Month: May 2023 Posts

K20 million toilet constructed in Mzuzu

May 20, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A small toilet at Lupaso under-five clinic in Mzuzu constructed using Constituency Development (CDF) is said to have cost K20 million. Local media outlet Times reports that a Bill of Quantity (BOQ) for the toilet… ...

Zomba Stadium to be ready for use in December

May 19, 2023 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Minister of Local Government, Richard Chimwendo Banda, has disclosed that Zomba Stadium will be ready for use in December as government has allocated finances in the current fiscal year to complete the second phase of… ...

Communities ask for quality Chitipa-Ilomba Road

Apr 18, 2023 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

Communities in Chitipa District have asked government and contractors to construct a quality and durable Chitipa-Ilomba road, which they say is impassable during rainy season. Community members made the call on Friday at Lwakwa Full… ...

Bushiri partners Mulanje council to construct Namulenga bridge

Apr 15, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Prophet Shepherd Bushiri has partnered with Mulanje District Council to construct Namulenga bridge which got completely washed away due to floods induced by Cyclone Freddy. The ECG Jesus Nation Church leader revealed about the partnership… ...

Govt asked to reconstruct bridges washed away by Cyclone Freddy in Blantyre

Apr 13, 2023 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Member of Parliament for Blantyre Rural East Susan Ndalama has appealed to the Government through the Ministry of Transport to urgently reconstruct and rehabilitate some of the bridges in her constituency which were washed away… ...

Abida Mia launches construction of K79 million clinic in her constituency

Mar 06, 2023 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Member of Parliament for Chikwawa Mkombezi who is also Minister of Water and Sanitation Abida Sidik Mia yesterday launched  construction of a 79 million Malawi Kwacha clinic at Miseu Folo, Group Village Headman Mailosi in… ...

Chiefs want to meet Chakwera over delayed road project

Mar 04, 2023 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Traditional Chiefs along Lirangwe via Chingale Machinga road namely Lundu, Mlumbe, Nkapita and Nkula plan to meet President Lazarus Chakwera to present their concern over delayed Lirangwe-Chingale-Machinga road which has been neglected for 17 years.… ...

Zomba Council commissions construction of maternity wing at Chingale

Feb 26, 2023 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Phiri (2nd from Rright) at the site of the maternity wing Member of Parliament for Zomba Chingale, Lonnie Phiri, says the maternity wing to be constructed at Chingale Health  Center  will help women in the… ...

Concerned citizens petition Parliament over poor road

Feb 23, 2023 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Concerned citizen stormed Parliament to deliver their petition on the status of Nkando - Mulomba Bwanaisa road. In the petition, the citizens say they are concerned with the status of the road because it is… ...

Standard Bank provides K21 billion for Kenyatta Drive and Mzimba Street

Feb 22, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Standard Bank Malawi has provided K21 billion out of the K34.5 billion earmarked for the rehabilitation of the Kenyatta Drive and Mzimba Street, which will be come Malawi Capital City's first six-lane road. Old Mutual… ...

Govt warns against encroaching protected forest reserves

Feb 22, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Dzalanyama Forests Reserve (credit: Times) Government through the Ministry of Natural Resources and Climate Change has warned against the conduct of some people who are encroaching into protected forest reserves and plantations across the country.… ...

MP accused of awarding contract to fellow MP’s brother

Feb 21, 2023 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Communities around Ndangopuma Primary School in Zomba Central on Tuesday presented a petition to Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) on their concern over  how Member of Parliament for the area, Bester Awali allegedly awarded a 32-million-kwacha… ...

Slow progress of Zomba Stadium construction frustrates residents

Feb 13, 2023 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Soccer lovers in Zomba have expressed frustration over slow pace of Zomba Stadium project saying they have not watched Super League games in the city for several years. A soccer lover in the city, Anderson… ...

School block project stalls at foundation level in Zomba Central, disturbing learners

Feb 09, 2023 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Learners at Ndangopuma and Matiya primary schools are still learning under trees during this rainy season as school block projects at the two schools have stalled for months at foundation level. According to the head… ...

Contractor selection challenges could ‘tank’ Chakwera’s flagship initiatives

Feb 07, 2023 Chisala Maxwell L 0 &

So much is riding on President Lazarus Chakwera’s flagship road infrastructure projects set to transform the infrastructure footprint of the country. It is part of the long- and medium-term national multi-sectoral vision of interventions in… ...