...Malawi has dabbled in mineral exploitation...[and] hopes to ramp up the sector’s contribution to GDP...But Malawi’s plans are causing tensions with neighbouring Tanzania over the disputed border in Lake Malawi, which is being explored for oil...Communities in potentially mineral-rich areas, meanwhile, say they fear their livelihoods are being threatened by a get-rich-quick gamble...“And there are thousands of fishermen working on the lake. We live off the lake, and when the oil starts, it will kill the fish, and then we will not have any work. Fishing paid for my children’s schooling and everything else. We won’t allow it, but there is nothing we can do. We don’t have a voice.”...Ngara community leader Manuel Kanyika told Irin, “I accept the oil extraction as a source of wealth. We have experienced fuel shortages, and it might be a solution if we have our own oil. [But] the fish - that is our wealth. Oil will have a negative impact on our lives. It is good for government, but what benefit will it have for individuals here?” [refers to Paladin Energy, Mkango Resources & Surestream Petroleum]