Lilongwe City Council is plotting a staggering K15.2 billion cash grab from property owners — after finally admitting its records have been hopelessly out of date for a jaw-dropping 15 years. In an extraordinary admission, officials revealed the council has been collecting a paltry K3.1 billion a year in property rates — despite sitting on […]
Lilongwe City Council seeks to renovate Lilongwe Community Centre Ground with additional upgraded facilities so that it becomes an asset that can fetch money to the council. Standards at the ground have been deteriorating over the years and recently it was occupied by vendors as it was just staying idle. But Lilongwe City Council now […]
The Aerobathon workout, which aerobics enthusiasts organised as a fundraising mental health awareness at College of Medicine in Blantyre on November 23, managed to mobilize K3.5 million which has been used to buy materials to be donated at Zomba Mental Hospital. Organised by Lilongwe-based Sweat-factory Fitness Studio, the day-long event, which is an aerobic workout […]
The Lilongwe City Council (LCC) says it is impressed with the K1.8billion first phase of road upgrading projects in the city saying all the contractors are on course. LCC spokesperson, Tamara Chafunya, said in an interview on Friday that there had been no serious challenges in all of the phase’s three roads namely; the 4.01km […]
Cash strapped Lilongwe City Council says it has hired a professional debt collecting firm in a bid to recover K86 billion from elusive rate payers as the council is struggling to provide basic services to residents. Lilongwe City Council spokesperson Tamara Chafunya confirmed the council has hired the debt collecting law firm and was hopeful […]
Mayor for Lilongwe City Willie Chapondera has disclosed that the City Council has come up with new plans on the rehabilitation of the Lilongwe Community Centre. Chapondera said a committee that has been set aside to discus on the matter is yet to meet next week to discuss on the new plans. “Previously our plan […]
Citizens of Lilongwe City have hailed the truce by Lilongwe City Council and the small scale businessmen often termed as vendors saying the pact should never derail again. On Tuesday morning the Lilongwe vendors led by their Chairman James Soko conducted a clean-up campaign sweeping off the remnants of garbage left by some street vendors […]