Month: June 2020 Posts

Two roads completed in 2019/20, several delayed

Jun 13, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Government says two roads were completed in the 2019/20 fiscal year while at least six roads which were expected to be finished in the same financial year have been carried over to the 2020/21 financial… ...

Motorists complain: traffic officers are becoming aggressive

May 17, 2020 Aubrey Makina 0 &

Motorists on Malawian roads have complained that traffic officers are becoming aggressive, even risking the lives and properties of the motorists, in an attempt to get bribes. In a Facebook post, a motorist complained of… ...

Chiefs worried over poor state of Rumphi-Hewe road

Mar 31, 2020 Thula Chisamba 0 &

Traditional leaders at Hewe in Rumphi have expressed concern over the poor condition of the Rumphi-Hewe road saying people in the are failing to access Rumphi District Hospital. Village headman Kalindamawe of Kanyenjere in Hewe… ...

Toll gates will not be placed on poor roads – Minister

Feb 13, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

Minister of Transport and Public Works Ralph Jooma says road tolling will not be implemented on poor roads but roads which are in fair and good conditions. Jooma made the remarks in a ministerial statement… ...

Questions over Mota Engil’s dominance in construction sector

Mar 14, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 10 &

A construction expert has questioned Mota Engil’s dominance in the sector in Malawi following revelations that the company is currently building roads worth K142 billion. According to Amabhungane, the Portuguese based company’s nearest competitor is… ...