Malawi Police in Ntcheu district are hunting for unknown criminals who murdered a 40-year-old bicycle taxi operator (Kabaza). Police have identified the deceased as Labani Afiki who was operating his business at Kankawo Trading Centre in Balaka district. “He was found murdered at around 6pm at Kandota village in Ntcheu district,” explained Ntcheu police Public Relations Officer, […]
Dedza District Council has revealed its plans of collecting taxes on Kabaza (bike taxi) operators in the district as one way boosting their revenue collection. Speaking during a full council meeting, Chairperson of finance Councillor Laiden Sekelani said it is their plan to collect K6 million from people doing Kabaza businesses in the district in […]
Malawi Police in cenytrak region district of Ntcheu have restricted bicycle taxi operators popularly known as Kabaza from operating at night in a bid to curb road accidents. The district has of late witnessed an increase of fatal road accidents, mostly involving Kabaza. In January alone law enforcers registered a total of seven accidents involving […]
Member of Parliament for Salima Central Felix Jumbe has commended Pacific Group Limited, a local investment company owned by Malawians of Asian origin, for loaning out 20 motor bikes to 20 bicycle taxi operators – Kabaza – from Salima. Jumbe thanked Pacific for bailing out the taxi operators and appealed for prudence on the part […]
Disgruntled bicycle taxi operators, popularly known as Kabanza, on Friday clashed with police in Mzuzu because of what they have described “unfair treatment” from the former. Nyasa Times correspondent in Mzuzu, Chancy Gondwe, says there was “chaos.” He said the “operators blocked the road with logs of wood to express their anger following an operation by […]
Bicycle taxi (kabanza) operators in Mzuzu City have heaped blame on the Malawi Police Service (MPS) in the region for rekindling unemployment following an ongoing operation whose aim is let out bicycles in Mzuzu’s central business district. Several operators who talked to Nyasa Times on Thursday said police were taking too long before “releasing” their bicycles. “They […]
One of the country’s Hip-Hop artists, Slessor has taken a new dimension in his music career as he tackles problems commuters experience in Swag yaKabaza. The song released on Friday together with its video is yet to take Malawi music by storm based on the relevance of issues highlighted. Swag yaKabaza talks about the day to day […]
Slowness by government in creating job opportunity to its citizenry, has virtually forced some vulnerable individuals to “just” delve into bicycle cycling trade widely known as “Kabaza” by carrying passengers “to” and “fro” on a small fee, as means of survival. Government has since confirmed their existence saying mechanism measures are already in place on […]
A yet to be identified bicycle taxi man –Kabaza – was set ablaze and killed when a lynch mob mistook his for a thieve in the Capital City Lilongwe Saturday night. Onlookers who were found at the scene told Nyasa Times that the Kabaza man was cruising to his bicycle rank at Gologota after dropping […]
Bicycle taxi operators also known as Kabaza in Malawi’s northern district of Karonga converged on Wednesday at the district’s council office to demonstrate their dissatisfaction with the conduct by the council towards them. Chairperson for the operators committee, Talangapo Mwinuka said they agreed with the council to start collecting a monthly levy from 1st July on condition that […]
Minister of Industry and Trade Sosten Gwengwe says People’s Party (PP) Government will continue to pursue direct intervention programmes aimed at empowering the masses to uplift their living standards. Gwengwe who is also PP’s Presidential Running Mate for the coming May elections was speaking Wednesday at Chibavi Community Ground in Mzuzu during the launch of Motor Bike Taxis […]