Lilongwe City Council has suspended Director of finance Jeremiah Sibande over prolonged blackouts which occurred within Capital City streets following ESCOM action of disconnecting power over non payment of bills. Sibande confirmed to Nyasa Times that he has been suspended. “Yes I have indeed been suspended but ask Tamara Chafunya (PRO) for more details,” said Sibande. […]
Block leaders, self imposed traditional leaders in the City of Lilongwe Wednesday petitioned the government to remove all directors claiming they have failed residents. The block leaders marched to Lilongwe Civic offices to present the petition on Wednesday morning in defiant of a call by the council for them to resign. Mayor of Lilongwe Willie […]
Cash strapped Lilongwe City Council says it has hired a professional debt collecting firm in a bid to recover K86 billion from elusive rate payers as the council is struggling to provide basic services to residents. Lilongwe City Council spokesperson Tamara Chafunya confirmed the council has hired the debt collecting law firm and was hopeful […]
Block leaders in the Capital, Lilongwe have been forced to resign or go to polls to renew their mandate. In a letter to all block leaders fondly dubbed chiefs by their supporters, say all block leaders should step side in view of the forthcoming elections. However the block leaders have hit back, saying they would […]
First Lady and founder of Beautify Malawi, Getrude Mutharika Wednesday described the situation at Lilongwe dump site as pathetic eyesore. Mutharika said this when she visited the dump site to appreciate the challenges Lilongwe City Council (LCC) is facing at the area. “I am not happy with the situation here. We want the place to […]
Twenty six Members of the Lilongwe city wards on Thursday, staged a sit in to any council business unless they had been paid their arrears. When Nyasa Times visited the chamber at around 11:30, the councillors were just chatting with no business on the ground. Councillors told Nyasa Times that the City Council owes them over K2 […]
Lilongwe City officials are now back to work in earnest ensuring cleanliness in the capital city just a week after Minister of Local government Kondwani Nankhumwa blasted them for unhygienic standards and lack of revenue innovations. A check on some places where the minister expressed concern over poor sanitation like at Lilongwe bus depot, cleaners […]
Millions of kwacha in building materials for school blocks at M’buka Primary School, south of Lilongwe City, have been wasted for over staying without being used since they were bought over a year ago. Over four hundred bags of cement, several tins of paint meant for construction of two school blocks at the school funded […]
Malawi Government through Lilongwe City Council has warned Carlsberg Malawi and Chibuku Products to guard against polluting effluent discharge into Nankhaka river in Lilongwe. The warning is contained in a letter reference number LCA /H/INSP/1 dated 12 August, 2015. According to the letter which has been signed by the actingLilongwe Council CEO Mr VPV Mulula, […]
Lilongwe City Council have received funding of K1.8 billion towards various roads projects within the capital city. Some of the roads which will be upgraded to tarmac roads include 2Km Chipasula Area 23 road, 2Km NCIC to Ngwenya road, 2KM Chilinde Parish to Kawale road and 3Km Falls to Area 36 road. However, the council […]
Lilongwe City Council has been embroiled into an ‘allowance gate’ where directors and other senior managers are sharing to themselves illegal allowances without doing anything. Nyasa Times has a list of all members of staff who dully signed against their names while the auditors had no proof that they went to the activity mentioned for […]
Member of Parliament for Lilongwe City South West Rhino Chiphiko has expressed disappointment over poor implementation of Constituency Development Fund (CDF) projects in his constituency. Speaking after assessing some projects at Nanjati, Kawale, Ngwenya, Sesa and Area 2, he said, he is not satisfied on the way the projects are being implemented by the City Council and the contractors who […]
With the cases of robbery and gun crime rising in Malawi cities and towns, the Office of the President and Cabinet, Lilongwe City Council, traditional leaders and police Officials are leaving no stone unturned to put the problem to rest. Led by President Peter Mutharika’s adviser on national unity and parliamentary affairs Symon Vuwa Kaunda, […]
Lilongwe City Council members of staff on Friday knocked early weekend retreat after the power provider ESCOM switched off their offices for unpaid huge bills. It took the Mayor of the City Willie Chapondera who negotiated with the ESCOM officials to come and connect the electricity. Chapondera confirmed Nyasa Times that indeed the civic offices […]
Mayors from over 90 countries have gathered in Accra, Ghana to discuss among other issues how the Cities could adopt the Fast Track Approach to the fight against HIV/Aids. Blantyre City Mayor Noel Chalamanda and his Lilongwe City counterpart Mayor Willeeward Chapondera are attending the meeting under the sponsorship of the UNAIDS and National Aids […]
The Cash-strapped Lilongwe City Council has bought a Toyota Prado TX from Toyota Malawi which has been registered LL 1 and Toyota Corolla which has been registered LL2 at K65,277,000 in total for official use. This comes after Nyasa Times in February revealed the council’s plans to buy brand new vehicles for the mayor and […]
Former chief executive officer for the Lilongwe City Council, Kelvin Mmangisa is claiming a staggering K56 million from the cash-strapped Lilongwe City Council in arrears from July 2012 to October 2013 a period he was arrested for allegedly pocketing K30 million in illegal benefits between 2009 and 2012. Mmangisa was accused of drawing almost K600, […]
The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development has advertised a vacancy for the position of Lilongwe City Council Chief Executive Officer (CEO) despite reports that the title holder Richard Hara’s contract has not yet expired. It is reported that Hara was deployed to eastern district of Machinga where he will be District Commissioner. But […]