Wild James Ndipo of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) who on Friday retained as Mayor of City of Blantyre while Joseph Nyson Makwinja also of the DPP was entrusted with the post of deputy mayor, said his re-election is enormous privilege as the first term was for the laying of a foundation and now it’s […]
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has opted to field Councillors Gertrude Lucy Chirambo for Namalimwe Ward in Ndirande and Wild James Ndipo of Chigumula Ward for the seat of Mayor Blantyre City Council and for Isaac Jomo Osman of Bangwe Nthandizi Ward together with Joseph Nyson Makwinja (Bangwe Ward) to contest for the post of […]
Local Government and Rural Development minister, Kondwani Nankhumwa, has commended the Blantyre City Council (BCC) for keeping the city clean and green. He officially presided over the closure the BCC Health Week Campaign and the official launch of the ‘Clean Premises Competition’ at Bangwe Market ground in the city on Sunday, December 16, 2018. “There […]
Blantyre City Council (BCC) has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on twin city relationship with the City of Norfolk in Nebraska, United States of America. The twinning ceremony of the two cities was held on Wednesday, in the Council Chamber of Blantyre City council where the Mayor for Blantyre City, Councilor Wild Ndipo and the […]
Newly elected members of Malawi Association of Local Government (Malga) has vowed to stamp out abuse of funds and corruption in councils and enhance transparency and accountability. Blantyre City Council Mayor Wild Ndipoh said this on Sunday in Mzuzu after he floored Samson Chaziya in Malga chaipersonship elections. Chaziya, an opposition Malawi Congress Party council […]
A renowned political scientist has suggested that a law should be amended to allow residents vote in city council elections. Boniface Dulani of Chancellor College, a constituent of the University of Malawi, said election results in Blantyre indicate that residents were not happy with the loss of Noel Chalamanda as Mayor. Wild Ndipo of the […]
Officials from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) are pointing fingers and calling names on each other following the dramatic and drastic fall in the Blantyre City mayoral elections of powerful Lewis Ngalande. Ngalande has already pointed a finger at Local government minister Kondwani Nankhumwa for orchestrating his loss. “The minister was busy calling councillors […]
Residents in Blantyre have taken up on social media to express shock at the loss of mayor Noel Chalamanda in the mayoral elections. Lawyer Chalamanda has lost to his former deputy ruling Wilald Ndipo. Some residents have expressed shock, saying Chalamanda deserved another term because he is a hard worker, very creative and completely changed […]