Amid public sector reforms that government is currently undertaking, the Malawi Housing Corporation has from last month embarked on massive maintenance works and demolition of dilapidated houses in the country. The exercise follows an interface meeting Malawi Housing Corporation, Ministry of lands officials and Malawi Housing Corporation tenants had in February this year. Among the […]
Malawi Housing Corporation (MHC) tenants have asked the government to honour long dwelling tenants by giving them the houses for free. This was said at a meeting on Thursday minister of Lands and Housing Atupele Muluzi held with them in Blantyre. Representative of the tenants Mervin Kaumphawi said there was need for the government to […]
The expelled United Democratic Front (UDF) member Iqbal Omar has dragged his party president Atupele Muluzi to court seeking for reversal of the decision to boot him from the party. Omar, who was party vice president before being sacked, has hired the services of Robert Kadzakumanja and Company law firm to contest against the decision made […]
United Democratic Front (UDF) Central Regional officials backing expelled vice president Iqbal Omar on Thursday, took turns in calling upon UDF National Executive committee (NEC) to hold early elections in order to solve challenges which have emanated within the party. Addressing a news conference at UDF Central Region headquarters, UDF senior members from Dedza, Lilongwe, […]
United Democratic Front (UDF) has resolved to introduce party membership cards as way of generating funds and establish membership, a senior official has confirmed. Party publicist Ken Ndanga also said the party is reviewing the way it conducts primary elections in a bid to improve it. “We want to find out how many members we […]
Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development Atupele Muluzi on Thursday presided over a 5 kilometer New Area 43 Road Project and encouraged other ministries to work with Malawi Defence Force (MDF) in provision of engineering services. Muluzi said the ministry will ensure that project coordination with all key stakeholders progresses without unnecessary delays. He […]
Businessman-cum-politician Iqbal ‘Nthandizi’ Omar has challenged United Democratic Front (UDF) that he does not recognise its decision to expel him as its first vice president, saying he remains in his rank and the party, criticising its leader Atupele Muluzi and the alliance with the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). According to UDF deputy publicity secretary, […]
Minister of Lands Housing and Urban development Atupele Muluzi on Wednesday told parliament that a subsidy that allows poor families build a dry, clean home is an efficient investment to the rural population. Lands minister’s statement comes at a time when opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) members have been calling for the suspension of the program. But in […]
Dedza East member of Parliament (MP) Juliana Lunguzi (Malawi Congress Party-MCP) on Friday hit back at Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development Atupele Muluzi, accusing him of having “shallow thoughts” and campaiging to demonise her after she criticised government over the Decent and Affordable Housing Subsidy Programme, popularly known as Cement and Malata (iron […]
Minister of Lands and Housing Atupele Muluzi has said government officials will soon visit Dedza east to ask traditional leaders if indeed they do not need the subsidised malata and cement programme following MP Juliana Lunguzi’s request for its suspension. Muluzi told the state controlled Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) that it was surprising that the […]
Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development Atupele Muluzi said he is satisfied with the level of work in the Decent and Affordable Housing Subsidy Programme widely known as Malata and Cement Subsidy Program. Muluzi was speaking on Wednesday at Bunyenga primary school ground in Traditional Authority Makwangwala in Ntcheu district during the handover ceremony […]
Government has issued a stern warning that it would grab back all idle land to resell it to new developers after issuing notices to landlords this month. Minister of Land, Atupele Muluzi, said the government is baffled that huge chunks of land, mostly owned by estates and companies lie idle in the Capital, Lilongwe where […]
Almost 7000 out of the targeted 15, 440 houses under the Decent and Affordable Housing Subsidy Program (DHASP) are nearly in the completion stage across the country, , Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Atupele Muluzi has said. Speaking after monitoring the progress of the program in Mbwatalika, Traditional Authority (T/A) Malili in Lilongwe, Muluzi expressed satisfaction […]
United Democratic Front (UDF) president who is also Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Atupele Muluzi has dismissed rumours that he is being groomed as President Peter Mutharika’s successor. Muluzi is the only presidential hopeful who lost in 2014 election serving in the Mutharika’s 20-member cabinet dominated by Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) members. And […]
Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Atupele Muluzi says he is very committed to bring transparency and accountability reforms in his ministry. This follows government’s agenda to diversify the country’s economy through Civil Service Reforms. The Lands minister said this on Tuesday during his familiarization tour to lands offices in Blantyre. Muluzi said his […]
United Democratic Front (UDF) leaders in Mangochi have said that the recent victory for the party in the Mongochi Msikisi ward local government by election is a vote of confidence for the party and its leadership and that no propaganda against the party will succeed. Several local party leaders in the lakeshore district dismissed any […]
Supporters of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and it’s political partner the United Democratic front (UDF ) on Thursday engaged in scatching verbal attacks in Mangochi , it has been reported. The Nation newspaper reports that this happened after UDF president Atupele Muluzi , who is also the Minister of Lands , Housing and Urban […]
Ministers Kondwani Nankhumwa and Atupele Muluzi though retained in a cabinet reshuffle are casualties as President Peter Mutharika has demoted the in the protocol rank. Nankhumwa, who was at the ministry of Information, Tourism and Culture has been moved Local Government and is now appearing on protocol number 17 of Malawi government from number 10 […]