Month: October 2020 Posts

Zomba District Council revenue collection improves

Oct 17, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Synd Kalimbuka As councils in the country are struggling to collect revenues, Zomba District Council has a different story to tell on the same. According to District Commissioner for Zomba District Council Dr. Smart Gwedemula,… ...

Mzuzu vendors back on the streets

Oct 15, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Mzuzu vendors are back on the streets, three weeks after Mzuzu City Council with the help of Police removed them over illegal vending. One of the vendors Anangishe Kaonga who sells second hand clothes said… ...

Zomba vendors say they will not allow to be used by politicians

Aug 09, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Synd Kalimbuka Vendors in Zomba main market have promised to work without any political interference as one way of promoting their businesses. Ayatu Brown Chidothi said this when he was elected as the chairperson… ...

Lilongwe council orders market users to wear face masks

May 16, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Lilongwe City Council has said that vendors and buyers in the central market and all other markets in Lilongwe city will be required to wear face masks  starting from Monday, 18 May 2020. The Chief… ...

“We can’t plant zithumwa on concrete”: Vendors shun new market

Feb 23, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Traders in Ntcheu are shunning a new market saying the concrete floor at the market is not suitable for planting zithumwa. The abandoned market is at Senzani in the district. Vendors who believe in magic… ...

Mutharika defies Supreme Court ruling on plastics

Sep 10, 2019 Luke Bisani 1 &

A month ago, Malawi’s Supreme Court dismissed an appeal by plastic manufacturing companies on ban of production of plastics bags less than 60 microns. The ruling on plastic industry appeal by the Supreme Court in… ...

Reinvest taxpayers’ money in trading centres, Chitipa council told

Aug 22, 2019 Madalitso Phiri - MEC Stringer 0 &

Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development has told Chitipa District Council to consider bringing infrastructure development in markets to make sure there is development efficiency to both business dwellers and the council. The remarks… ...

Uliwa market operates without toilets, shadow Councilor promises change

Apr 02, 2019 Jordan Simeon-Phiri - MEC Stringer 0 &

An aspiring for Uliwa Ward in Karonga Gloria Singini has expressed concern over poor sanitation and deteriorating hygienic conditions at Uliwa market which is operating without toilets. Singini expressed the concern at a meeting Justice… ...