Month: January 2020 Posts

Car vendors demand toilets

Jan 05, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Mzuzu car sellers have complained that they are forced to urinate on trees because the Mzuzu City Council has not built toilets at their place of business. The second hand car sellers also want the… ...

Mzuzu residents complain over poor sanitation

Jan 04, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Mzuzu residents have expressed concern over poor sanitation in the city and have urged the Mzuzu City Council to improve the situation during this rainy season. According to the residents, there is garbage at almost… ...

Mzuzu Stadium renovation underway

Jan 22, 2019 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Mzuzu City Council has started renovating Mzuzu Stadium ahead of the 2019 Super League season. Speaking on Saturday, stadium supervisor Mavuto Silumbu said they want to repair the perimeter fence but so far the works… ...

Mzuzu City Council’s kicks out 110 people with disabilities from Mayor’s house

Dec 05, 2018 Patricia Mtungila - MEC Stringer 0 &

Two female Councillors at Mzuzu City Council are engaged in a fierce battle to stop the council from throwing out 110 people with disabilities from the Mayor's house which the group renovated before occupying. The… ...

Two Mzuzu Council workers killed in accident

Nov 19, 2018 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Two Mzuzu City Council workers have died while five others have sustained injuries after the council vehicle they were travelling in was involved in an accident. MCC spokesperson Macdonald Gondwe said the accident happened on… ...

Mzuzu Council warns against corruption in LDF allocations

Aug 01, 2018 Patricia Mtungila - MEC Stringer 0 &

The Mzuzu City Council has warned block leaders and chiefs in Masasa and Msongwe Wards to desist from corruptly including beneficiaries into the Local Development Fund (LDF) allocations. Mzuzu City Council Director of Planning and… ...

Mzuzu Council optimistic boundary dispute will be resolved

Jul 16, 2018 Patricia Mtungila - MEC Stringer 0 &

The Mzuzu City Council has expressed optimism that the disputes over boundaries between Masasa and Msongwe Wards will finally be put to rest when the councilors and people from the two wards physically confirm the… ...

Chilima accuses council of sleeping on duty

Jan 05, 2018 Mike Lyson Zgambo 11 &

Malawi Vice President Dr Saulos Chilima has faulted the Mzuzu City Council of failing to take measures to prevent some of the disasters that have occurred in the city. He was speaking on Thursday in… ...

DPP to be dragged to court over blue night

Aug 18, 2017 Luke Bisani 60 &

The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Blue Night blues refuse to die as some institutions have threatened the party if it fails to pay back money it got for the event. Five Civil Society Organization… ...

CSOs threaten demos over blue night donations

Aug 16, 2017 Luke Bisani 98 &

Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have threatened to take action to force the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) pay back the money it received from councils and parastatals during the blue night fundraising dinner held at… ...

DPP in trouble over blue night…CSOs threaten action

Aug 03, 2017 Luke Bisani 48 &

Legal expert Justin Dzonzi has faulted the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) for demanding city councils to contribute towards its blue night dinner and dance fundraising event in Lilongwe. This follows reports that DPP approached… ...

Revealed: DPP wanted Mzuzu City Council to contribute towards blue night

Aug 01, 2017 Victoria Milanzi 49 &

The Mzuzu City Council (MCC) has disclosed that Malawi's ruling  Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) wanted the Council to contribute towards the party's blue night dinner. In an interview in which the Council trashed claims that… ...

Mzuzu going green: new waste management centre to be doing plastic recycling

Apr 11, 2017 Victoria Milanzi 0 &

Mzuzu City Council has said the state of the art Nsilo waste management site being constructed in the city will be ready for use soon. In an interview with Malawi24, Public Relations Officer for Mzuzu… ...

Mzuzu council hikes city rates

Apr 06, 2017 Luke Bisani 0 &

In a move to improve service delivery in the city, Mzuzu City Council (MCC) has disclosed plans to hike city rates. According to the council, residents are to face a 20 percent hike in city… ...

MP accuses Mzuzu council of corruption

Jan 10, 2017 Martha Chikoti 10 &

Member of Parliament (MP) for Mzuzu City Leonard Njikho says lack of transparency at Mzuzu City Council and corrupt practices in the council is eating up the council’s resources. Njikho said the city is failing… ...