The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has urged traditional leaders across 14 districts in the Southern Region to take a frontline role in protecting electricity infrastructure amid escalating cases of vandalism.
The commissioning date for the Mozambique–Malawi Power Interconnector (MOMA) project remains uncertain as Malawi waits for Mozambique to complete construction of the tallest transmission tower across the Zambezi River.
When the snake sank its fangs into her thigh, Jessie Charles thought her biggest battle would be for her life. She was wrong.
Her real battle, the one that would drain her spirit and test the nation’s justice system — was yet to begin.
It was November 31, 2016.
A warm, humid morning at Mphedzu Tea Estate in Thyolo, a subsidiary of Makandi Tea Estate.
At exactly 2:00 a.m. on October 1, 2025, most areas of Thyolo — Malawi’s lush tea-growing heartland, sank into darkness. In the silence of the night, the hum of electric life vanished. Homes went cold, hospitals dimmed, and the rhythm of machines at tea and macadamia factories fell still.
The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) says it will not take responsibility over an ESCOM electricity pole induced fire that destroyed a house of Mrs Agnes Maseko in Neno District yesterday.
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