Graft busting body, the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested the projects manager for Lilongwe Water Board on allegations that he offered a contract of supplying prepaid water meters to a relation. ACB spokesperson Egritta Ndala confirmed the arrest of the Lilongwe Water Board (LLB) official Sinos Maliyano on allegations he gave a contract of […]
Lilongwe Water Board has warned of further shortages of water in the Capital City, saying Kamuzu dam water is now competely drying up. The Board chair Francis Dzimbiri said Kamuzu dams one and two at Malingunde are fast drying up. “The situation is very unprecedented in the history of the board. The situation is very […]
Lilongwe Water Board has bust a syndicate of illegal water connections in the city that has cost the board close to K12 million, according to officials. Spokesperson for the board Bright Sonani said 17 people were involved in the illegal connections to wealthy residents who would have afforded to pay the water bills. “The house […]
Lilongwe Water Board has named water wastage culprits which include the Malawi Army and the police who top the list and say they consume 10 per cent of the water board’s supply when they can reduce their consumption much lower. Lilongwe Water Board chief executive officer Alfonso Chikuni said officials from his office have time […]
After President Peter Mutharika ordered water boards to provide water for large scale irrigation, Lilongwe Water Board is failing to provide water for home in the capital city. In a delayed statement, issued after 48 hours due to pressure from angry residents, Lilongwe Water Board says it has started rationing water due to water levels […]
Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation, Allan Chiyembekeza, has challenged the Lilongwe Water Board (LWB) to strive to implement the board’s laid out plans for the next five years to ensure maximum clientele satisfaction. Chiyembekeza made the call on Friday when he launched the LWB’s 5-year Strategic Plan and an upgraded website at Crossroads Hotel in […]
In a bid to improve quality of water services in the capital, the Lilongwe Water Board (LWB) has signed a 24 million Euros water expansion project (K16,5 billion) with with European Investment Bank . The water utility company Director of Finance, Silli Mbewe, disclosed this when he alongside senior officials presided over the launch of […]
Lilongwe Water Board says they have done 97 per cent of upgrading the Board’s Water Treatment Works II to ease water woes in the city. According to a press statement from the board’s Public Relations Officer Bright Sonani, the contractor will complete the works come October 31. The statement further says since the first shutdown […]
The European Investment Bank (EIB) Vice President for Africa Pim van Ballekom on Friday paid a courtesy call to Malawi Vice President Saulos Chilima as part of his three day visit to the warm heart of Africa and earlier Malawi and EIB signed a financing agreement worth K12 billion (US$27 million) towards the implementation of […]
MP for Blantyre West Dr Peter Kumpalume rose on a point of order in Parliament against MCP MP for Dowa East Richard Chimwendo Banda who accused the ruling DPP for not putting water as a priority in the two years they have been in power. Banda was contributing on a MK11.2 billion loan authorization bill […]
An expert on water and sanitation in Malawi, George Chaima is attributing the water problem facing the country to the government’s failure on issues of water management. Chaima a civil society organizations representative for Africa on Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) – a global partnership which works to a common vision id access to […]
Lilongwe Water Board (LWB) has issued an apology to tap water users in the areas surrounding Malawi’s Capital for water shortage problem hitting the residents for the past three days saying this is largely because of electricity outage that the Board is experiencing at its main Treatment facility in Area 3. Residents has since Sunday […]
Kamuzu Central Hospital has suspended all theatre operations and others clinical works that require running water because of water crisis that affected the medical facility . Nyasa Times understands that the water problem started on Sunday night due to a burst pipe. But reports indicate that patients who were scheduled to be operated Monday have been rescheduled […]
Lilongwe Water Board (LWB) has justified its move to adjust upwards its tariff structure by an average of 50 percent from K194 to K291 per cubic metre, saying it will improve service delivery. Executive director of Consumers Association of Malawi (Cama), John Kapito, questioned the board’s move to increase the tariffs, saying the rates are […]
The country’s consumers should expect to spend more on water usage as the country’s five water boards have hiked their tariffs with the proposed increments pending the minister’s endorsement. According to documents which Nyasa Times has sourced, the water boards namely Northern Region Water Board (NRWB), Lilongwe Water Board (LWB), Central Region Water Board (CRWB), […]
The Lilongwe Water Board, which supplies piped-water to residents in Malawi’s capital, Lilongwe and surrounding areas, says it is deeply concerned with the conduct of its customers who are harassing its field personnel currently undertaking a disconnection exercise in the capital city. This follows an incident where one of the employees of the utility body […]
Residents and property builders at the upcoming Area 49 sector 5 in Lilongwe have hailed President Dr. Joyce Banda’s directive that the Lilongwe City Council grades all roads immediately to pave way for utility companies to provide services. The area in question is an upcoming built up middle class settlement with upmarket houses but with […]
Thousands of people in Blantyre city and surrounding areas are on high risk of contacting waterborne disease if the current water problems are not addressed. The city and surrounding townships are currently experiencing water shortages as in some parts of the districts water taps have run dry, while in some areas people are getting dirty […]