Comments on Hacktivate: Cost of living in Malawi

[...] nage this crisis without external support.” ...

2005-11-01T03:38:52.000-08:00

[...] nage this crisis without external support.” Mike demonstrates the disparity between what the guards are paid and what their monthly expenses are. He is also star [...]

[...] e rising food costs due to widespread crop f...

2005-10-31T06:40:43.000-08:00

[...] e rising food costs due to widespread crop failure. Another expat in Lilongwe, Mike McKay, documents the cost of living in Malawi. Malawi: Crime and [...]

[...] e thinking the same on this issue of securit...

2005-10-30T09:06:47.000-08:00

[...] e thinking the same on this issue of security and poverty in Malawi. Check out his latest post to see a list of prices for the basic items that Malawians (and ex-pats) wou [...]

We've asked our house staff to give us an upda...

2005-10-30T08:03:58.000-08:00

We've asked our house staff to give us an updated cost of maize only...but really we should have asked for other items. This list really helps to quantify the food situation comprehensively. Thanks for posting it.

The rumor last week was that Securicor was broken into and lost 100,000USD that would have been used to pay salaries...if true this can't be good.