Month: July 2020 Posts

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… ...