Blantyre City Mayor Jomo Osman has met members of the city’s Asian community to discuss security and development concerns, pledging council action on street lighting, CCTV installation and enforcement of by-laws against unauthorised shabeens. Speaking after the engagement, Osman said unity had to underpin efforts to improve the city, calling for “one community, one city” […]
Long-suffering drivers in Blantyre are finally set for relief after city bosses confirmed a massive road rehabilitation blitz will kick off at the end of this month — following the signing of a crucial financing deal with the Road Fund Administration (RFA). Blantyre City Council’s Public Relations Officer Debora Luka revealed preparations are already at […]
Blantyre City Mayor Isaac Jomo Osman has called on companies and property developers to start building taller, modern structures with underground parking, arguing the city can no longer rely on low-rise buildings and congested roadside parking as its population and commercial activity grow. Osman said multi-storey buildings with basement car parks are now essential to […]
One person has tested negative for cholera in Blantyre after he was rushed to hospital following cholera symptoms. The rainy season is always associated with high cases of cholera in Blantyre and other parts in the country, especially urban areas. Blantyre District Council officials say they are to ready to deal with cholera outbreaks in […]
State Vice President, Saulos Klaus Chilima (SKC) on Friday took the National Clean-up Day initiative to Blantyre City and has called for collective action in cleaning the country to make Malawi a better place to live. Chilima launched the Clean Up Initiative for Blantyre City at Nyambadwe Primary School, saying waste management has become a […]
Blantyre City Council (BCC) which instituted a ban on weddings, parties and other social gatherings have said people can still get married as long as organisers follow Coronavirus precautionary measures of physical distancing. Mayor of Blantyre City Wild Ndipo announced the ban particularly on street vending on Monday following President Peter Mutharika declaration of the […]
Blantyre City Council (BCC) has used police force to clear vendors out of the streets as part of its intensified measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus. The council deployed law enforcers in the streets on Wednesday following the ban issued on Monday. The City Council’s lockdown measures include ban on street vending, bridal showers, […]
Mayor of Blantyre City mayor Wild Ndipo has announced that the council has ordered a citywide lock-down, restricting the normal business to stem the proliferation of the coronavirus. Addressing a news conference, mayor Ndipo said Blantyre City Council has with immediate effect banned street vending, wedding ceremonies, bridal showers and engagement ceremonies. He said the council has also banned night clubs, […]
Blantyre City Assembly (BCA) is rolling out a one-way traffic system from this Friday, October 11 2019 in its Blantyre Central Business District (CBD) as a means of reducing traffic congestion and Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Ben Phiri is scheduled to launch a signpost that will read “one-way street”. .Director for Planning […]
Chaos! Limbe market was turned into a conflict zone on Tuesday afternoon as angry vendors exchanged blows with Blantyere City Council officials before going into streets to protest against the City for snatching various items from the vendors who were traders various items along Limbe roads and outside shops which according to the City was […]
The next mayor of Blantyre will be elected on July 19 and Councilor Gertrude Chirambo of Namalimwe Ward has plans to entice fellow councilors to nominate as well as vote for her to become the first ever female mayor for the commercial capital City. This will be her second attempt at the Mayorship which she […]
Learners from Mini-Me Montessori Nursery and Primary School in Blantyre on Tuesday took time out from class work to clean up streets in the commercial city. They spent over an hour sweeping and picking litter on Haile Selassie Road, Victoria Avenue and Independence Drive (Sanjika Road) helped by Blantyre City Council (BCC) with Gule Wamkulu […]
FDH Bank has donated K5 million towards the Blantyre City Health week and Clean Premises competition o ensure hygiene and sanitation. Head of Personal and Business banking at FD, Kawawa Msapato said they decided to help towards the health week – which seeks to engage residents of the city in cleaning activities – as they […]
President Peter Mutharika on Wednesday launched the construction of MK4.6 billion by-pass road that will go through several locations Blantyre and expressed optimism that the 186-kilometre road will be finalised in three to four years. The Blantyre bypass ring road is expected to facilitate easy and fast mobility of goods and services as one of […]
Blantyre District Council says it will from April this year start constructing a shopping mall at Chileka Airport as one way of boosting its revenue collection. District Commissioner for Blantyre, Bennet Nkasala said although councils were not allowed to directly run any commercial activities, the Blantyre Council would from next week start the process of […]
Taxi operators plying their trade around Blantyre Flea Market have recently become a cause for concern for fueling congestion around the commercial city’s hub of business operations. In the past few months, the taxi operators who operate at the taxi rank which is across the road from the Flea Market have increased in number with […]
Transformation Alliance (TA), a pressure group that strives to work for the common good of all Malawians, has written the Blantyre City Council (BCC), demanding explanations for below-average work on demolished concrete street lighting poles in the city. BCC, Nyasa Times understands, earlier in May erected concrete poles for the installation of street lights but days later […]
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Youth Director and Councilor for Misesa Ward in Blantyre, Louis Ngalande, has intensified his drive to unseat Mayor Noel Chalamanda when Blantyre City Council (BCC) holds elections next month. Chalamanda, private practicing lawyer and independent councilor for Blantyre City Centre Ward, was elected as Mayor for Blantyre city on July 9, […]