Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Karonga, Martin Mtumbuka, has weighed on the wanton cutting down of trees in the country, saying considerable use of charcoal in peri-urban and urban areas is fuelling the iniquity. Mtumbuka, who led a tree planting exercise at Nandanga Primary School in Mwamkumbwa Village in Chitipa district, said affordable electricity […]
Catholic Church’s Bishop Martin Mtumbuka of Karonga Diocese has challenged chiefs in the district to join forces in denouncing abduction and killing of people with albinism. This comes barely a month after a one-year-old girl with albinism was abducted from the arms of her mother while asleep at Khwawa in Traditional Authority Wasambo in the […]
The Catholic Diocese of Karonga says it is profoundly indebted to parishioners and all Catholic institutions in its confines for the generous support they gave to the Diocese during the Thanksgiving Mass of 2018. Karonga Diocese was officially inaugurated on November 20 2010 and covers the civil districts of Chitipa, Karonga and some parts of […]
Catholic Church has thrown its weight behind Bishop Martin Mtumbuka of Karonga Diocese over his criticim to government’s little support to grant-aided schools. Mtumbuka was speaking at Ludzi Girls Catholic Secondary School in Mchinji on Saturday during the institution’s commemoration of its 50 years of existence when he presided over the event and the Holy Mass, […]
Government has hit back at the fiery Catholic Martin Mtumbuka of Karonga Diocese on education matters, accusing the Ministry of Education for doing little in assisting Church run schools in the country. Mtumbuka unleashed a number concerns on Saturday at the commemoration of the 50th Anniversary Celebrations at Ludzi Girls Secondary School. Thd Catholic Bishop also […]
Fiery Catholic bishop Mathews Mtumbuka has told opposition politicians to rise up and take their rightful role to fight for the rights of ordinary poor people. Bishop Mtumbuka said this recently when he presided over the celebrations of 50th anniversary of Ludzi Girls Secondary School in Machinji. Mtumbuka said government service delivery is poor and […]
Outspoken Karonga Catholic bishop Martin Mtumbuka has described the country’s civil service as a disaster, saying this is why public service delivery is poor. Mtumbuka said this on Saturday during the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Ludzi Girls Secondary School. H said the Catholic church runs various schools in the country both basic, secondary […]
Bishop Martin Mtumbuka of the Karonga Diocese of the influential Catholic Church has faulted the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) led government for failing to deal with lawlessness in the country. Mtumbuka said he was saddened that the law enforcing agencies were weak, especially where some people continue to torture and kill the elderly on suspicion […]
Bishop Martin Mtumbuka of the Catholic Diocese of Karonga has people having permanent jobs in the diocese has led to complacency, and has thus scrapped off the policy opting for contracts. He said last week at St Joseph the Worker Cathedral, his headquarters, that the development will in ensuring that there is prudence in the […]
Bishop Martin Mtumbuka of Karonga Diocese on Tuesday opened St Ignatius of Loyola Secondary School at Nthalire in Chitipa. The boarding school is situated almost 115 kilometres east of Chitipa Boma where students endure long walks to school. During the opening ceremony, the bishop said Umutaluwabo and Johanesbee foundations from Germany funded construction of the […]
Catholic Bishop for Karonga Diocese, Martin Mtumbuka Tuesday officially opened a boarding secondary school in the area of Traditional Authority (TA) Nthalire in Chitipa district constructed to the tune of €265, 000 (over K223 million). St. Ignatius of Loyola Secondary School constructed with financial support from the Umutaluwabo and Johanesbee foundations from Germany will enroll […]
Bishop Martin Mtumbuka of the Catholic Diocese of Karonga has called for the abolishment of the use of local languages in classroom environment, saying Malawi schoolchildren should start learning English so early. Mtumbuka said over the weekend at Chaminade Secondary School where he presided over a farewell ceremony for Form Four students that will leave […]
Bishop of Karonga Diocese His Lordship Right Reverend Martin Mtumbuka Saturday said that embracing catholic social teachings would help catholic journalists in the country to fulfil their mission of reporting the truth. He said this during the annual general meeting of the Association of Catholic Journalists (ACJ) held at Fish Eagle Cottage in Salima. “Catholic […]
Bishop Martin Mtumbuka of the Karonga Diocese in the Catholic Church has added his voice in the controversial relocation of a refugee camp from Dzaleka in Dowa to Katili in Traditional Authority (T/A) Kyungu in Karonga, saying government should give land and construct houses for Malawians who are displaced because of disasters than wasting […]
The Catholic Education Commission (CEC) of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) in partnership with the Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund (SCIAF) on Monday, February 27, 2017, launched a three-year project dubbed ‘Hope for Youth’ with funding from the European Union (EU). The project which is aimed at empowerment of women and vulnerable groups through […]
Karonga Diocese Bishop Right Reverend Martin Mtumbuka, handed over to government a magnificent national secondary school-St Mary Girls’ Boarding Secondary School, which will accommodate 600 girls from across the country. The school, located in the area of Traditional Authority Kyungu, has been constructed to the tune of $ 2.9 million (over K2 billion) from partners […]
The closure of the institutions of higher learning has attracted the wrath of bishops of the influential Catholic Church in Malawi and attacked the collapse of education system in the country. Speaking on behalf of Catholic Bishops at the opening of a two-day round table conference Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) organised with its development partners […]
The dreaded National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) has put on surveillance Bishop Dr Martin Mtumbuka of Karonga Diocese of the influential Catholic Church and other activists following its intelligence gathering that the bishop has joined the underground movement discussing a regime change agenda in Malawi, Nyasa Times understands. The state spies are following His Grace Bishop Mtumbuka […]