A fiery open letter posted on Facebook has accused senior officials in the Ministry of Lands of illegally allocating more than 30 hectares of prime city‑centre land in Lilongwe to a single investor, Nyasa Manufacturing Ltd, sparking fresh questions over governance and political influence in one of Malawi’s most sensitive ministries. The author, Joana Moyo, […]
The High Court in Lilongwe has issued an interim order stopping GM Properties Limited from evicting more than 15,000 households in Area 26, halting any takeover of the disputed land until a full hearing on 13 July 2026. Lawyer Oscar Taulo, representing the residents, said the ruling means families cannot be forced off land many […]
Government launches investigation into how GM Properties Limited obtained legal ownership of Area 26 land despite failing to compensate families it was ordered by the High Court to pay Malawi’s Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development has admitted it may have issued a title deed to a private developer in breach of its own […]
The Tichitenji Estate dispute has exposed a troubling structural gap in Malawi’s civil justice system — one where winning in court does not mean winning in practice In December 2025, the High Court of Malawi ruled clearly and unambiguously: the Kaphwiti family were the rightful owners of Tichitenji Estate, a 583.7-acre property in Mchinji whose […]
Residents of Area 26 in Lilongwe are urging President Arthur Peter Mutharika to intervene in a long‑running land dispute, accusing developer GM Properties Limited of pushing ahead with evictions despite a High Court ruling requiring compensation first. It has been more than 18 months since High Court Judge Howard Pemba ordered the company to compensate […]
About 65 houses belonging to the Malawi Housing Corporation (MHC) risk being demolished for being built on a private land, it has been reported. According to published reports, MHC is alleged to have constructed two-bedroom semi-detached houses at Ngumbe in Blantyre on a freehold farming land. In a story carried by Weekend Nation newspaper, the […]
Deputy Minister of Lands Abida Mia has given concerned parties involved in the grabbing of public land at Staff Development Institute (SDI) in Blantyre to meet and resolve the contentious matter within 14 days. Mia called for a stakeholders meeting after touring the encroached land last week where she expressed dissatisfaction over the scale at […]
A fierce battle has erupted in Salima as the district council and traditional leaders are fighting over a graveyard. The department of Museums and Monuments has since intervened, calling for an immediate ceasefire. The impasse between Salima District Council and some chiefs was over the alleged sale of a graveyard at Kamuzu road in the […]
The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) is not bulging in its crusade to reclaim the land from British-owned conglomerate companies so that the same should be distributed to landless people in Thyolo and Mulanje. Having received a blind eye and deaf ear from President Lazarus Chakwera on his prayer to the Head […]
Deputy Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development Abida Mia on Friday visited Staff Development Institute (SDI) at Mpemba in Blantyre to follow up on reports that the land meant for the college expansion had been dubiously sold to private developers. The land is located close to SDI and was previously under the jurisdiction of […]
In a last ditch attempt to wipe out cases of child marriages and property grabbing in Ntchisi district, NGO Gender Coordination Network (NGOGCN) has facilitated the formation of Ntchisi Women’s Movement to challenge patriarchal cultural norms and religious beliefs that perpetuate power imbalances between men and women. The movement is also expected to spearhead the promotion […]
A farm land investor has won a fierce court battle with locals who invaded his 166 hectare of land in Lilongwe. However, the locals have vowed to continue constructing their structures despite the court ruling. The High Court in Lilongwe has ruled in favour of Muhammad Manani as a rightful owner of over 166 hectares […]
The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) in collaboration with the Concerned Landless People in Thyolo and Mulanje have given the Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development up to March 23, 2021, to distribute idle land to the landless people in the two districts. CDEDI executive director Sylvester Namiwa has written Msukwa, […]
Malawi Police in Thyolo on Friday detained for 20 minutes the Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) executive director, Sylvester Namiwa, just as the activist was about to address landless people at Khonjeni in Thyolo. Namiwa was, however, released unconditionally after being interrogated over his involvement in the land issues concerning the people […]
A heated meeting aimed at trying to address decades long land issues in Thyolo and Mulanje has kicked off in Thyolo. Minister of Lands Kezzie Msukwa is meeting concerned citizens of Mulanje and Thyolo over the land issue. He is meeting the concerned groups at Thyolo District Education Office. The development follows calls by People’s […]
Former cabinet ministers Charles Mchacha and former secretary to the Office of President and Cabinet Lloyd Muhara are back in court over land issue. The Lilongwe Magistrate Court is continuing hearing a case against Mchacha, Symon Vuwa Kaunda and two others. Last month , Principal resident magistrate Viva Nyimba quashed their corruption charges and softened […]
Students from Chilunga Community Day Secondary school, chiefs, teachers and some members of Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) on Thursday defied authorities order not to protest but went ahead to demonstrate against Zomba City Council decision to sell part of their school land. They held peaceful demonstrations from Chilunga CDSS to the office of Zomba […]
The flamboyant chief executive officer for Pacific Group of Companies , Faisal Aboo, has apologised to Parliament’s ad-hoc Privileges Committee for the statement his private company issued on Blantyre City South East member of Parliament (MP) Sameer Suleman in November 2020. The larger-than-life businessman Aboo, appeared before the committee on Tuesday after being summoned as Speaker […]