Simbi Phiri, the Executive Chairman of Khato Civils, has denied local newspaper report that he holds a Malawi passport. Media and Public Relations Manager for Khato Civils, Taonga Botolo, told Nyasa Times in an interview on Saturday, August 26, 2017 that Phiri’s citizenship is not complicated and that he is a South African citizen who […]
Leader of Opposition Lazarus Chakwera has thrown his full weight behind the controversial US$400 million Lake Malawi water project which government is initiating to end water woes in the Capital City. In a media interview, Chakwera said the water project is the only lasting solution to the persistent water problems in Lilongwe and surrounding areas. […]
As preparations for commencement of the historical Lake Malawi Water Supply Project are at an advanced stage, the contractor of the project Khato Civils is mobilising heavy duty equipment in readiness for the multi-million dollar project, Nyasa Times can reveal. Latest to arrive in Malawi are two heavy duty tesmec trenchers 1675, commonly known as […]
The European Union (EU) has pointed out the controversies surrounding the Salima-Lilongwe Water Project as examples of bad procurements around large-scale purchases where rules and regulations designed to oversee such processes are either not implemented or just flouted. Speaking during the National Anti Corruption Conference in Lilongwe, the EU Ambassador Marchel Gerrmann said donors strongly believe […]
A Lilongwe Water Board (LWB) project to tap water from Lake Malawi in Salima and supply to the capital city is being backed by movers and shakers of the economy sector including opposition spokesperson on finance due to the current water crisis being experienced in Lilongwe. The proposed project is to pump water out of […]
Legislators have told Finance and Economic Development Goodall Gondwe to bring back the issue of Lake Malawi water project to parliament for further scrutiny. Chairperson of parliamentary committee on Agriculture, Water Development and Irrigation Joseph Chidanti Malunga said the size of the project and the tax payer money involved needed further scrutiny. “Lilongwe needs water […]
Chancellor College political scientist Boniface Dulani has said what South Africa-based Malawian businessperson Ashanti Simbi Phiri is doing to be financially supporting both the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) is not illegal. Simbi, who runs a construction and engineering firm Khato Holdings Limited, confirmed to Malawi media that he currently has […]
By now, you know I am no fan of politicians. They make decisions, very rarely in public interests. Many of them-both in opposition and ruling circles think of their pockets first. This is the exact case if the current storm about Lake Malawi Water Supply project, which was legally awarded to Khato Civils of one […]
Civil society leaders are clashing in Malawi over the US$500 million hair raising water project awarded to Khato Civil Contractors just as its chairman Ashani Simbi Phiri has been a polarizing figure in the media. Journalists were on Monday night surprised to see CSO leaders; Macdonald Sembereka and Rogers News, who have a reputation of […]
Billionaire South Africa-based Malawian businessperson Ashanti Simbi Phiri is the man-of-the-moment and continues to dominate the news agenda in Malawi. Simbi has been featured in national newspapers, radios, online and television. The smooth-talking billionaire with a very good flare of English has been explaining on Zodiak TV, Times TV, Nyasa Times and Times Radio on the project […]
Khato Holdings Limited, a South African-based firm owned by a Malawian Ashani Simbi Phiri has given constructive justification for the cost and timeline of the $500 million project to pipe water from Lake Malawi to Lilongwe, the capital city. Simbi, Khato’s founder and chairperson, told a group of journalists from Malawi at the firm’s headquarters […]
Conglomerate construction and engineering giant, Khato Holdings, says it plans to construct a modern office and shop complex at City Centre in Lilongwe which upon completion the structure will tower the rest as Malawi’s tallest building. Group Executive Chairman, Simbi Phiri, told Nyasa Times at his Midrand offices in Johannesburg that Malawi needs modern infrastructure […]
Billionaire businessman Simbi Phiri through his Khato Civils plan to start manufacturing cigarettes in Malawi and challenge Nyasa Manufacturing Company, a move which could help the country create more jobs. Simbi, a South Africa based Malawian businessman, plans to invest over $15 million to set up a cigarette manufacturing plant to operational by 2018. “We have […]
He is the common denominator of Malawian success on the continental stage, the entrepreneur, the cause celebre. Reading through his rise, you get the feeling, like most Malawians abroad, Simbi Phiri is a man who unites and divides. Almost simultaneously, it is spectacular. Make no mistake, the divisions are more imagined than real, conspicuously among […]
South Africa based Malawian billionaire business magnet Simbi Phiri’s PR has been jostled to react angrily following reports that the Khato Civils executive chairperson wants to buy President Peter Mutharika a presidential jet. Rumour mongers have been speculating on social media that Simbi Phiri wants to buy the US7 million presidential jet for Mutharika . But […]
A new day is dawning for the people of Malawi with a multimillion dollar project to pipe water from Lake Malawi to Lilongwe, the capital city. The project which is set to stimulate the economy and create vibrant, equitable and sustainable communities in the country with 17 million people and which is also known as […]
Africa’s construction and engineering companies must collaborate and share skills, knowledge and resources if the continent is to turn the corner in infrastructure development and worsening skills shortages. The industry across the continent should also up its game in terms of encouraging young people to take up engineering as a viable career option, and by […]
The working relationship between Malawi Police Service (MPS) and construction firm Khato Civils is growing by day, latest being a donation of seven motorcycles to the law enforcers at the weekend. The donation – which was made by Khato Civils executive chairperson, Simbi Phiri – was this time directed at the Central Region chapter of […]