Tag archives: Malawi Housing Corporation

Malawi Housing Corporation backs PR conference, hails role of strategic communications

By Nyasa Times News Desk

The Malawi Housing Corporation (MHC) on Wednesday sponsored the opening cocktail reception for the 2026 Public Relations Society of Malawi (PRSM) Annual General Meeting, reaffirming its commitment to strategic communication, transparency, and sustainable urban development across the country. Speaking during the opening ceremony, MHC Chief Executive Officer Mr. Bob Chimkango highlighted the natural alignment between […]

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Malawi Housing Corporation roars back to profit under Chimkango

By Nyasa Times News Desk

Malawi Housing Corporation (MHC), the state-owned property and housing body, has returned to profitability in the first quarter of the 2026/2027 financial year, in what management is presenting as a significant milestone in the institution’s long-running financial recovery. On the corporation’s operational performance measure, the result marks MHC’s first profitable quarter since 2019, according to […]

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Property owners back MHC’s plan to overhaul Malangalanga quarters

By Nyasa Times News Desk

Property owners in Lilongwe’s Area 1, Malangalanga, have given unanimous backing to a redevelopment plan put forward by the Malawi Housing Corporation (MHC), the state’s statutory property landlord, marking a significant step for the state-run agency’s urban renewal ambitions. The endorsement followed a stakeholder meeting on August 9 at the Simama Hotel in Lilongwe, attended […]

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MHC to redevelop Lilongwe’s Malangalanga into commercial hub

By Nyasa Times News Desk

The Malawi Housing Corporation (MHC) has unveiled plans to redevelop the Malangalanga area of Lilongwe into a modern commercial hub, as part of efforts to reshape the city’s urban landscape. Speaking to stakeholders during an engagement meeting on Friday, MHC chief executive Bob Chimkango said the redeveloped area would become a centre for business, economic […]

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Minister Chipungu vows to bring Moroccan-style ‘green cities’ vision to Malawi after crunch talks with housing bosses

By Nyasa Times News Desk

Malawi’s Minister of Lands, Chimwemwe Chipungu, has revealed plans to overhaul the country’s approach to housing development, drawing inspiration from Morocco’s green, sustainable urban planning model following talks with the Malawi Housing Corporation (MHC). The minister met with MHC Executive Director Bob Chimkango and his team on Thursday to chart a way forward for the […]

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Govt silence fuels property scams as house hunters continue to lose thousands

By NyasaAuthor1

The government’s continued silence and failure to operationalise Malawi’s real estate regulator—18 months after Parliament passed the Real Estate Management Act—has left desperate house hunters exposed to rogue property agents who are exploiting the country’s acute housing shortage through fake listings, cloned advertisements, non-refundable viewing fees and fraudulent deposits. Although the Real Estate Management Act […]

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Malawi Housing Corporation embarks on new houses construction, to demolish old houses

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Malawi Housing Corporation (MHC) has embarked on a project to construct new houses and plans to demolish old house sin the country’s cities. MHC board chairperson Justin Dzodzi said the corporation intends to construct 25 000 houses annually for the next 10 years across the country. According to Dzonzi,  who was speaking in Blantyre during […]

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CSO demands probe into K3.5bn MHC project saga: Cdedi wants heads to roll

By Nyasa Times Reporter

The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has demanded a probe into the circumstances that led to the construction of 65 dwelling units on privately-owned land at Ngumbe area in Blantyre. The State-funded Malawi Housing Corporation (MHC), using a bank loan amounting to MK3.5 billion, constructed houses on a land that belongs to […]

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MHC houses built on private land risk demolition: K3.5 billion wasted

By Nyasa Times Reporter

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 […]

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Ministry deplore high rentals for Chinese built houses in Lilongwe: ‘Revise downward’

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development Kezzie Msukwa and deputy minister Abida Sidik Mia have told the Chinese-owned Hena Guoji Development Company Limited, which is in a joint venture with Malawi Housing Corporation (MHC),  constructing houses in Lilongwe’s Area 49 Sector Five,  to revise downward the rentals they are charging. The moment of truth […]

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Judge Kenyatta removes Lilongwe Water Board out of Area 18 contamination case

By Nyasa Times Reporter

The High Court in Lilongwe has removed the Lilongwe Water Board (LWB) out of the Area 18 Water contamination case. However, the court has maintained the case against Lilongwe City Council (LCC) and the Malawi Housing Corporation (MHC). Judge Kenyatta Nyirenda on Monday made the ruling that LWB is off the case, this means that […]

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Minister Msukwa, deputy Abida probe Malawi Housing Corporation plots sale: Interrogate Patel of KU Distributors

By Nyasa Times Reporter

It appears the honeymoon for dubious land transactions is over in Malawi as a familiarization tour to Malawi Housing Corporation (MHC) in Blantyre by Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Kezzie Msukwa and his Deputy, Abida Sidik Mia turned into an inquiry on how a plot of land was acquired by businessman Mr Patel […]

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Deputy minister Abida tours Malawi Housing Corporation:  North regional boss  transferred to address staff grievances

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Malawi Housing Corporation (MHC) has transferred its regional officer for the North, Stela Sokosa, and two other management members over welfare concerns raised by staff at its Mzuzu Office. The move came to light Thursday when Deputy Minister of Housing, Abida Mia, visited Mzuzu MHC offices to address the staff on the issue after she […]

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Ben Phiri , Khadba face arrest, land sold through MHC under probe: 7 nabbed for conspiracy to defeat justice

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Former minister in the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) regime, Mr Ben Phiri is being earmarked for arrest over bootleg deals involving land as seven people suspected of conspiracy to defeat justice have been arrested. Some civil society organisations including Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) have written Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) and Malawi Police Service’s Fiscal […]

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MHC confisticates Kalindo’s property over unpaid rentals: MP denies owing K1.2m

By Nyasa Times Reporter

There was drama at the house of Mulanje South Constituency Member of Parliament (MP) Bon Kalindo on Monday after the state owned Malawi Housing Corporation (MHC) officials accompanied by Police stormed the property of the parliamentarian where they confiscated several items over an alleged unpaid rental fee amounting to K1.2 million. Some of the items include beddings […]

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MHC workers go on strike: Demand substantial salary adjustment considering cost of living

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Disgruntled Malawi Housing Corporation (MHC) junior staff are on strike demanding management  to address the employees salary hike demand. The junior staff have been protesting salary increment disparities. They are against what they call the huge gap between the percentages the junior staff have been given to that of the senior staff. There has been […]

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MHC vehicle impounded for dumping sewage in Mchinji forest

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Mchinji District Forest Office this week impounded a Malawi Housing Cooperation (MHC) maintenance vehicle (tanker) for dumping sewage in Mchinji Forest Reserve. The MHC maintenance vehicle registration number 3 SC 183 was seen by one of the district’s forest guards who reported the matter to the district office. Deputy Director of Forest responsible for Central […]

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