The event, organised by the Blantyre City Council (BCC) in partnership with mobile and ICT service provider, TNM and Rab Processors, will be open to all people from Blantyre and surrounding areas.

The Family Fireworks Night, scheduled to commence from 10pm until 3am, will accord the city’s residents to end the year and welcome the New Year in colourful style.

The renowned Blantyre Based Mizu Band is scheduled to provide all night entertainment with music at the Independence Arch along the Chipembere Highway in the commercial capital.

TNM’s Senior Manager (Public Relations) Akossa Mphepo said the event provides an opportunity for the mobile phone operator to end the year in style with its customers.

“TNM together with Rab Processors limited and Blantyre City Council have organized what we are calling the big night of the year, this is the night of fireworks and events leading up to the countdown 2017. It’s the first for Blantyre City and I would like to believe the first for Malawi because this is an initiative where we would like to bring in Blantyre City residents and all the people that are within the city,” said Mphepo.

Mphepo said the organising committee has hired police officer to provide maximum security and ensure that people’s properties are secured.

“So to ensure that we have maximum security on the day we have engaged about 198 police officers who will come in to provide security. The Blantyre City Council will also provide man power to beef up the people that we have on the ground to ensure that there are no disruptions at the event and also people’s vehicles and properties are safe,” she said.

On his part Rab Group Sales and Distribution Manager Douglas Mandala called on Blantyre residents to attend this family event.

“Rab Processors is household brand and when the idea came from Blantyre City Council that they wanted to hold something like that we thought it was very important for us as a company because our brand is associated with every member of the family.

“Looking at the nature of the function which is a family function we thought it will be very good for us to partner because it will be a way of giving back to the families or to our clients in Malawi,” said Mandala.

The premier mobile service provider has pumped in K3 million for the organisation of the event.