Malawi’s Supreme Court of Appeal has dismissed Mama Cecelia Kadzamira’s challenge to a long-running land dispute, upholding a ruling in favour of the family of the late Elias Zakeyu Kaphwiti Banda. The seven-judge panel, headed by Chief Justice Rizine Mzikamanda, unanimously rejected the appeal as “devoid of merit,” according to the court’s decision dated November […]
Displaced families from Kasasile in Nkhata Bay District say they are being shuffled around like pawns, after Second Vice-President Enock Kamzingeni Chihana told residents at Maji Estate in Mzimba West to share out their land and make room for the newcomers. The comments were made at a meeting in Mzimba on Saturday. Speaking at a […]
Displaced villagers in Nkhata-Bay say they are ready to move to Maji Estate, but not before government compensates them for the homes and property the army destroyed in 2024. The displaced residents of Kasasile, under Traditional Authority M’bwana in Nkhata-Bay, are angry about government’s plan to move them to Mzimba West. The relocation was due […]
Malawi’s land records have come under cyber attack after hackers breached a government system and gained access to sensitive information, prompting ministers to announce a crackdown on online crime. Lands Minister Chimwemwe Chipungu revealed that the Ministry’s Land Information Management System was hacked around two weeks ago, exposing title deeds and other land-related data to […]
More than 15,000 households in Lilongwe’s Area 26, Kanengo Northgate, are still waiting for compensation more than two decades after customary land they occupied was converted into an urban housing development linked to businessman Mahmood Azhar Chaudhry. The land, held under Title Number Alimaunde 26/5 by GM Properties Limited, has been at the centre of […]
The Minister of Lands, Chimwemwe Chipungu, has launched the allocation of residential and agricultural land to 132 displaced families at Nthunduwala-Zithe Farm in Kasungu District, in a government-backed effort to help affected households rebuild their lives.
Washington Chimuzu, chief executive of Eris Properties, said greater collaboration between government and developers would be necessary if Malawi is to meet its affordable housing objectives. The intervention comes as the government embarks on an ambitious plan to build 135,000 modern homes by 2031 under a K8.1tn strategic framework, while acknowledging that implementation will depend […]
Minister says digital reforms, stronger land governance and planned urban growth will be central to Malawi’s development ambitions under new strategy The Government has unveiled an ambitious five-year strategy aimed at overhauling land administration, expanding access to affordable housing and managing the pressures of rapid urbanisation as Malawi pursues its long-term development goals. Launching the […]
Strategic plan for 2026 to 2031 will be launched in Lilongwe on Tuesday, with Eris Properties, Habitat for Humanity and NBS Bank as sponsors The Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development is set to unveil its blueprint for the next five years at an official launch in Lilongwe next week. Lands Minister Chimwemwe Chipungu […]
The government has still not allocated plots to developers at three sites it identified for development several years ago, because it has failed to pay compensation to the people living on the land. The sites are Area 54 in Lilongwe, Dunduzu in Mzuzu and Matindi in Blantyre. Lands, Housing and Urban Development Principal Secretary Bennett […]
The government has unveiled plans to relocate the displaced Kasasile community to a 600-hectare estate in Mpherembe, Mzimba District, in what ministers say will finally bring an end to the long-running Kasasile land dispute in Nkhata Bay. Speaking on Wednesday, Lands Minister Chimwemwe Chipungu said the move fulfils a campaign pledge made by President Arthur […]
A controversial tycoon once linked to a scandal-hit duty-free cement deal is facing fresh accusations of muscling in on land rightfully belonging to ordinary Malawians — sparking fury among villagers and raising uncomfortable questions about power and privilege at the top. Mahmed Shafee Ahmed Chunara shot to notoriety over the so-called “Cement Gate” affair, in […]
Hundreds of Malawian families are set to receive long-awaited plots of farmland after Lands Minister Chimwemwe Chipungu personally joined officials on the ground today to launch a major land distribution exercise, fulfilling a direct order from President Arthur Peter Mutharika. The minister was in Thyolo and Blantyre on Friday to kick-start the allocation of the […]
Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development Chimwemwe Chipungu has urged the Ministry’s new Principal Secretary for Lands, Bennet Nkasala, and staff to prioritise serving Malawians and delivering tangible reforms in land administration and urban development. Chipungu made the remarks on Wednesday when he welcomed Nkasala to the Ministry, saying the appointment presents an opportunity […]
President Peter Mutharika has swooped to rescue hundreds of farmers who feared losing their livelihoods, ordering that part of a disputed estate be shared among locals rather than sold off for development. Minister of Lands Chimwemwe Chipungu broke the news Friday during a stakeholders’ meeting with farmer representatives at Thyolo District Council, revealing the president’s […]
Government has authorised Thyolo District Council to sell 709 plots at Nantipwiri Estate for residential and commercial use, following years of court battles over the land. Thyolo District Commissioner Noel Dakamau disclosed this on Tuesday during a full council meeting. He said the plots form part of more than 1,300 created after the estate was […]
The Supreme Court of Appeal has dismissed former official hostess Cecilia Tamanda Kadzamira’s application to suspend enforcement of a High Court judgment in the long-running Tichitenji Estate dispute, ruling it lacks the jurisdiction to hear the request at this stage of proceedings. In an order dated September 2, 2026, the court said Kadzamira must first […]
Construction of a shopping mall in Lilongwe’s Area 10 has been abruptly halted after the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development issued a stop notice, ruling that the site encroaches on a reserved area. The notice, numbered 2026-08-103, orders developer Chaundhry Associates to immediately cease all construction work on the plot. According to the […]