Mayor of Blantyre City, Councillor Noel Chalamanda has hinted that his office is committed to making the commercial capital a better place to live for everyone including street children. Chalamanda was speaking at Samaritan Trust where the non- governmental organization which aims at alleviating the plight of street children by ensuring their access to education, vocation skills training and […]
Let me begin by congratulating you Mr. Chalamanda,on your being elected as councilor and secondly on your appointment as his Lordship the mayor of the city of Blantyre this past year. I know my goodwill parade is coming a year too late, but hey, It still does not hurt anyone to join the bandwagon. Pardon […]
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 Blantyre City Council (BCC) has shelved off its earlier plans to spend K75 million in buying vehicles for its Chief Executive Officer and Director of Administration after a backlash from the public. The new development has pleased many city residents calling it sensitive to the wishes of people and a true reflection of their […]
Business Communications students from the Malawi Polytechnic on Thursday conducted a sweeping exercise in Limbe Commercial Business District in response to the Keep Blantyre Clean initiative. Mayor of Blantyre City Councillor Noel Chalamanda, wh joined the sweeping exercise together with Councillors Louis Ngalande of Misesa Ward and Nellie Nseula of Limbe Central Ward, said the […]
Blantyre City Council is geared to build and rehabilitate about 100 public toilets in the city to improve sanitation especially in markets and other public places. The City’s Mayor Noel Chalamanda launched the sanitation project on Friday in Blantyre which is co-funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Department of International Development (DFID) to […]
Blantyre City Council has warned residents against cultivating in protected areas such as hills and along streams saying this was posing danger to people’s lives and property. Speaking on Friday when he presided over tree planting exercise in Nyambadwe Hill organized by Sunbird TourismLimited, Blantyre City Mayor Noel Chalamanda said this should be the last […]
Blantyre City Mayor Noel Chalamanda said the Council is grappling with public property vandalism which is a setback to development as resources are used to replace same things. Chalamanda told the second ordinary council meeting on Monday that vandalism was the major challenge which has to be rooted out. He said among the most targeted […]
Blantyre City Mayor Councillor Noel Chalamanda has hailed the Keep Blantyre Clean and Green initiative saying it has started bearing fruits. Opening the Second Ordinary Council Meeting on Monday, Chalamanda said since the launch of the initiative on November 1, 2014, the focus was on resource mobilization. Said Chalamanda: “I am glad to report that […]
Protea Hotels Ryalls on Friday donated relief items to about 200 disaster victims living in camps in Blantyre City’s Bangwe area. Receiving the items on behalf of the victims, Blantyre City Mayor Noel Chalamanda warned the beneficiaries against the temptation of selling them. Chalamanda also appealed for love among the victims saying those that have […]
Airtel Malawi Limited in partnership with the Evangelical Church of Malawi Youth in Action Organisation on Friday challenged Bangwe residents to take the tree planting initiative seriously to restore the broken environment in the area. Airtel Malawi Head of Enterprise Business Rachael Majiga said her company which provided 850 indigenous seedlings, takes pride to partner […]
Blantyre City Mayor Noel Chalamanda has asked the Chinese community to utilise the investment opportunities available in the City. Chalamanda was speaking on Wednesday evening during the New Year festival celebrations by Blantyre based Chinese community at Robins Park. “Allow me to make use of this opportunity to appeal to potential and existing investors to […]
Hundreds of journalists and other Blantyre city residents on Saturday, January 31, 2015 braved heavy rains to attend the fundraising braai organised by journalists under the banner ‘Media Action 4 Society’ to raise funds for flood victims in Blantyre city and rural areas. Top of the pile was a K1 million donation from Mota Engil […]
Blantyre City Council (BCC) has challenged Blantyre City residents and surrounding areas to take full responsibility of protecting and safeguarding public facilities that the council erects in the city. The council also urged the communities to report to law enforcers vandals and any suspicious so as to deal with criminals that vandalise the council’s public […]
Mighty Be Forward Wanderers has welcomed their new sponsors – Be Forward the Japanese car dealers – in a special way by winning the Blantyre City bragging rights after defeating their rivals and Malawi champions Big Bullets 6-5 on post match penalties to win the Blantyre Mayor Charity Shield at a packed Kamuzu Stadium on […]
The organizers of the much anticipated Mayors Charity Shield dubbed “Keep Blantyre City Clan and Green” says they are targeting to raise about K12 Million. The money realized will be handed over to Blantyre City Council to help in awareness campaign on keeping the city of Blantyre clean. Old time Blantyre rival soccer Bullets F.C […]
Champions Big Bullets will face old time rivals Mighty Wanderers in a Mayors Charity Shield dubbed ‘Keep Blantyre City clean and green’ with Multi-Choice Malawi as sponsors. The game will take place on 13th December at Kamuzu Stadium. The main aim of the shield is to create awareness on keep Blantyre clean and green campaign championed by […]
Blantyre City Mayor Noel Chalamanda has been the first to fly a Mayoral flag after the City Council acquired one for him last month, and his Deputy Mr. Ndippo is likewise the first to get a Deputy Mayoral vehicle, both Chauffeur driven. The Nyasa Times understands that Mayor Chalamanda has been provided with a state […]