Blantyre, Malawi … Blantyre is Malawi’s commercial center, and it is located 311 kilometers (193 miles) south of the capital city of Lilongwe. It is also 45 minutes south-southwest of the Namikango Mission. MBC (Malawi Broadcasting Corporation)-TV is the only television broadcasting station in the nation, having begun operations on April 1, 1999. The station […]

Limbe, Malawi … It is late afternoon as we leave the Blantyre house and travel to the original sites of Dr. Banda’s home, and medical office, as well as the original site of the first political party in Malawi. Dr. Banda was the first President of Malawi, and these sites hold historic significance, though only […]

Nkhota Bay, Malawi … This report comes from northern Malawi near the big lake, Lake Malawi. This lake is the 12th largest fresh water lake in the world. Nkhota Bay is situated east of the capital of the northern part of Malawi, Mzuzu, and sits beside the lake in the Nkhota District. This district in […]

Lilongwe … Construction in Malawi seems strange, mysterious – even dangerous to  the westerner. On the way to Blantyre we saw the most  unbelievable site off to the right. A new office building is under construction, and a combination of flimsy “sticks and poles” seems to be clinging to the outer walls of the structure. […]