Month: October 2021 Posts

Mzuzu Council seal Mzuzu University

Oct 21, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

The Mzuzu City Council has locked the entrance of Mzuzu University over the university‘s failure to pay outstanding city rates amounting to K20 million. University staff, students and service providers have failed to enter the… ...

Mzuzu introduces night market

Oct 01, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Mzuzu City Council has introduced a night market where vendors will be allowed to sell merchandise on a road from 6PM to 9PM. This has been done in order to reduce congestion and unnecessary accidents… ...

Police brutality continues despite Chakwera directive

Feb 05, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Despite President Lazarus Chakwera telling the Malawi Police to stop using force in enforcement of rules, the law enforcers are still beating up innocent citizens. Police accompanied by Mzuzu City Council team of bouncers known… ...

Mzuzu Council seals Mzuzu AHL offices

Jan 22, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Mzuzu City Council has sealed Mzuzu Auction Floors due to outstanding ground rents. The auction floors belong to AHL Group which has been experiencing financial challenges over the past five months. According to a source,… ...

Chilima says Northern Region can be developed into tourism and economic hub

Oct 27, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Vice President Saulos Chilima has urged district and city councils in the Northern Region to maximize opportunities such as natural resources to develop the region into a potential economic and tourism hub. He made the… ...

Mzuzu vendors complain to MCP over market space

Sep 12, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Blessings Kaunda - MANA Vendors in Mzuzu on Friday presented a petition to the ruling Malawi Congress Party (MCP) over alleged unfair distribution of market space at Mzuzu Flea Market. Malawi News Agency (Mana)… ...

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… ...

Mzuzu Council offices reopen

Jul 28, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Mzuzu City Council offices have reopened, three weeks after being closed due to a sit-in by workers. According to Mzuzu City Council public relations officer McDonald Gondwe, operations have resumed as management has resolved the… ...

Mzuzu Council workers plan sit-in

Jul 13, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Mzuzu City Council workers are planning a sit-in due to unpaid salary arrears. Speaking on Saturday at City Engineering offices where all junior workers met, the workers agreed to close all offices this week and… ...

Mzuzu City Council workers down tools

Apr 24, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Workers at Mzuzu City Council downed tools on Thursday, demanding their bosses to pay them their three-month salary arrears. The workers held protests outside the council's offices and vowed not to return to work unless… ...

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… ...

Mzuzu residents urged to use waste bins

Mar 22, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

The Mzuzu City Council (MCC) has urged the city’s residents to use refuse bins which the council has placed in several areas across the city. According to the council, some residents have a habit of… ...

Mzuzu Council bans selling of green maize

Mar 18, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

The Mzuzu City Council (MCC) has banned the sale of green maize in the city. In a statement on Tuesday signed by Assistant Director of Health and Social Services Mavuto Lupwayi, the council said it… ...

Lusangazi community rejects council’s plan to dump waste at forest

Feb 12, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Residents of Lusangazi have rejected the Mzuzu City Council’s move to dump waste at a forest in the area. The residents are planning to hold demonstrations against the decision to use Lusangazi Forest as a… ...

Mzuzu council secures temporary waste disposal site

Feb 08, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Mzuzu City Council has managed to secure a temporary site for waste disposal at Lusangazi Forest. According to McDonald Gondwe, the council's spokesperson, the site is now open. "The Council has secured a temporary site… ...