Month: March 2020 Posts

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… ...