Lilongwe Archives

Road closes for six months just to fix a single roundabout

Aug 07, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The Roads Authority in Malawi has closed for 6 months the Matchansi junction in Lilongwe to have it upgraded by SR Nicholas Limited. This is according to a notice published in the newspaper and signed… ...

Organisation donates to Mtandire community members

Aug 03, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

An organization called My community, My Responsibility has donated masks, hand sanitizers, blankets and food items worth MK400,000 to community members at Mtandire in Lilongwe. The organization is supporting people in Lilongwe with resources aimed… ...

A rare Malawi, Ukraine collaboration – “Sitimamenya”

Jul 27, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Lilongwe based acoustic duo, Madalitso Band on Friday, 24 July released a new song and video titled "Sitimamenya". The song features a Ukrainian Electro-Indie band Tik Tu and it has also been produced by… ...

Organisation supports communities in Covid-19 fight

Jul 25, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

A Lilongwe based organisation is implementing the Rapid Response in Addressing Community Impact of COVID-19 project aimed at rendering support to people in Lilongwe. The project is targeting the elderly, children on the street, single… ...

Man killed in hit-and-run crash

Jul 14, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

A man was killed in a hit-and-run on Sunday evening along the bypass road in Lilongwe. The victim, who is yet to be identified, was killed at about 18:40 hours near Minga Community Day Secondary… ...

Malawi paid K110m for ‘Statue of Liberty’ in Lilongwe

Jul 09, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Malawi paid K110 million for a replica of the Statue of Liberty constructed in the capital, Lilongwe. The statue was built during administration of former President Peter Mutharika. According to seasoned journalist cum whistleblower Idriss… ...

Chilima hits at underperforming heads of parastatals

Jul 07, 2020 Lyonike Mughogho 0 &

State Vice President Saulos Chilima has said that the tendency of transferring incompetent parastatal bosses from one organisation to another must be reviewed. Chilima met heads of parastatals at Bingu International Convention Centre (BICC) in… ...