Month: March 2021 Posts

MP complains over poor state of Nayuchi-Nsanama road

Mar 26, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Member of Parliament for Machinga East Constituency Esther Jolobala has expressed concern over the poor state of the Nsanama-Nayuchi road, saying people in her constituency are struggling to do business and access healthcare. Jolobala said… ...

Advocacy group petitions Parliament over Neno Road

Mar 18, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

A group of people from Neno has delivered a petition to Parliament as the group continues to push for the completion of Mwanza-Neno-Tsangano road. The people under Mwanza Neno Tsangano Road Advocacy presented the petition… ...

Living Waters ‘takes Jesus’ to the potholes

Mar 14, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Members of Dwangwa Living Waters Church have fixed potholes on the M5 road in Dwangwa. The church members mobilized resources and were joined by community members as they carried out the works yesterday. “As citizens… ...

Musician Matumbi embarks on initiative to fix potholes

Mar 10, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

After noticing that authorities are failing to repair potholes on roads in Lilongwe city, musician Anne Matumbi has decided to take the matter in his own hands. Matumbi, real name Chiyanjano Muheziwa, has embarked on… ...

Court acquits 8 people accused of damaging road

Mar 07, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Synd Kalimbuka Eight people in Phalombe have been acquitted on charges of damaging a road, the ruling coming after the eight had been on bail for 14 months during which they were spending K10,000… ...

MP asks Tonse Govt to continue two projects in his constituency

Mar 03, 2021 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Member of Parliament for Phalombe North East Constituency Emuhiye Namachekecha has asked the Tonse Alliance Government to continue two projects in his constituency which were initiated by the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) administration. On Tuesday… ...

Fraud fears muddle Mota Engil over Area 18 Interchange: Cost spiked from K7bn to K16bn

Feb 23, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Mota Engil and Roads Authority (RA) chiefs inflated the cost of the Area 18 Interchange from about K7 billion to K16 billion, a whistleblower says. Mota Engil, which enjoyed government construction contracts during the Democratic… ...

Taskforce formed to push for construction of Machinga-Chingale- Lirangwe road

Feb 22, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Synd Kalimbuka Members of Parliament from Machinga, Zomba and Blantyre in collaboration with concerned communities from the three districts have formed a taskforce aimed at pushing government to construct Machinga-Chingale-Lirangwe road, which Malawian presidents… ...

Rumphi-Nthalire road in pathetic state: Chakwera urged to fulfil promise  

Feb 16, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

People who travel between Rumphi to Chitipa through Nthalire have complained over the poor state of the road connecting the two areas and have urged the Lazarus Chakwera administration to fulfil its promise to construct… ...

Zomba Central MP launches road construction project

Feb 15, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Innocent Nyondo Zomba Central Parliamentarian Bester Awali has launched a project which will see the rehabilitation of Mpondabwino Bridge and the construction of the road that connects Mpondabwino and St Mary’s. According to business… ...

Poor road network in major cities worries deputy minister

Feb 13, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Deputy Minister of Local Government, Halima Daudi has expressed concern over the status of roads in the country’s major cities saying poor roads are compromising  standards of cities. The Deputy Minister said apart from the… ...