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Ministry of Lands officials involved in illegal land sales – Minister

Aug 01, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Minister of Lands Kezzie Msukwa says there is a need to clean up the ministry and dismantle corruption syndicates involved in dubious sale of land. Msukwa said this during a meeting with Vice President Saulos… ...

MCP to develop district offices for party income generation

Jul 25, 2020 Jordan Simeon-Phiri - MEC Stringer 0 &

The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Secretary General Eisenhower Mkaka has revealed plans to develop the party's district and regional offices into shops and offices that will be rented out to the public to mobilize resources… ...

Government to fully operationalise land laws in 2021

Jul 24, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Malawi Government through the Ministry of Lands says the land laws which were passed in 2016 will be fully implemented in 2021. This was revealed by the Minister of Land Kezzie Msukwa at a long… ...

Seven arrested for stealing computer hard drives at Ministry of Lands

Jul 03, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Police have arrested seven people for stealing computer hard drives at Ministry of Lands offices in Lilongwe. Lilongwe Police Station spokesperson Joseph Kachikho has confirmed the arrest of the suspects. Kachikho said the seven people… ...

Villagers torch chief’s houses over land dispute

Apr 10, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police in Dedza are hunting for villagers who looted property and set on fire houses belonging to their chief on suspicions that the traditional leader sold ancestral land. According to Dedza Police Deputy Spokesperson Cassim… ...

Two Mzuzu Council workers suspended over illegal sale of land

Mar 26, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

The Mzuzu City Council has suspended two workers accused of selling plots without following proper procedures. The two are Alexander Chirambo and Yona Simwaka. They are suspected of selling two plots at Nkhalaphya and Kawiluwilu… ...

Women asked to include spouses in land registration

Mar 03, 2020 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

Women in Phalombe district have been asked to include their husbands as joint owners of their land during land registration under the Customary Land Act which requires people to register their land for ownership purposes.… ...

Kauma residents demolish fence built around graveyard

Dec 26, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Residents of Kauma in Lilongwe have demolished a fence built around a graveyard by a businessperson who bought the land. The residents on Thursday demolished the fence and shared the land beyond the graveyard. The… ...

Minister Vuwa orders Lilongwe council to reclaim graveyard sold to businessperson

Dec 19, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Minister of Lands Symon Vuwa Kaunda has ordered the demolition of a fence built around a graveyard in Lilongwe by a businessman who bought the cemetery. Kaunda on Thursday went to the graveyard at Kauma… ...

Lilongwe Council demolishes warehouse built on Livimbo School land

Dec 07, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Lilongwe City Council has today demolished a warehouse which was built on land belonging to Livimbo Community Day Secondary School. According to the council, it did not authorize construction of the building owned by… ...

Former Lilongwe Mayor Bikoko arrested

Dec 04, 2019 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested former Mayor for Lilongwe Desmond Bikoko in connection to illegal sale of land in the city. According to reports, Bikoko went to ACB offices in the capital Lilongwe after… ...

Govt sells secondary school

Nov 13, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 2 &

Government has sold a public secondary school in Lilongwe to Malawians of Asian origin, it has been revealed. Member of Parliament for Lilongwe South West, Nancy Tembo, said yesterday that Livimbo Secondary School at Area… ...

Malawi Govt threatens to grab undeveloped land

Sep 02, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Government through Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Vuwa Kaunda, has warned that it will soon begin repossessing land allocated to some investors who have failed to develop their plots. Kaunda said this when… ...

Land scarcity retarding development in Chiradzulu

Nov 25, 2018 Chrissie Mainjeni - MEC Stringer 0 &

Scarcity of land and geographical terrain are leading to slow pace in the implementation of development projects in Chiradzulu, authorities say. Among others, the district is drastically faced by water shortages, food insecurity and education-related… ...