A Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) officer and his other two friends from the Immigration Department officer, are reported to have died on Wednesday night after the car they were travelling in plunged into a flooded river whose bridge had been washed away by strong rain water flow in Karonga. MRA Head of Corporate Affairs, Steven […]
Two senior chiefs have asked Malawi government not to extradite Prophet Shepherd Bushiri to South Africa. This follows a letter by the South African government asking the government of Malawi to extradite Prophet Bushiri and his wife Mary. In an interview, Paramount Chief Kyungu said that there is no need for the Bushiris to be […]
Minister of Lands, Kenzie Msukwa says construction of the much anticipated 100 houses for Karonga district’s security agents will start soon but warned encroachers and those who corruptly bought government land to reverse the transaction or face the long arm of the law. The minister said this on Monday at Ipyana Mobile Police Service Camp in […]
Zambia-based Chewa King His Majesty Kalonga Gawa Undi on Monday paid a courtesy call on President Lazarus Chakwera in Lilongwe after his formal inauguration as the country’s new Head of State. Gawa Undi—the paramount chief of the Chewa people in Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia— met President Chakwera at Bingu International Conference Centre (BICC) after he has been […]
Paramount Chief Kyungu of Karonga has asked the ] President Peter Mutharika to visit the northern region, saying he is the President of all Malawians hence people from the north deserves his visit. Quoted in his speech on Tuesday, 5th May, 2020 during elevation ceremony of Traditional Authority (T/A) Nthalire to Senior Chief in Chitipa […]
Chiefs Council chairperson Paramount Kyungu has advised people to desist from killing people or destroying property of people suspected to be blood suckers. The country has in the past days experienced unprecedented attacks on people blamed to be blood suckers, people who allegedly kill other people by sucking their blood for witchcraft purposes. The powerful […]
Community members from Karonga and Chitipa districts have been urged to report to witchdoctors who claim to be witch-hunters to relevant authorities such as police. Karonga-Chitipa Cultural Heritage Patron, Paramount Chief Kyungu made the call following the brutal killing of three elderly people in Karonga over allegations that they were practicing witchcraft. In a communiqué […]
Paramount Chief Kyungu of Karonga has asked government to institute a National Chiefs Council to resolve chieftaincy wrangles rather than seeking court intervention, saying it undermines the tradition’s dignity. The Paramount Chief made the proposal on Wednesday during the installation of Bangubosa Sanderson Mwahimba as Senior Chief Kalonga after the death of his predecessor in […]
Paramount Chief Kyungu of Karonga and Chitipa on Monday censored churches that he said are peddling partisan politics in the run up to the May 21 2019 watershed tripartite elections. Speaking in Chitipa during the official opening of the Kasama Community Technical College in Chitipa, Kyungu did not name the churches. “The Church is not […]
Paramount Chief Kyungu of Karonga and Chitipa districts has advised students of Marianist Initiative for Rural Artisans Christian Life and Education (Miracle) technical college in Karonga to desist from being used by greedy politicians in the forth coming political campaigns in readiness for the May 21 tripartite polls if they are to grow into productive […]
A renowned legal expert, Justin Kusamba Dzonzi, has concurred with a High Court ruling that Paramount Chief Kyungu has no authority to poke his nose in the business of the Traditional Authority (TA) Mwaulambia chieftaincy. High Court Judge Charles Mkandawire nullified Godwin Officer Nyondo as TA Mwaulambia, saying he was appointed without following the right […]
Paramount Chief Kyungu of Karonga and Chitipa says Malawi needs dictatorial leadership to completely stamp out corruption. Kyungu expressed the sentiments in Karonga on Sunday during International Anti-corruption Day commemoration. He said despite several efforts to curb the malpractice, corruption remains high in the country. “There is decentralization in place, but still the rate of […]
Paramount Chief Kyungu of Karonga and Chitipa has accused Karonga District Council of implementing for sub-standard projects, under the Public Works Program (PWP), accusing council officials of corruption. The Chief made the accusation on Wednesday at a full council briefing on the upcoming Enhanced Public Works Program pilot phase (EPWP). He alleged that the council […]
Powerful Ngonde chief, Kyungu, of Karonga has told his subjects and traders to boycott market fee payments until the Karonga District Council improves on hygiene including removal of garbage. Kyungu gave the order after visiting the Karonga main market which he said is filthy as there are piles of garbage, saying this was a recipe […]
Paramount Chief Kyungu of Chitipa and Karonga has commended Karonga District Hospital staff for their expertise in saving lives of people who suffered serious injuries in a bus accident on Tuesday. Kyungu made the remarks Wednesday after cheering survivors who were admitted to the hospital following the accident that occurred at Tenenthe along the Chitipa-Karonga […]
Paramount Chief Kyungu of Karonga and Chitipa has condemned the behaviour of some youth in the districts of resorting to mob justice against people accused of witchcraft and theft. In a statement, Kyungu said he is saddened by recent media reports of the irresponsible and savagery acts of violence perpetrated by the youth. “They [youth] […]
A trust set up by the chiefs of Karonga and Chitipa whose aim is to help out needy students may not see the light of the day as some chiefs think their seniors want to use the funds to enrich themselves. The Karonga-Chitipa Education Trust was an idea of Paramount Chief Kyungu—the most senior traditional […]
Hundreds of Karonga residents responded to the protest organized by the Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) on Friday where they petitioned the country’s President Peter Mutharika through the office of the District Commissioner (DC) on the way the country is being governed. The protest which started around 8:30 am and ended around 10 am started at Karonga roundabout going straight to the […]