Work came to a halt from 6 am on Wednesday morning in Mwanza when Malawian workers for the Portuguese construction company Mota-Engil which is currently camped in Malawi’s southern district started a sit-in strike in protest against what they call Mota’s importation of foreign workers at the expense of the locals. The atmosphere was so tense that […]
The Lake Malawi border dispute between Malawi and Tanzania has not disrupted shipping and port services between the two neighbouring countries, Nyasa Times has learnt. Mota-Engil consultant and advisor on construction of ports Austin Msowoya told journalists who toured some of the country’s inland ports that with the Lake Shipping and Port Services Agreement the […]
Mota-Engil, a Portuguese that is constructing a multimillion railway line in Neno district has announced the closure of road section between Kamwamba and Phalula on the M1 zalewa road. The section will be closed to traffic for a period of six months beginning this month of July. This closure will certainly affect the mobility of […]
After days of long-drawn-out confrontation between management and workers of Mota Engil, the Portuguese construction company has finally started repatriating Thai nationals as per demands by disgruntled Malawian employees. A few weeks ago, construction work of the US$1 billion Kachaso to Nkaya Railway line which passes through Malawi’s southern district of Neno came to a […]
Business community along the shores of Lake Malawi has hailed the move by the international construction conglomerate Mota Engil in taking over the operations of the ports. Through its subsidiary the Malawi Ports Company, Mota Engil will now make an initial investment of about $1million (K350 million) in correcting the damage on the ports ahead […]
Malawi government has handed over the operations and management of major shipping ports on Lake Malawi to the newly incorporated Malawi Ports Company, a subsidiary of Mota-Engil. Speaking on behalf of Secretary for Transport and Public works, Director of Finance and Administration, James Chirwa, said during ceremony that took place Saturday, that considering shipping is […]
Work on the construction of $1 billion Kachaso to Nkaya railway project that passes through Malawi’s southern district of Neno is expected to resume on Monday after workers union agreed to end the strike when they reached a deal with on pay raises and working conditions, officials said. Employees ealier turned down a 30 percent […]
Mota-Engil says it continue to put faith in Malawian labour force, denying that it will no longer employ Malawians because it wants to employ Thais. Workers of the company have been making claims that the management told them that they will not importing Thai labour force as opposed to Malawians. However, Mota Engil- Malawi Managing […]
Malawian workers for the Portuguese construction company Mota-Engil which is currently camped in Malawi’s southern district of Neno have gone on strike in protest against what they call unfair salary deal which the company’s machine operators who have come from Vinc Replacement in Thailand. Company workers have told Nyasa Times that the company has agreed to be […]
South East African Mining (SEAM) through its subsidiary South East African Mining Exploration (SEAMEX), which is exploring for gold and base metals in South Dwangwa, Central Malawi has indicated that it will partner Mota-Engil following the completion of exploration drilling. Initial exploratory drilling on two sites in cooperation with Portuguese multidisciplinary engineering group Mota-Engil started […]
Government of Malawi through the ministry of transport fraudulently awarded Portuguese multidisciplinary engineering group Mota Engil, a concession to own and operate all lake ports and public marine vessels. Mota-Engil won the concession to manage Malawi Lake Services (MLS), a State-owned entity that runs water transport services in the Southern African country after shrugging off competition from […]
Civil engineering and construction giants on Tuesday donated medical drugs and other medical supplies worth K11 million to the Malawi Government with the second one of K20 million on the way. Shortage of drugs is one of the pressing issues in Malawi. Speaking during a function held at the Nature sanctuary in the Capital City, […]
Dominant Portuguese engineering company, Mota-Engil has managed to grab a 145 kilometre railway construction deal worth $703 million in Malawi. Vale Mining of Brazil is the one that has offered the contract to the Portuguese who have crowded Malawi’s construction industry. A statement by Mota-Engil to Portuguese Securities Market Commission said the railway would be […]
Newly crowned Miss True African Beauty for Lilongwe (formely Miss Matofotofo), Florence Banda, has shamed the pageant with her scandalous affair after being caught pants down having amazing sex with a married man, Nyasa Times can reveal. Banda has been having a secret affair with a married man Joel Phiri who are both employees of […]