Malawi truck drivers protest low pay | Malawi 24 - Malawi news

Malawi truck drivers protest low pay | Malawi 24 - Malawi news: Drivers today held protests in Lilongwe and Blantyre to push for better pay and better working conditions.


Parked trucks in Blantyre

The drivers parked their trucks at Kanengo in Lilongwe and on the Lilongwe-Mchinji road.

Transport masterplan to get K69bn boost - The Nation Online

Transport masterplan to get K69bn boost - The Nation Online: Treasury plans to allocate K69.6 billion in the 2019/20 National Budget for the initial implementation phase of the 20-year Malawi National Transport Masterplan.

Ministry of Transport and Public Works spokesperson James Chakwera on Wednesday confirmed the planned allocation, saying it is divided into five-year investment plans.

Roads Fund plans to roll out toll gates - The Nation Online

Roads Fund plans to roll out toll gates - The Nation Online: The Roads Fund Administration (RFA) says it plans to rollout toll gates on the country’s roads in the 2019/20 financial year.

In an interview yesterday, RFA procurement and public relations officer Masauko Mngwaluko said the possibility of having toll gates—steel structures put in highways and major roads for which a fee or toll is paid to pass—is real

Luangwa Bridge offer timely – Zambia Daily Mail

Luangwa Bridge offer timely – Zambia Daily Mail: "THAT the Japanese government has pledged to construct a bridge across Luangwa River on the Great East Road to replace the current rather old one is an opportunity which Zambia should quickly seize, considering the advantages that will come along with the project.
Not only is the structure a vital access point within the country for the Eastern Province, it also provides a link to Mozambique, which is about two kilometres away, and Zimbabwe (about 60km from the bridge) and Malawi much farther.
It is 250km from the nearest city, Lusaka, and is located in a remote area, where its approaches have to contend with steep rugged slopes and deep ravines covered in forest or thick bush. Part of its history is that, since it was first built in 1932 through Beit Trust’s support, it twice suffered destruction as revenge by colonialists because of Zambia’s support for her neighbouring countries’ freedom fighters."



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Dzombe takes over LL bus depot project - The Nation Online

Dzombe takes over LL bus depot project - The Nation Online:

A local
firm has taken over the multi-billion kwacha Lilongwe City Council's modern
international and intercity bus terminal project, which the council had previously earmarked to be implemented by Khato Civils, Nation on Sunday can reveal.

With pomp and fanfare LCC signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Khato Civils
owned by South African-based Malawian business mogul Simbi Phiri to construct a modern intercity and

international bus depot

in
Lilongwe. 

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Review of cargo centre management finalized | The Times Group

Review of cargo centre management finalized | The Times Group:

Review of cargo centre management finalized 
 Posted By: Caroline Kandiero on: February 09, 2018 In: Business No Comments 
 The Public Private Partnership Commission (PPPC) has finalised a review of the agreement 
 between the government and Malawi Cargo Centres Limited, in which Malawi Cargo will take up 
 the responsibility of maintaining and rehabilitating two cargo centres. 
 The government procured two cargo centres—Mbeya and Dar es Salaam in Tanzania— under a 
 bilateral agreement with the Tanzanian government. 
 PPPC Chief Executive Officer, Jimmy Lipunga, said the agreement will now see Malawi Cargo 
 investing $4 million for the maintenance works over a period of 25 years. 
 "This arrangement is operated under a leCargoase arrangement. In order to improve the facilities, 
 it was decided that the agreement be upgraded into a Public Private Partnership (PPP) so that the 
 government can leverage on private sector financing and expertise. 








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AfDB tips Malawi on cutting transport costs | The Times Group

AfDB tips Malawi on cutting transport costs | The Times Group:



AfDB tips Malawi on cutting transport costs

Posted By: Chimwemwe Mangazi on: January 03, 2018 In: Business No Comments

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has tipped Malawi to explore alternative modes of

transport if the country is to reduce transport costs in 2018

Currently, road transport is the dominant mode of transport in the country.

A Country Strategy Paper 2013-2017 for Malawi released by AfDB indicates that inadequate

infrastructure is one of the binding constraints to growth and private sector development.

It further notes that unit costs inside Malawi are at least twice as high as in South Africa, as a

result of long distances to ports and low backloads.



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Construction of Chipata – Petauke – Serenje Railway line to start next year | Q FM

Construction of Chipata – Petauke – Serenje Railway line to start next year | Q FM: "Government has disclosed that the construction of the US$2.3 billion Chipata-Petauke-Serenje railway line is expected to start next year.

Transport and Communication Minister Brian Mushimba says the project will enhance Zambia’s regional trade and transport competitiveness.

He says government has completed the major step of the environmental impact assessment for the construction of the green field railway lin"



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Malawi News Agency Online - Government says Mzuzu--Nkhata Bay Road to complete in April 2018

Malawi News Agency Online - Government says Mzuzu--Nkhata Bay Road to complete in April 2018: "Nkhata Bay, December 20, 2017:  Government has disclosed that state of the art K17 billion Mzuzu--Nkhata Bay Road which is being rehabilitated by Germany contractors, Strabag International will be completed in April 2018.

Minister of Transport and Public Works, Jappie Mhango disclosed this Monday after touring some development projects in the district."



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Sadc seeks to harmonise transport charges - The Nation Online

Sadc seeks to harmonise transport charges - The Nation Online:





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O October 31, 2017


The Southern African Development Community (Sadc)

committee for ministers responsible for Transport and

Meteorology says it is geared to start the process of

harmonising charges transporters pay when passing through

countries in the region.





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Nocma to start importing fuel via Nacala rail line - The Nation Online

Nocma to start importing fuel via Nacala rail line - The Nation Online:



Nocma to start importing fuel via

Nacala rail line

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State-owned National Oil Company of Malawi (Nocma) has announced plans to start

transporting fuel through Nacala Railway Corridor to supplement road transportation from

Mozambique and Tanzania ports.

Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining Aggrey Massi said this last week when he

toured one of the strategic fuel reserves at Matindi on the outskirts of Blantyre.





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'Nacala Corridor to Boost Malawi Economy'

'Nacala Corridor to Boost Malawi Economy': "The management of the Nacala Railway line says it is confident that the Nacala Corridor will have great economic benefits for Malawi, and that is why they have invested a lot of resources in developing the project.

Chairperson of Nacala Corridor Companies Renato Torres said this in an interview after the inauguration of the Corridor on Friday in Zalewa.

Mr. Torres said the corridor presents a brighter future for Malawi economically, because it will offer the country the chance to export and import goods cheaper."



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Malawi News Agency Online - CEAR exceeds previous volumes moved

Malawi News Agency Online - CEAR exceeds previous volumes moved: "Blantyre, August 08, 2017: The Central East African Railways (CEAR) says the volume of cargo the company has moved in the first half of 2017 has surpassed the volumes moved in the last 10 years.

CEAR Public Relations Officer, Chisomo Mwamadi disclosed this in a questionnaire response attributing the trend to the improvements and investments the company has made in locomotives, wagons, rail track and systems."



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Kamuzu International Airport expansion to boost flights into Malawi | The Times Group

Kamuzu International Airport expansion to boost flights into Malawi | The Times Group: "Kamuzu International Airport expansion to boost flights into Malawi
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Expectations are high that the number of airlines flying into the country will increase by mid next year following the commencement of the terminal building expansion project at the Kamuzu International Airport (KIA)."



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China to build Zambia - Malawi rail link

China to build Zambia - Malawi rail link: China to build Zambia - Malawi rail link Written by� Keith Barrow PrintEmail inShare A contract to construct a rail link between central Zambia and the Malawian border was signed in the Zambian capital Lusaka on November 2 by minister of transport and communications Mr Brian Mushimba and representatives of China Railway Construction Corporation.

Mozambique: New Investments Planned for Nacala Railways - allAfrica.com

Mozambique: New Investments Planned for Nacala Railways - allAfrica.com: "
Mozambique: New Investments Planned for Nacala Railways
The rail corridor from the northern Mozambican port of Nacala-a-Velha to the Moatize coal basin in Tete province will receive three billion US dollars of new investment to boost its capacity to transport the coal produced in Moatize, according to the Mozambican government spokesperson, Deputy Health Minister Mouzinho Saide.

Speaking on Tuesday at the end of the weekly session of the Council of Ministers (Cabinet) he said that 1.9 billion dollars will be invested in Mozambique and the rest in Malaw

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Nacala corridor signs $8m rolling stock deal; port tender delayed - Zitamar

Nacala corridor signs $8m rolling stock deal; port tender delayed - Zitamar: The Corredor De Desenvolvimento Do Norte (CDN), comprising Mozambique’s northern rail network, Malawi’s rail system, and the Port of Nacala, has signed a 5-year, ZAR 120 million ($7.7 million) deal to lease 100 grain wagons from GPR Leasing, a joint venture between South African logistics firm Grindrod, and the Pembani Remgro Infrastructure Fund (PRIF).

Mw-Moz interconnection to commence in 2018 | The Times Group

Mw-Moz interconnection to commence in 2018 | The Times Group: Government says it would take another two years before commencing the power tapping process from neighbouring Mozambique following a decision by the two countries to redesign the power tapping mode.

New Limbe-Mkaya Railway due March 2016

New Limbe-Mkaya Railway due March 2016: "Rehabilitation work underway on the Limbe-Mkaya railway Rehabilitation of the railway line from Limbe to Mkaya is expected to be complete by March 2016, a development which is likely to help reduce the transit time for passengers and goods between the two ends. Chisomo Mwamadi, spokesperson for the Central East African Railways (CEAR), which is overseeing the rehabilitation, told Zodiak Online the completion deadline which was December 2015 has been shifted to March 2016 due to some challenges"



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Mozambique: First stage of Nacala port modernization nears completion

Mozambique construction firm has said the first phase of modernisation of the Port of Nacala, in Mozambique’s Nampula province is nearing completion, APA observes here on Wednesday.The U$300 million rehabilitation projected is joint funded by the governments of Mozambique and Japan.

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