Chiputula CCAP Church members in Mzuzu have been advised to be civilized and keep discipline in every aspect of electioneering if the 2014 polls are to be free and fair. Chiputula CCAP Church Parish Minister the Reverend Isaiah Mhone said this on Tuesday ahead of the polls Malawi will host on May 20 in 2014. The Reverend Mhone was […]
The CCAP Synod of Livingstonia says it does not prohibit its Ministers to vie for political office provided they retire, resign or opt for secondment to other institutions. “They must choose whether to serve people under God’s guidance or Political Parties,” General Secretary Reverend Levi Nyondo said. The Synod said if Ministers do not choose […]
The northern region based CCAP Synod of Livingstonia says people in the region are bitter with government’s continued use of the controversial quota system for entrance into the University of Malawi, saying people may see no benefit in registering to vote because they feel betrayed. “People are asking why they vote when the government does not […]
The Singini clan at Luwinga in Mzuzu has accused the CCAP Church of grabbing part of its 10 hectare land for use as a football ground for the church’s primary school. Spokesperson for the clan Owen Singini told NyasaTimes in an exclusive interview that Mzuzu City Council and Ministry of Land officials notified them that […]
Malawi’s Vice President Khumbo Kachali has asked the CCAP Synod of Livingstonia to direct their concerns to government using established church channels, arguing that Malawi’s President Joyce Banda and himself were bona fide members of the Church’s guild. “We look up to the church for direction. My plea is that without politics we are all […]
Former Livingstonia Synod of the Church of Central African Presbyterian (CCAP) Deputy Secretary General Rev. Ted Atusaye Goliath Mwambila has died. The synod announced on Monday that Rev Mwambila died at Mzuzu Central Hospital after a short illness. Rev Levi Nyondo described the death of Mbwambila as a shock to the synod. He added that Mwambila […]
CCAP Synod of Livingstonia General Secretary Reverend Levi Nyondo on Sunday told Vice President Khumbo Kachali in the face that corruption is rampant in the country and called on government to address it. The outspoken Nyondo said various audit reports have revealed abuse of public office and theft. He called for action to punish the […]
After waiting for nine years, Malawi Government has finally granted University of Livingstonia full accreditation. Delivering the news Saturday at Ekwendeni CCAP Mission during the sixth congregation of the university, Vice President Khumbo Kachali said government has now finally given full accreditation to the institution after satisfying the minimum requirements set by government. “Ladies and […]
Reverend Levi Nyondo of the CCAP Synod of Livingstonia on Saturday retained his post as General Secretary with overwhelming votes at the ongoing Synod indaba being held in Karonga district. Reverend Nyondo will serve another four year term got 236 votes. The elections took place during the Synod’s 33rd biannual conference, which is being held […]
Outspoken Rev Maxwell Mezuwa Banda of Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) has warned Christians against what he called “worshipping individuals.” He said this on Sunday at St Andrews CCAP in his sermon broadcast on Transworld Radio which he said was to touch on contemporary events. Preaching from Colossians chapter 1 and Psalm 105, Banda said that the Christians and the Church belong to […]
Religious leaders of the Synod of Livingstonia of Church for Central African Presbyterian (CCAP) are expressing their commitment in working with Malawi’s new president Joyce Banda in addressing social economic challenges facing the country. Malawi has been facing forex problems, fuel crisis and governance crisis during the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) rule which forced many […]
The CCAP Synod of Livingstonia last week barred up to 120 members of the Women’s Guild from Milala Presbytery and some CCAP Reverends in Mzimba district from travelling to the new State House in Lilongwe, Nyasa Times has learnt. Consequently the two Buses, which government hired, returned to Lilongwe empty despite impassioned pleas from Mzimba […]
The CCAP Synod of Livingstonia has asked government to update the nation on the investigations into circumstances leading to the death of Polytechnic engineering student Robert Chasowa last September who may have been murdered due to his anti-government activism and also those killed during July 20 anti-Mutharika demonstrations. The Synod said there is need to […]
The Mzuzu Lions Club has financed the construction of a MK7.6 million Girls Hostel at the CCAP owned School for the hearing impairment at Bandawe in Nkhata Bay district. Construction is expected to start in March and will take six months. The Club sourced funds from Lion Aid Norway after its members were shocked to […]
The CCAP Synod of Livingstonia has joined calls asking for the immediate release of human rights lawyer Ralph Kasambala saying his arrest and incarceration has vindicated an assertion that that the Bingu wa Mutharika government is indeed tyrannical. The Synod said if Kasambala is not released it will continue praying and also engage government in […]
Livingstonia Synod of the Church of Central African Presbytery (CCAP) has come out strongly against media reports that it has endorsed the country’s Vice President Joyce Banda as its presidential candidate in the 2014 general elections. Over the week, the media has been reporting that the Synod Deputy General Secretary Reverend Morris Munthali told a […]
The Livingstonia Synod AIDS Programme (Lisap) has launched the Mobile Interactions bringing Hope (MI Hope) programme to improve the quality of life of people living with HIV and AIDS. In Africa the MI Hope programme is running in Zambia, South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria. Twenty nine million users in South Africa are using the programme. […]
By Andrew Nyayah, Nyasa Times The CCAP Synod of Livingstonia has described as ‘unfortunate’ and ‘misleading’ assertions by the First Lady Madam Callista Mutharika that people who live in the rural areas do not need fuel and forex. “She should be the right person to advise the president but her pronouncements have cast doubt about […]