‘Contractors cheating on borehole drilling’

Some contractors government engaged to drill boreholes in communities using funds allocated by Parliament have been cheating on depths of the boreholes and disobeying requisite guidelines for constructing boreholes, Weekend Nation has learnt.

Salima Green Belt project on schedule

Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Professor Peter Mwanza has said work at the Chikwawa Estate Green Belt site in Salima is progressing according to plan.

BCC rehabilitation deferred to next fiscal year

Rehabilitation of the vandalised French Cultural Centre in Blantyre, now called Blantyre Cultural Centre (BCC), has failed to start in the current fiscal year because of technical hiccups.

Mapuyu North gets 4 bridges, house from CDF

With just about three months remaining before the end of the 2012/13 fiscal year, Lilongwe Mapuyu North Constituency has spent at least K5 million out of its K7 million allocation of Constituency Development Fund (CDF) to build four bridges, a teacher’s house and other community projects.

Kamuzu Mausoleum phase 3 awaits tenders

Construction of several structures in phase three of the Kamuzu Mausoleum in Lilongwe is awaiting completion of tender processes which the Department of Buildings is handling, Ministry of Tourism and Culture public relations officer Chrissy Chiumia said on Tuesday.

9 chiefs’ houses completed in 5 yrs

Malawi Government has completed construction of only nine chiefs’ houses in five years under a programme Parliament has been funding to promote the welfare of chiefs across the country, officials have said.

In an emailed response last Tuesday, Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development public relations officer Maganizo Mazeze said four more houses are under construction in the Central and Southern regions, saying completion of the houses is expected soon.

60 Malawi police houses rehabilitated

Malawi Government has completed rehabilitating at least 60 out of around 100 police houses which Parliament has been funding for two fiscal years, officials have said.

Nsundwe residents press for market completion

Residents of Nsundwe Trading Centre in Lilongwe Mapuyu North Constituency have asked their Member of Parliament Christina Chiwoko to push for completion of the market they say has been undeveloped for years.

Neno elderly centre stalls for five years

Malawi Government’s efforts to construct an elderly care centre in Neno have stalled for over five years due to Treasury’s failure to allocate enough resources to the project over the years, officials have said.

In an interview on Monday, Neno district commissioner MacDonald Kadammanja said no construction work has taken place on the site designated for the centre several years after the project’s contractor disappeared from the place.

Malawi set to revitalise irish potato production

Malawi Government says it is failing to maximise benefits from irish potato production because farmers are failing to produce quality potatoes; hence, harvests are low.