Month: September 2020 Posts

Blantyre Council urged to crack down on motor vehicle sellers

Sep 19, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

A law expert says the Blantyre City Council (BCC) should also target illegal motor vehicle sellers when removing vendors from the streets. The council announced on Friday that it will remove all vendors plying their… ...

Mzuzu Council to remove street vendors on Monday

Aug 01, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Mzuzu City Council has said it will remove all vendors plying their businesses in undesignated places on Monday In a statement on Friday, the council said it will conduct operations to remove illegal vendors on… ...

Blantyre Council bans street vending, weddings

Mar 30, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Blantyre City Council (BCC) has banned street vending, sporting activities and wedding ceremonies due to threat of the coronavirus. The council announced the ban in a post on its Facebook page this morning. "Blantyre… ...

Lilongwe City Council to remove street vendors next week

Sep 26, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Lilongwe City Council (LCC) has said it will start removing vendors from the streets on Tuesday. The council said this in a statement on its Facebook page on yesterday. According to the council, it… ...

Mzuzu Councillors fail on vendors, illegal pubs

Mar 01, 2019 Patricia Mtungila - MEC Stringer 0 &

The Mzuzu Civil Society Network (MCISON), an umbrella body of the majority of non-profit organizations in Mzuzu, says ward councillors in the city have failed to bring policies to address the challenges of illegal street… ...

Fire in Mzuzu: Vendors torch stadium, attack Mayor

Sep 16, 2017 Richard Jimu 156 &

Infuriated by the exercise by police to demolish their structures at Vigwagwa market, irate vendors caused havoc in Mzuzu city last night. Reports say the vendors owning the structures at the market have overtime been… ...

Govt gives K20m compensation to market fire victims

Dec 16, 2015 Thula Chisamba 16 &

The Malawi government through the ministry of local government and rural development has given about MK20 million to vendors who lost their goods in a fire that gutted down Mzuzu and Mzimba main markets. Presenting… ...