Month: March 2023 Posts

Lilongwe City Council  to hold City Summit next week

Mar 08, 2023 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Lilongwe City Council is set to conduct its first ever City Summit on 15th March, 2023 which will be held under the theme "My City My Responsibility, Together Building the City we Want". Speaking to… ...

Lilongwe City Council geared to finish projects in the city

Mar 05, 2023 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Lilongwe City Council Mayor Richard Banda says the council is geared to finish projects in the city, including upgrading of various roads within the city. Speaking to journalists, Mayor for Lilongwe City Council Richard Banda… ...

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… ...

MALGA lobbies government to bail out councils from debts

Jan 15, 2023 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

Malawi Local Government Association (MALGA) has appealed to government to make deliberate efforts in bailing out local authorities from debts in the 2023/24 fiscal year. The request was made Friday in Mzuzu by Vice Chairperson… ...

Balaka Council seeks to promote women’s participation in development programs

Dec 25, 2022 Macdonald Kaleso 0 &

Kunsida Balaka District Council says it has set up guidelines that would help promote participation of women in development programs in the district. The council's chief planning officer, Edgar Chihana, has disclosed this in an… ...

Chiefs laud Balaka District Council on GESD Project

Oct 18, 2022 Macdonald Kaleso 0 &

Mbera Resource centre constructed with GESD funds Traditional leaders in Balaka have commended Balaka District Council for transparency and accountability in the running of the Governance to Enable Service Delivery (GESD) project which they claim… ...

Ministry of Youth engages district councils on NYS

Oct 04, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

The Ministry of Youth and Sports has oriented district council officials and the youth on the recently launched National Youth Service (NYS) through which the ministry seeks to create 20,000 jobs. In her speech, Judith… ...

Councillor Sauka accused of stealing iron sheets worth 1.3 million kwacha

Sep 30, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Nkhonde Ward Councillor Michael Sauka Jnr and a security guard identified as Raphael Chauma are alleged to have stolen 59 iron sheets worth 1.3 million kwacha meant for a house which Balaka District Council is… ...

Mangochi holds youth and duty bearers’ interface to discuss young people’s concerns

Sep 27, 2022 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Mangochi District Council and its partners held youths and duty bearers’ interface where youths in the district voiced out a number of issues such as minimal youth inclusion and participation in community and area level… ...

World Vision reaffirms commitment to transform lives in Malawi

Sep 11, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

World Vision Malawi has expressed optimism that it will continue implementing various programs and projects that will see many lives of children and communities in Malawi being transformed. This is according to World Vision Malawi's… ...

Balaka DHO launches Polio vaccination campaign

Aug 11, 2022 Macdonald Kaleso 1 &

Balaka District Health Office has launched its third round of under-five children vaccination campaign. Speaking during the launch of the exercise at Kwitanda health centre in the district, director of health and social services for… ...

Grouping allowed to close Chizuma’s office

Jul 25, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

The Lilongwe District Council has allowed a grouping called "Malawian Concerned Citizens" to symbolically close the office of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) director general Martha Chizuma on 26 July. District Commissioner Dr. Lawford Palani has given… ...

Lilongwe council to remove cars found being sold along streets

Jul 14, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Lilongwe City Council has warned that it will remove any vehicle found on display for sale or hire along streets and other undesignated areas within the city. The council’s acting chief executive officer Vitto… ...

Rumphi, Salima councils elect new leaders

Jul 14, 2022 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

Rumphi district council has elected councilor for Mchenga-Chitimba Ward as new council chairperson while councillor Chifungo Katoweka and Alena Pelete  have been elected as council chairperson and vice chairperson respectively in Salima. In Rumphi, the… ...

Balaka District Council chairperson resigns

Jul 01, 2022 Macdonald Kaleso 1 &

Balaka District Council Chairperson Steve Michael Sauka Jnr has stepped down from his position, saying he has done his part and he believes this is time for new blood. "It is true that I have… ...