Hundreds of Malawian families are set to receive long-awaited plots of farmland after Lands Minister Chimwemwe Chipungu personally joined officials on the ground today to launch a major land distribution exercise, fulfilling a direct order from President Arthur Peter Mutharika. The minister was in Thyolo and Blantyre on Friday to kick-start the allocation of the […]
President Peter Mutharika has swooped to rescue hundreds of farmers who feared losing their livelihoods, ordering that part of a disputed estate be shared among locals rather than sold off for development. Minister of Lands Chimwemwe Chipungu broke the news Friday during a stakeholders’ meeting with farmer representatives at Thyolo District Council, revealing the president’s […]
Government has authorised Thyolo District Council to sell 709 plots at Nantipwiri Estate for residential and commercial use, following years of court battles over the land. Thyolo District Commissioner Noel Dakamau disclosed this on Tuesday during a full council meeting. He said the plots form part of more than 1,300 created after the estate was […]