Month: September 2021 Posts

My Bucks & LWB move to simplify utility payments

Sep 16, 2021 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

MyBucks Banking Corporation has partnered Lilongwe Water Board (LWB) to simplify payment of water bills for consumers in Lilongwe City and surrounding areas via MyBucks’ Mobile banking platform. My Bucks Head of Channels Felix Chitera… ...

Running water brings new income streams to Mandela Village in Tanzania

Aug 13, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Innovation: Africa is helping to bring new life to Mandela Village’s 4,700 inhabitants with clean running water for the first time. The result is a stream of new opportunities. As part of their on-going project… ...

Abeco Water Tanks Save the Day

Jun 28, 2021 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 0 &

Water tanks dot the horizon of many African countries including Malawi. Africa as a continent is plagued by weather patterns that are extreme and the continent suffers from water scarcity. Water has become the most… ...

Kabambe demands K75m from Lilongwe Water Board

Jun 25, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Former Reserve Bank Governor Dalitso Kabambe is demanding K75 million from Lilongwe Water Board (LWB) as damages for defamation. Kabambe through his lawyers T.F & Partners has written the board about the demand from damages.… ...

Former BWB CEO faulted for not paying rentals at company house

Jun 02, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Office of the Ombudsman has faulted former Blantyre Water Board (BWB) boss Eng. Daniel Chaweza for staying at the company house for three years without paying rent and for getting an allocation of 1100… ...

Tasiya kunyera mutchire campaign under threat

May 28, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The Tasiya Kunyera Tchire Bwerani Muzaone campaign is under threat in Blantyre. It is now 3 days in a row that taps in the commercial city have been running dry without a single drop. Blantyre… ...

Pipes run dry in Blantyre

May 27, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

There are dry taps in the commercial city of Blantyre as the Blantyre water board has been conducting maintenance works at the pumping station Walker's Ferry. The Blantyre Water Board announced that the interruption would… ...

Hackers hit Northern Region Water Board: demands millions in ransom

May 27, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

...board in financial crisis Hackers have hit Northern Region Water Board (NRWB), demanding millions in ransom from the parastatal which is already facing a financial crisis. According to a whistleblower, earlier this month hackers found… ...

MP Bango wants water supply privatized

May 20, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Member of Parliament for Kasungu North Mike Bango says water supply services should be opened up to private entities so that more people should have access to clean water. He made the proposal when he… ...

LWB demolishes toilet built close to water pipelines

May 18, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Lilongwe Water Board on Monday demolished a toilet that was constructed near water delivery pipelines which supply water from the Kanengo reservoirs  to six areas in Lilongwe. The toilet was constructed near Puma filling… ...

Children’s village complains over K700,000 water bill

Apr 21, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Upendo Children Village in Mzuzu says Northern Region Water Board (NRWB) hit the centre with an unexpected K700,000 water bill for one month, forcing the children’s village to start using unsafe water sources. Upendo Children… ...

Dowa turn-off to have clean, piped water

Apr 16, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Dowa turn-off residents in the Central Region of Malawi will have access to piped water courtesy of a project that is targeting 2,000 households. The solar water project is being implemented at Dowa turn-off in… ...

Youth NGO partners LWB in addressing environmental challenges affecting water supply

Apr 04, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

A youth motivated local non-governmental organization has partnered with Lilongwe Water Board in planting trees along the banks of Lilongwe River which is the main source of water for the capital city. Wildlife and Natural… ...

Demonstrators say WASH should be allocated 10% of budget

Mar 27, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Water and Environment Sanitation (WES) Network members held demonstrations at Parliament on Friday, demanding government to increase funding for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) to 10% of the national budget. The demonstrators delivered a petition… ...

Communities demand probe into alleged abuse of funds meant for water project

Mar 13, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Synd Kalimbuka Communities from Chingale in Zomba have demanded Zomba District Council to provide reports on the unfinished Chingale Water Users Association (WUA) project which was funded by African Development Bank (AfDB) in 2012… ...