A Stitch in Time: Preventive Diplomacy and the Lake Malawi Dispute

A low-intensity dispute between Malawi and Tanzania threatens regional peace as the two countries contest the demarcation of their national boundaries at Lake Malawi. This long-standing dispute became more urgent when in 2011 the Malawian government issued licences for oil prospecting beneath the lake’s northern shoreline.

Mozambique and Malawi: A relationship back on track

On 13 July 2013 the fragility of regional security in Southern Africa came to the fore when the Southern African Development Community’s Ministerial Committee of the Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation met in Tanzania to discuss the worrying developments in Zimbabwe and Madagascar.

Carlsberg Malawi Ltd (CML)

Background Carlsberg Malawi Ltd. (CML) is a beverages company owned by Press Corporations Ltd. (a wholly owned Malawian company) and by Carlsberg International. It has three subsidiary companies operating in Malawi: Southern Bottlers Malawi Limited (SBL): SBL produces water and soft drinks for retail and also owns the Coca-Cola franchise in Malawi which enables them […]

Packaging Industries Malawi (PIM) Ltd.

Background Packaging Industries Malawi (PIM) Limited is now Malawi’s largest paper packaging company having been established in the country for some 40 years and listed as a public company since 1998. Having invested in a diverse range of paper packaging technologies PIM is now the leading supplier to a number of multinationals. Barriers Encountered Shortage of […]