By Brenda Nkosi

Blantyre, October 25, Mana: Blantyre City Council (BCC) on Friday launched the construction of one of the two-faced city billboards, which will be mounted in all its entry points.

Speaking during the ground-breaking ceremony at Kameza Roundabout, Mayor for BCC, Councilor Joseph Makwinja said the billboards will be constructed in all city boundaries to show ownership which will translate into efficiency in service delivery.

"Even the implementation of our by-laws will be effective because we now have the jurisdictions under-which they are operational," Makwinja said.

Deputy Mayor for BCC, Isaac Jomo Osman advised the contractor to do a good job that matches with the status of the city.

"The quality of the billboard is the image of the city. We expect nothing less than what we are, the most beautiful city in Malawi. The billboard has to match up, if not, it is us the leaders who will be mocked in today's age of social media," Osman said.

In his remarks, Deputy Director of Town Planning at BCC, Mathews Mwadzaangati said they opted to build the billboards to avoid having them vandalised.

The first billboard at Kameza will be constructed with finances from Zagaf Transport amounting K5.6 million.