Chiefs and residents under Traditional Authority Nkula in Machinga District have expressed frustration over delays in completing the Lirangwe–Zomba–Chingale Road Project, saying the hold-up is crippling education, health, agriculture and mining in the area. In an interview with NyasaTimes, community members said the stalled project is making life harder for thousands of people who depend […]
Malawi’s crumbling road network is being transformed through a sweeping borrowing programme worth billions of kwacha — with motorists across the country footing the bill every time they fill up at the pump. The Roads Fund Administration (RFA) has revealed that so-called “road bonds” are allowing government to fast-track major infrastructure projects long before enough […]
Malawi’s Minister of Transport and Public Works, Jappie Mhango, has told Parliament that government has engaged 81 contractors to rehabilitate roads damaged by floods and other weather-related events in districts across the country. Responding to questions in the National Assembly, Mhango said the rehabilitation programme was already under way, and expressed confidence the works would […]
As part of its extended coverage to the story of eight men and four women who died in an accident which government has declared a national disaster, Malawi’s flagship newspaper has pointed in an editorial comment that the country’s roads have literally become the death traps. The comment in the Daily Times of Thursday October […]
Government through the Ministry of Transport and Public Works on Thursday assured Malawians to re-build roads which are in bad shape, saying this will be done in chunks as it requires huge amounts of money. During parliament sitting in Lilongwe, Member of Parliament (MP) for Kasungu East Madalitso Kazombo asked government to consider upgrading roads which are in bad […]
Minister of Transport and Public Works Jappie Mhango has justified that the K6.6 billion to be spent on the Area 49-Area 18 to Parliament Roundabout road is a result of a scope of work that will be carried out. Speaking at at Bingu National stadium open ground on Tuesday during the ground breaking ceremony for the upgrading […]
Communities along the Nsalu-Kabudula-Kasiya-Santhe Road have expressed happiness with progress in the construction of the road. The road, which stretches from the Lilongwe Old Airport through Kasiya to Santhe and connects to Kasungu, is expected to improve lives of communities in areas it is passing. Speaking during sensitisation meetings organised over the weekend by the […]
The Mangochi First Grade Magistrate Court has slapped Rukundu Amiabo, 25, with a K1.2 million fine or in default spend eight years Imprisonment with Hard Labour (IHL) for driving recklessly contrary to section 126(1)4(b) of the Road Traffic Act. According to the Deputy Public Relations Officer (DPRO) for Mangochi Police Station, Amina Tepani Daudi, on […]
The Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Kondwani Nankhumwa, has warned road contractors that substandard work is unacceptable and that if they do shoddy work in the country government will blacklist them. Nankhumwa urged contractors that the roads they build must be of high standards. He made the remarks on Friday when he was accompanied […]
Plem Construction Limited (PCL) has received a clean bill of health by Ministry of Local Government and Lilongwe City Council officials on Friday when they paid a visit to Area 24 road project in Lilongwe where they held a consensus agreement of the high standards that employed in undertaking the task. The inspection follows recent […]
Malawi’s construction industry continues to grapple with institutionalised corruption and outright fraud as citizens are further pushed to the marginal gutters and continue to receive substandard work below any set standard due to corrupt and incompetent service providers. Poorly constructed roads continue to litter the country’s residential areas as another form of cash-gate in the […]
The issue of poor workmanship in the construction sector is a major concern. Government is spending billions of kwacha on poorly constructed roads. This is extended to stadiums. The Roads Authority and Local government officials have complained about poor road construction. Recently President Peter Mutharika himselfrightly observed that many of the newly constructed roads in […]
Plem Construction Company has said it taking action to fix, patch and reconstruct roads that have developed potholes, drifts and cracks in northern city of Mzuzu and also rectify problem in Lilongwe’ Area 24 upgraded roads. The road firm said it will not tolerate poor work, saying there should be value for public funds paid […]
Malawi government has increased funding for the City Roads Improvement programme with K8 billion earmarked for the second phase of the programme to run up to next year. City roads upgrading project is aimed at improving road networking in the cities of Blantyre, Lilongwe, Mzuzu and the old capital city, Zomba. In the 2015/16 financial […]
Dedza district continues to benefit from strategic government policies on infrastructure development in view of a road project that will ease travel between Linthipe and Lobi trading centres. For many years people within the said stretch have struggled to transport passengers and commodities due to poor road conditions especially during rainy season. In agricultural terms the […]
On 21st October 2013, the South African President Jacob Zuma made a profound statement where he said, “We can’t think like Africans in Africa generally. We’re in Johannesburg, this is Johannesburg. It’s not some national road in Malawi.” As a patriotic citizen this was one such painful statement to swallow. Even though this was painful […]
Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development Atupele Muluzi on Thursday presided over a 5 kilometer New Area 43 Road Project and encouraged other ministries to work with Malawi Defence Force (MDF) in provision of engineering services. Muluzi said the ministry will ensure that project coordination with all key stakeholders progresses without unnecessary delays. He […]
The socio-economic development and subsequent economic growth of any nation is strongly linked to its transport infrastructure. Lack of adequate transport systems is one of the major factors hampering development in Malawi and the entire African continent. This problem is most felt in the rural areas. It is good to highlight that the DPP led […]