Land Archives

Senior Mtema speaking during land registration sensitisation campaign organised by Ministry of Lands with support from Centre for Environmental Policy for Advocacy (CEPA).

Rampant selling of land to foreigners worries chiefs

Sep 22, 2023 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

Traditional Authority (TA) Mtema of Lilongwe has expressed concern over the tendency by some people in his area who are selling customary land to foreigners despite efforts made to terminate it. Mtema made the sentiments… ...

Government to allocate 5,000 plots

Jul 25, 2023 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

Ministry of Lands has outlined projects aimed at distributing 5000 plots within a space of five years to serve Malawians for residential, commercial and institutional development purposes. The sentiments were made by Minister of Lands… ...

Akatswiri pa malimidwe alimbikitsa kuteteza nthaka ndi zachilengedwe

Jun 24, 2023 Macdonald Kaleso 0 &

Akatswiri pa za malimidwe atsindika pa kufunikira koteteza nthaka kuti alimi azikolora chakudya chokwanira. Mkulu oyendetsa polojekiti ya Adaptation Fund a Gilbert Kapunda ati kuguga kwa nthaka kuphatikizanso kusintha kwa nyengo kwakhudza kwambiri ntchito za… ...

Nkhata Bay farmers offer land for mega farms

May 09, 2023 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

People surrounding Lweya Irrigation Scheme in Nkhata Bay District have given the Greenbelt Authority (GBA) a nod to commercially develop the Scheme into a mega farm. This follows series of meetings between officials from the… ...

Govt wants Malawians to be constructing multi-storey buildings

Jan 06, 2023 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Deputy Minister of Lands, Deus Gumba, says his ministry will start giving sectional title deeds for citizens to construct multi-storey buildings due to the rise in population in Malawi. Gumba made the remarks this morning… ...

Vincent Wandale demands K666 quadrillion from Malawi Government

Jul 28, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Land rights activist Mussauwa Vincent Wandale has demanded Malawi Government to pay him K666 quadrillion for allegedly defaming him by declaring that he was insane. Wandale, who has also accused the Government of attempting to… ...

Ministry of Lands seeks to improve delivery of land administration services

Jul 26, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Ministry of Lands is implementing Land Information Management System (LIMS) to improve the efficiency and effectiveness in the delivery of land administration services to the general public and to ensure transparency and accountability in all… ...

Chirunga CDSS students stage demos over land encroachment

Jul 21, 2022 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Chirunga Community Day Secondary School (CDSS) students in Zomba staged demonstrations over land encroachment by a person who is constructing a structure on land believed to belong to the secondary school. Speaking to Malawi 24,… ...

UN concerned about violence against Maasai people in Tanzania

Jun 21, 2022 Shorai Mopiwa 0 &

United Nations (UN) human rights experts have expressed grave concerns about continuous encroachment on traditional Maasai lands and housing and the use of violence by security forces against the Maasai people in Tanzania. This trend… ...

Seven sustain injuries in fight over land in Dowa

Dec 28, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Seven people sustained injuries following a fight over a piece of land on Monday evening in Dowa. Police Public Relations Officer for Dowa Police Station Sub Inspector Gladson M'bumpha Dowa said the incident happened in… ...

Mphonongo family, Kamuzu Academy fight over Kamuzu’s property

Dec 10, 2021 Contributor* 0 &

The Mphonongo family and Kamuzu Academy Board of Governors have locked horns over a farm registered as Estate Number 27 which the family says belonged to late president Kamuzu Banda. On Thursday, the family and… ...

CDEDI wants Malawi Parliament to investigate estate owners

Nov 30, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has appealed to Malawi Parliament to investigate tea, coffee and Macademia nuts producers in Thyolo and Mulanje, saying the estate owners do not disclose their proceeds… ...

Kasungu Council accused of selling land illegally

Nov 05, 2021 Guest Writer 0 &

By Vincent Khonje - MANA Minister of Lands Kezzie Msukwa has ordered that all lease applications for land from the Kasungu Municipal Council should be suspended following accusations that the council has been selling land… ...

It is easy to access land in Malawi, Chakwera tells investors

Oct 21, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has told potential investors in Kenya that it is easy to access land in Malawi and that the country is making great strides in developing its infrastructure. Chakwera has been in Kenya… ...

Minister wants Chakwera to intervene in land dispute

Sep 14, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Minister of Lands, Kezzie Msukwa, wants President Lazarus Chakwera’s intervention in a dispute over Nkhozo Estate in Rumphi which Africa Invest wants to sell but communities say should be given back to them. The 2500… ...