Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Councillor for Chigumula Ward CWild Ndipo has been voted as Mayor for the City of Blantyre, a title he held before May 21 Tripartite Elections. Ndipo claimed the mayorship after trouncing DPP Councillor for Namalimwe Ward Gertrude Chirambo with 20 votes against 5 votes. He will now be deputized by Joseph […]
Blantyre City Council has refused Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) permission to hold peaceful march protests Friday in the commercial capital. Council spokesperson Anthony Kasunda said HIRDC had failed to pay K9.5 million in damages of property occurred in the previous similar protests which turned violent. “We told them to pay for the damages first […]
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has opted to field Councillors Gertrude Lucy Chirambo for Namalimwe Ward in Ndirande and Wild James Ndipo of Chigumula Ward for the seat of Mayor Blantyre City Council and for Isaac Jomo Osman of Bangwe Nthandizi Ward together with Joseph Nyson Makwinja (Bangwe Ward) to contest for the post of […]
Human rights activists under the banner of Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) have sued Blantyre City Council (BCC) and the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) over the sale of mayor’s house at K65 million paid through part of the K145 million donation from Pioneer Investment. DPP spokeman Nicholous Dausi is on record to have admitted […]
NICO Group has donated K5 million to Blantyre City Council to help the Council assist thousands of household victims that were affected by the disaster that followed the incessant heavy rains that hit southern Malawi last week. Making the donation on Tuesday at the City Assembly, NICO Group Managing Director Vizenge Kumwenda, said they were […]
Local Government and Rural Development minister, Kondwani Nankhumwa, has commended the Blantyre City Council (BCC) for keeping the city clean and green. He officially presided over the closure the BCC Health Week Campaign and the official launch of the ‘Clean Premises Competition’ at Bangwe Market ground in the city on Sunday, December 16, 2018. “There […]
A petition to stop Blantyre City Council (BCC) and the Indian Government from erecting a statue of Mahatma Gandhi, an Indian activist, at Ginnery Corner in Blantyre continues to dominate Malawi media and invoking “unnecessary emotions”. The anti-Ghandi campaigners – who have todate mobilised about 3 000 signatures online – want the city council to […]
United Transformation Movement (UTM) has been granted permission to apply for judicial review in the matter which Blantyre City Council (BCC) refused to grant the movement permission to hold a rally at Nyambadwe Primary School ground because it is not registered. UTM national chairman Noel Masangwi said the grouping—led by the country’s Vice-President Saulos Chilima […]
Blantyre City Council (BCC) has denied permission to United Transformation Movement (UTM) to hold a public rally at Nyambadwe Primary School ground in Ndirande which was planned for Saturday. The movement—which is led by the country’s Vice-President Saulos Chilima who broke ranks with the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and declared he will challenge President Peter […]
Civil society organisations under the banner Human Rights Defenders Forum (HRDF) have taken the Blantyre City Council to court for illegal sell of the mayor’s residence to the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). The forum vice chairperson Gift Trapence said lawyer Wesley Mwafulirwa has gone to court after the assembly failed to respond to the CSOs […]
Blantyre City Council (BCC) has given permission to the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to hold their ‘Blue Day’ match in the city on September 7, the day civil society organisations want to hold peaceful protests against governance, transparency and accountability issues in government. In a statement, the party says the council has granted it […]
Blantyre City Council (BCC) has warned the business fraternity in the city that they will be taken to task if they do not use current and well displayed licenses. Speaking in an interview, BCC spokesperson, Anthony Kasunda said the council is conducting inspections of business premises to check if business licenses are valid and displayed […]
Blantyre District Council has completed the installation works of street lights at Lunzu Trading Centre which has cost close to K47.5 million, authorities have confirmed. District Commissioner for Blantyre, Bennet Nkasala, said what remains is for the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) to connect the street lights to its power lines. “Yes, I can […]
The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) regional governor in the southern region, Charles Mchacha on Wednesday attacked the Blantyre City Council (BCC) officials branding them opposition parties’ agents. Speaking in Blantyre during the ground breaking ceremony of Blantyre City by-pass road, Mchacha said some BCC officials are deliberately formulating bad by-laws in order to dethrone […]
Some farmers in Ndirande Township in Blantyre on Monday morning were left shocked when they found their maize crops slashed down by Blantyre City Council (BCC) without prior notice. A snap check at one of the maize gardens along Ndirande-Goliyo road found farmers with their faces cast down with sympathizers discussing and trying to find […]
Blantyre City Council (BCC) has warned illegal settlers around Soche, Bangwe, Ndirande and Mpingwe hills to demolish their structures within 60 days. The warning comes barely a month after the Vice President Dr Saulos Chilima ordered Blantyre City Council (BCC) to vacate an injunction obtained by people who encroached Soche Hill “with immediate effect” to […]
Blantyre City Council (BCC) authorities have with immediate effect banned the sale of ready to eat foods as a response to the outbreak of cholera which has hit some parts of the country. In a press statement released on Thursday, signed by BCC Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Alfred Chanza it outlined that due to the […]
Blantyre City Council (BCC) is yet to start reallocating people from Soche to Machinjiri Township barely two weeks after the council removed injunction that had lasted for five years. BCC Public Relations Manager Anthony Kasunda said on Monday in Blantyre that currently his office had no new information regarding the allocating process. The PRO who […]