Month: February 2020 Posts

“We can’t plant zithumwa on concrete”: Vendors shun new market

Feb 23, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Traders in Ntcheu are shunning a new market saying the concrete floor at the market is not suitable for planting zithumwa. The abandoned market is at Senzani in the district. Vendors who believe in magic… ...

Mzuzu vendors reject HRDC demos

Jan 15, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Mzuzu vendors have expressed concern over plans by the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) to conduct nationwide demonstrations on Thursday saying the protests affect their businesses. In an interview, one of the Mzuzu main market… ...

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… ...

Govt cancels relocation of vendors amid political tension

Oct 09, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development has suspended the relocation of street vendors due to political tension in the country. In a letter to chief executive officers of city councils and district commissioners… ...

Lilongwe City Council to remove street vendors next week

Sep 26, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Lilongwe City Council (LCC) has said it will start removing vendors from the streets on Tuesday. The council said this in a statement on its Facebook page on yesterday. According to the council, it… ...