A case in which a Malawi Congress Party (MCP) parliamentary candidate is challenging the results in Mangochi Monkey Bay was adjourned Thursday waiting for judgment. The case has sent shivers in the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) which lost all the seats in the recent court sanctioned by-elections. The High Court in Blantyre is expected […]
Minister of Transport and Public Works, Ralph Jooma has described the launching two road construction projects in Chiradzulu as a milestone to ease transportation problems the district was facing. He said the project is expected to link outlying areas of Chiradzulu South Constituency to the country’s major cities and towns. On Saturday, the Minister alongside […]
Minister of Transport and Public Works Ralph Jooma has launched a K40 million construction work of Kanjoka Bridge at Humba Village in Senior Chief Kanduku Maseko in Mwanza District. In an interview at ground breaking ceremony ,Jooma said that government realizes the significance of roads and bridges in communities. “Good roads and bridges are very […]
The long awaited Phalombe District Hospital will be ready to open in August, 2020, Minister of Transport and Public Works, Ralph Jooma has disclosed. The Minister toured the construction works on Thursday to ascertain that the contractor was following Covid-19 measures aimed at protecting workers on the site. Jooma indicated that the timing of the […]
Minister of Transport and Public Works, Ralph Jooma says the construction of the much-awaited 20,000 seat capacity Thyolo Stadium will be finished by August this year. Jooma said this on Thursday when he inspected the stadium to appreciate how the construction work is going on amid Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic which continues to disrupt some other […]
Government ban on international flights and cross border passenger buses among other restrictions take effect from Wednesday as the world continues to grapple with coronavirus. Minister of Transport and Public Works Ralph Jooma said the measures would help prevent the country from getting the deadly disease. He said the capacity of all public passenger buses […]
The first thing that Malawian traffic law enforcement officers do when they flag down a vehicle to stop at impromptu check points is to ask the driver for their licence and to check on the windscreen if vehicle and any other documents are valid. But following the directives issued by Ministry of Transport and Public […]
The election case involving the self-proclaimed ‘Lion of the Poor’ Gerald Kazembe who stood under the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) ticket and Cabinet minister Ralph Jooma who stood under the embattled Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in Mangochi Monkey-Bay constituency is set to resume on March 4 2020. The case has suffered delay courtesy of the […]
Minister of Transport and Public Works Ralph Jooma says government will start construction of the 31-kilometre road from Chitipa Boma to Mbirima at the border with Tanzania after passing the 2020 – 2021 National Budget in July. Jooma was speaking Friday during a meeting between cabinet ministers and the business community in Chitipa aimed at […]
Chileka International Airport will be fully open in January 2020, a month later than it was initially planned, authorities have said. Minister of Transport and Public Works Ralph Jooma on Saturday visited the airport in Blantyre to appreciate rehabilitation works that are now near completion on the airport’s runway. Government is spending K4 billion on […]
Truck owners and the government have referred the issue of truck drivers’ salaries to a taskforce which has been mandated to review working conditions of the drivers. The decision has halted an impending strike by the truck owners who wanted to withdraw their vehicles from the roads in protest against government decision to increase salaries […]
Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldiers are now escorting fuel tankers as the strike by truck drivers that has paralyzed transportation of imports and ex[ports enters the third day. The truck drivers on Tuesday disagreed with the leadership of Truck Drivers Association who negotiated with the government to have salaries for all cargo truck drivers pegged […]
Revenue collectors, the Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) has slapped a fierce government critic and member of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) a K80 million tax bill arrears. Gerald Kazembe, national executive committee member of the MCP contested in Mangochi Monkey parliamentary race and lost to Ralph Jooma, minister of Transport and Public Works. MRA says […]
Minister of Transport and Public Works, Ralph Jooma says Malawians must be patient before the Malawi Road Traffic Management System (Maltis) which is currently down is fixed for them to get relevant documents. The current Maltis was installed by the consultant, Gerrit Fischer who owns Fischer Consulting, a couple of years ago and has not given […]
Crisis has hit the motor industry in the country as the government is unable to produce driving licences and other vehicle documents. The Road Traffic and Road Safety Services directorate has not been able to produce the mandatory motor vehicle certificate of fitness because of the break-down of Malawi Information Traffic System. Minister of Transport […]
Minister of Transport and Public Works Ralph Jooma has expressed concern over social media reports alleging that a primary school in his constituency is in a poor state. A picture purportedly of Luwi Primary School in group village (GVH) Kasankha, Traditional Authority Nankhumwa in Mangochi has gone viral on social media. The social media post […]
The High Court in Blantyre has adjourned to August 5 a case in which opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) parliamentary candidate for Mangochi Monkey Bay is challenging the victory of minister of Transport and Public Works Ralph Jooma of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). The MCP candidate Gerald Kazembe petitioned the court to nullify the parliamentary […]
Independent parliamentary candidate for Mangochi Monkey-Bay Constituency, Hophmally Makande (who is a member of the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has blamed the previous “constituency holders” for failing to construct a tarmac road from Cape Maclear turn-off to Cape Maclear, saying the absence of a good road network has denied the area’s development. He said […]