Month: October 2020 Posts

Chakwera condemns lawlessness

Oct 21, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has condemned acts of mob justice in the country, saying his government will not tolerate lawlessness. Chakwera said this when he visited Kumbali Lodge in Lilongwe where villagers burnt buildings and vehicles… ...

Kumbali Lodge, seven vehicles torched over land wrangle

Oct 18, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Villagers in Lilongwe have burned down part of Kumbali Lodge and seven vehicles at the lodge due to a land wrangle. The villagers torched the property in the early hours of Sunday in Lilongwe. According… ...

Communities seek justice over sale of Chirimba land

Oct 16, 2020 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Communities around Chirimba industrial site have asked authorities to intervene on alleged illegal sale of land on which the communities have been cultivating on for over 40 years. This is according to several community members… ...

HRDC threaten to hold anti-govt demos over illegal land selling

Oct 02, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has told government to fire people who are connected to illegal land selling, failure of which the coalition will hold anti-government demonstrations. Chairperson of the grouping Gift Trapence said this… ...

Minister Msukwa says laws will help Malawians benefit from land

Sep 29, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Minister of Lands Kezzie Msukwa says the land laws enacted in 2016 are designed to help Malawians maximize economic benefits from their land. Msukwa was speaking in Mzuzu on Monday during an Inclusive Sensitisation Workshop… ...

Local councils urged to embrace land reforms

Sep 24, 2020 Elijah Phompho - MEC Stringer 0 &

Local councils in the country have been urged to embrace land reforms programs being implemented by Ministry of Lands in conjunction with Ministry of Local Government in order to enhance infrastructure development. Deputy Minister of… ...

Communities threaten to close Chitakale Estate over land dispute

Sep 05, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Concerned citizens in Mulanje have threatened to close Chitakale Estate over the company’s decision to turn Chitakale football ground into a sugarcane field. The community members from Village Head Kumwamba in Traditional Authority Mabuka in… ...

Mia says Malawians will have access to land

Sep 04, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Deputy Minister of Lands Abida Mia says the Tonse Alliance Government will ensure that citizens of this country have access to land and that a lot of land is not concentrated in the hands of… ...

Man sets ablaze 7 houses over land dispute

Sep 01, 2020 Owen Ndalama 0 &

A 54-year-old man is in Police custody in Kasungu after he demolished seven houses and set them on fire due to a land dispute. The man has been identified as Bilija Mtholo and the incident… ...

MEC official managing Chitipa lands office

Aug 25, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

 By Joseph Mbughi Chitipa Civil Society Network (CSN) has expressed concern over the appointment and retention of a Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) clerk as acting district lands officer for Chitipa. In a letter dated 20th… ...

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… ...