Month: September 2020 Posts

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… ...

Sheriffs impound five Mzuzu Council vehicles

Feb 06, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Sheriffs in Mzuzu on Wednesday impounded five vehicles belonging to Mzuzu City Council over the council’s failure to pay several people money totaling K110 million. The five vehicles have been parked at the Mzuzu High… ...

Trash accumulates in Mzuzu markets as dumping site remains closed

Feb 04, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

There are heaps of trash in markets in Mzuzu City with the council failing to collect the waste because of the closure of the Msilo dumping site. Mzuzu main market and parts of Zigwagwa markets… ...

Mzuzu council assigns security guard to receive feminists’ petition

Feb 02, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

The Mzuzu City Council (MCC) on Saturday assigned a security guard to receive a petition from women marching against gender based violence. The Young Feminist Network (YFN) which organized the protests expressed disappointment over council… ...

Mzuzu commemorates Aids day

Jan 31, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

The Mzuzu City Council will hold a World Aids Day commemoration event today as the council continues to encourage residents to get tested. According to Mzuzu City Aids Coordinator Augustine Gama, the event will be… ...

Mzuzu residents seal Msilo waste site

Jan 12, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Residents in Mzuzu have shut down the Msilo Waste Management site saying children easily enter the site to scavenge and the site increases the risk of diseases. The community members also accuse the council of… ...