Update: Following earlier reports on severe weather patterns, the Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services issued renewed alerts on July 13. The department warned that strong Mwera winds of at least 40 kilometres per hour will continue to blow over Lake Malawi, extending a weather pattern that began in late June. The persistent winds and rough waters present ongoing safety risks, prompting officials to advise all maritime and lake users to stay on high alert.
In the mining sector, the government is intensifying its focus on environmental management protocols. According to Mining Weekly, Minister of Mining Thoko Tembo praised the post-mining land rehabilitation plan for the Kasiya trial mining site in Lilongwe following his early July site visit. Tembo stressed that the government is monitoring closely for abandoned operations that leave behind open pits and long-term environmental hazards. Sovereign Metals is now moving the project forward independently after Rio Tinto opted out of operating the site.
Additionally, the Ministry of Agriculture announced on July 15 that a livestock transport ban in Chiradzulu remains active despite a recent decline in Rift Valley Fever infections, according to APAnews. The outbreak began in May after heavy rainfall and flooding facilitated the spread of the mosquito-borne disease. National epidemiologist Gladson Kamwendo stated that restrictions will remain in place until laboratory tests confirm the disease is fully contained. Local farmers must continue relying on monitored, localised slaughtering practices.