Month: January 2022 Posts

Floods wash away newly constructed road

Jan 08, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Floods have washed away part of the K11 billion Nsanje-Marka road recently constructed by China Railway-20, a Chinese Contractor. The flash floods have caused havoc in some parts of the district mainly in Senior Chief… ...

Curios market demolished in Lilongwe

Dec 08, 2021 Contributor* 1 &

Lilongwe City Council (LCC) has demolished the Lilongwe Curios Market which was located near Area 3 Post Office along Kamuzu Procession Road, to pave way for construction of a four-lane road. In interview with Malawi… ...

ACB says Mota Engil was awarded 48 billion Malawi Kwacha contract without solid basis

Dec 04, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) says the Ministry of Transport Public Works awarded a 48 billion Malawi Kwacha contract for upgrading of Marka-Bangula railway to Mota Engil without any solid basis. The bureau has ordered the ministry… ...

Malawi 2063 requires good engineering solutions – Chakwera

Nov 19, 2021 Contributor* 0 &

President Dr Lazarus Chakwera says implementation of the Malawi Vision 2063 requires good engineering solutions and he has emphasized on the need to build infrastructure that lasts in order to achieve sustainable development. He made… ...

Constituents report MCP MP to ACB over theft of quarry stones

Nov 16, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

People in Mzimba South Constituency have reported Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Member of Parliament Emmanuel Chambulanyina Jere to Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) over allegations that the legislator stole a truckload of quarry stones meant for the… ...

Malawi to launch K4.2 billion Toll Plaza: Most ‘beautiful tollgate’ in the whole world?

Nov 02, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Malawi is set to launch its toll plaza that some social commentators have described as the most beautiful tollgate in the whole world. Some social media users are sarcastically calling the Toll Plaza the most… ...

Roads Authority CEO Matapa fired

Oct 30, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Engineer Emmanuel Matapa has been fired as chief executive officer of the Roads Authority (RA). The board of the Roads Authority has also terminated contract for Head of Corporate Services Auda Msiska. The Authority's board… ...

Roads Authority fined K6.3 million for felling trees along Kenyatta Drive

Oct 23, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 2 &

The Roads Authority (RA) has been fined K6.3 million following the cutting down of over 1000 trees along the Kenyatta Drive in Lilongwe. The Kenyatta Drive is being expanded to six lanes and this has… ...

MCP MP Jere accused of stealing quarry from road construction site

Oct 22, 2021 Baxter Mkumba 0 &

...Thawe in front of the quarry stones Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Member of Parliament for Mzimba South, Emmanuel Chambulanyina Jere, has vowed to sue members of Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) after the rights group… ...

Environmentalists want Kenyatta road project stopped

Oct 13, 2021 Martha Chikoti 2 &

Environmentalists say the Kenyatta Drive expansion project, which has led to the felling of over 1000 trees, should be stopped to pave way for an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA). Malawi Parliamentary Conversation Caucus… ...

Slow progress of Thabwa-East Bank road project worries MP

Oct 12, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Parliamentarian for Chikwawa East Constituency, Rodrick Khumbanyiwa, has expressed worry over the delay in completing the construction of the 60 kilometers Thabwa - Fatima East bank road which stalled earlier this year due to funding… ...

Chinese company ordered to pay K1.7bn fine

Oct 07, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

China State Construction Engineering Corporation Limited has been ordered to pay K1.7 billion to FISD Company Limited for breach of contract. The High Court of Malawi Commercial Division in Lilongwe has delivered the ruling in… ...

Deputy Minister demands audit of projects in Rumphi

Oct 06, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Deputy Minister of Local Government Halima Daudi has demanded audit of all development projects which have stalled in Rumphi District. Daudi made the demand when she mediated ceasefire talks over misunderstandings that arose between Rumphi… ...

980 trees make way for road in Lilongwe

Oct 01, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

The Lilongwe City Council says a total of 980 trees have been felled along the M1 road to pave way for road expansion projects. In addition, a total of 316 mibawa trees and 85 gmelina… ...

Rights group wants RA board reconstituted

Sep 21, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Centre for Mindset Change (CMC) has called on President Lazarus Chakwera to reconstitute the board of Roads Authority (RA) and change the authority’s top management saying the RA is failing to handle some incompetent contractors… ...