Ben Phiri

May 14, 2026 Mphatso Khutcha Richard
64 arrested over organ theft rumours

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Ben Phiri, says 64 people have been arrested in Chikwawa and Nsanje districts…
April 21, 2026 Ephraim Mkali Banda
Government begins mass transfers in district councils to curb corruption

Minister of Local Government, Ben Phiri, has revealed that the government has begun issuing transfer letters to officers across district…
April 16, 2026 Ephraim Mkali Banda
MIDCT commends the government’s mass staff transfers in local councils

The Mzimba Institute for Development Communications Trust (MIDCT), a local non-governmental organisation, has commended the government for its decision to…
April 16, 2026 William Nsanama
Phiri opens K3.6 billion Malembo Market in Lilongwe

Farmers in Kasiya, Lilongwe now have a new MK3.6 billion market after Minister of Local Government Ben Phiri officially opened…
March 09, 2026 Ben Bongololo
Capital Hill gets new waste bins to boost sanitation drive

The Minister of Local Government, Ben Phiri, and Minister of Health Madalitso Baloyi on Monday handed over 16 waste bins…
March 09, 2026 Ben Bongololo
Malawi government moves to enforce sanitation in markets

Following an executive order issued by President Peter Mutharika, Minister of Local Government Ben Phiri and Minister of Health Madalitso…
March 06, 2026 Malawi24 Reporter
Phiri challenges engineers to address Malawi’s infrastructure gaps

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Dr Ben Malunga Phiri has challenged engineers in Malawi to take a more…