Roads Authority Archives

Chingeni Tollgate expected to rake in K4.5 billion annually

Dec 07, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By: Fostina Mkandawire - MANA The Chingeni road tollgate which is under construction in Ntcheu district is expected to be raising K4.5 billion annually and the money will be used for maintenance of roads. Malawi… ...

Chilima cautions Roads Authority on contracts

Sep 12, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Vice President Saulos Chilima has told the Roads Authority (RA) to seriously change the way it conducts business, especially on awarding of contracts for construction of roads. Chilima who is also Minister of Economic Planning… ...

Legislator orders demolition of K28m bridges over substandard work

Aug 24, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Member of Parliament for Nsanje South West Eurita Ntiza has ordered that two bridges built in her constituency should be demolished following concerns that the bridges are death traps. The bridges which cost K14 million… ...

Road closes for six months just to fix a single roundabout

Aug 07, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The Roads Authority in Malawi has closed for 6 months the Matchansi junction in Lilongwe to have it upgraded by SR Nicholas Limited. This is according to a notice published in the newspaper and signed… ...

Malawians hit back at Mota Engil – accused of being DPP bedfellows and paying kickbacks to win contracts

Jul 21, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Mota Engil, the company whose workers were accused of racism, is back in the news for controversially demanding K96 billion from government. The company's Managing Director Nuno Antunes says in a letter to the Roads… ...

Mzuzu-Karonga road damaged by landslide

Feb 05, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

A landslide has damaged the Mzuzu-Karonga M1 road at Mbuta in Karonga. The Roads Authority has confirmed saying the damaged spot is 125 Km from Mzuzu and 100 km from Karonga. According to the authority,… ...

Roads Authority closes M5 road

Jan 10, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

The Roads Authority has closed the M5 Road at Lingadzi Bridge near Chikwawa Trading Centre after heavy rains damaged the road. In a statement, the Roads Authority said the rains which the area has been… ...