as presidential"
"Rights Monitoring and Training. 1.) Sustainability in terms of financial support 2.) Duplication and Competition amongst local and international organizations 3.) Negative government attitude towards NGOs 4.) Staff turnover due to competition between NGOs 5.) Widespread illiteracy and ignorance among the population has contributed to the lack of appreciation and understanding of human rights and democracy. The following information comes from the CIA world fact book. ""Capital"": Lilongwe ""Population"": 13,603,181 (2007 est.) ""GDP per capita"": $800 (2007 est.) ""Type of Government"": Multiparty democracy ""History of current leader"": Malawi, established in 1891, gained its independence from Britain in 1964. It held"
"2014, Malawians are again to for general elections. Of late President Dr. Joyce Banda has uncovered a scam were government has been swindled millions of Kwachas thru undelivered items whilst these people have been paid. This has seen some political heavy weights being arrested and the Anti Corruption Bureau and Malawi Police have not yet finalised the arrested. Kasungu District Kasungu is a district in the Central Region of Malawi. The capital is Kasungu. The district covers an area of 7,878 km², borders Zambia and has a population of 480,659. In Kasungu District you can cross the border into Zambia"
"second branch in Lilongwe, the capital of Malawi. As of December 2016, the shares of stock of CDH Investment Bank are privately owned by the following corporate entities: , the bank maintained networked branches at the following locations: CDH Investment Bank CDH Investment Bank (CDHIB), is an investment bank in Malawi. It is licensed by the Reserve Bank of Malawi, the central bank and national banking regulator. The headquarters and main branch of the bank are located at CDH House, 5 Independence Drive, in Blantyre, the financial and commercial capital of Malawi. The geographical coordinates of the headquarters of CDH"
"Kammwamba Thermal Power Station The Khammwamba Thermal Power Station, also Khammwamba Power Station, is a proposed coal-fired power plant in Malawi, with planned installed capacity of . The power station would be located in the ""Kammwamba Area"" in the town of Zalewa, in Neno District, in the Southern Region of Malawi, approximately , by road, north-west of the city of Blantyre, the largest city and financial capital of Malawi. As of November 2016, Malawi had installed capacity of 351 megawatts of electric power generation. Peak demand stood at 350 megawatts, leaving very little room for flexibility. This has exposed the"