Month: May 2023 Posts

Lilongwe Police block vendors from presenting their concerns to court

May 20, 2023 Synd Kalimbuka 0 &

Police in Lilongwe on Friday blocked vendors who were marching to Lilongwe Magistrate Court to present their concerns following Lilongwe City Council's decision to remove them from undesignated places. According to one of the vendors… ...

LCC to remove street vendors next week

Apr 29, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The Lilongwe City Council has urged the general public to stop purchasing goods from street vendors as the council plans to remove all vendors doing their businesses in undesignated places including streets next week. This… ...

Mzuzu Council faulted for leniency in relocating vendors

Apr 08, 2023 Contributor* 0 &

By Clive Mwafulirwa Market vendors in Mzuzu City have faulted Mzuzu City Council officials for being lenient in chasing vendors operating along the streets. The complainants said illegal market structures are sprouting unhindered in undesignated… ...

Vendors storm Mzuzu Police Station

Apr 05, 2023 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

Maize vendors from Zigwagwa Market in Mzuzu on Tuesday stormed Mzuzu Police Station to demand the release of their colleague who had been picked by police on suspicion of selling maize taken from Agriculture Development… ...

Lilongwe council to remove cars found being sold along streets

Jul 14, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Lilongwe City Council has warned that it will remove any vehicle found on display for sale or hire along streets and other undesignated areas within the city. The council’s acting chief executive officer Vitto… ...

Bon Kalindo tell councils to stop chasing street vendors

Jan 22, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Politician Bon Kalindo says city councils should stop chasing vendors from the streets and confiscating their merchandise. Kalindo was speaking this on Friday, January 21 when he was delivering his petition at the DC's office… ...

Xenophobic Malawians wants Asians out

Feb 16, 2021 Thula Chisamba 0 &

Black Malawians plying their businesses in Mzuzu have called for the removal of all Asians living in the city's Central Business District. The call follows the sweeping out of local vendors from undesignated places some… ...

Public cautioned on roadside vending

Nov 22, 2020 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

People in the country have been urged to refrain from doing their businesses along the country's roadsides in order to prevent road accidents. This was said at the commemoration of African Road Safety Day which… ...

Mzuzu vendors back on the streets

Oct 15, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Mzuzu vendors are back on the streets, three weeks after Mzuzu City Council with the help of Police removed them over illegal vending. One of the vendors Anangishe Kaonga who sells second hand clothes said… ...

Blantyre Council orders car sellers to leave CBD

Sep 23, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Blantyre City Council has ordered all second-hand vehicle vendors to stop using parking spaces and undesignated areas in Limbe and Blantyre. In a statement today, the council has also told operators of saloon vehicles (Sientas,… ...

Mzuzu vendors complain to MCP over market space

Sep 12, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Blessings Kaunda - MANA Vendors in Mzuzu on Friday presented a petition to the ruling Malawi Congress Party (MCP) over alleged unfair distribution of market space at Mzuzu Flea Market. Malawi News Agency (Mana)… ...

All residents should take blame for mess in Malawi’s cities – Chakwera

Aug 23, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera says all residents in Malawi’s cities, and not only vendors, should take responsibility for the mess in the country’s cities. Speaking in his national address on Saturday, Chakwera said everyone should accept… ...

“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… ...