Month: August 2019 Posts

Waiting for rainwater to clear garbage

Aug 18, 2019 Luke Bisani 0 &

In cities and towns across Malawi, residents dump waste in undesignated places such as roadsides and streams in the hope that the trash will be cleared by rainwater. These undesignated dumping sites in residential areas… ...

Blantyre City Council bans green maize business

Feb 20, 2019 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The Blantyre City Council (BCC) has banned the selling of green maize in all markets in the city. This is according to the city's Chief Executive Officer, Dr Alfred Chanza, who in a statement said… ...

Malawians against racist Gandhi’s statue

Sep 20, 2018 Archangel Nzangaya 16 &

Malawians have expressed their anger over Blantyre City Council's (BCC) permission given to Indian community to erect a Mahatma Ghandi statue in the country. The Malawi Government through the BCC permitted Indians living in this… ...

We will come after you – Chilima warns

Dec 26, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 20 &

Malawi Vice President Saulos Chilima has warned people who have settled on Soche Hill that they will be evacuated even if they do not like it. “This is a man-made death trap. People that have… ...

Urbanization block relocation of Soche hill residents

Aug 19, 2017 Luke Bisani 1 &

In an attempt to bring back the beauty of Soche hill, Blantyre City Council (BCC) announced plans to relocate encroachers but the council’s effort seems to have hit the wall as the number of encroachers… ...

Blantyre City Council starts closing businesses with expired licenses

Jul 10, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 9 &

Weeks after issuing a stern call to business operators in Blantyre to renew their licenses, the Blantyre City Council is now poised to start sealing businesses that have not followed this order. Business operators were… ...

Blantyre mayor preaches BEAM: wants a cleaner city

Jul 04, 2017 Luke Bisani 0 &

Malawi government through the ministry of local government and rural development has urged Malawians to enhance cleanliness in the country. Speaking at the launch of Blantyre City Council (BCC) health week on Monday, minister of… ...