Ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and renowned human rights activist Billy Mayaya have separately condemned Paramount Chief Lundu remarks against Prophet Shepherd Bushiri’s church as “reckless and tantamount to criminal behaviour”. Lundu, during a DPP rally in Nchalo on Saturday, ordered that Prophet Bushiri Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) church should stop operation in Chikwawa because […]
Lower Shire cultural grouping, Mgumano Wa Asena Na Amang’anja has ushered in new office bearers of its National Executive Committee during elections that took place in Lilongwe Sunday. Owen Chomanika was voted as the new board chairperson of the Association while Eric Trinta was elected as Chairperson of the group and is deputized by Madan […]
Public Appointments Committee (PAC) has rejected controversial Paramount Chief Lundu to be part of Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) Board after attending interviews in Lilongwe but approved Reverend Billy Gama as chairperson, replacing Moffat Banda who is now at the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC). Paramount Lundu is fond of making controversial political moves and recently came […]
Controversial mang’anja chief, Paramount Lundu of Chikwawa on Saturday surprised people when he refused to sit next to fellow traditional leaders during a full Chikhwawa District Council meeting. He said he could not sit close to his “enemies.” Lundu has a difficult relationship with most of traditional leaders in the district as well as in his […]
Controversial Paramount Chief Lundu and Chikwawa Central Member of Parliament (MP) Zaheer Gaffar Issah took it to the podium to openly attack Illovo Sugar Manufacturing company accusing it of failing to play any cooperate social responsibility role. The two made the attack at Nchalo in Chikwawa at a developmental rally President Arthur Peter Mutharika held […]
The controversial Paramount Chief Lundu of Chikwawa openely told the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Kondwani Nankhumwa that government had no part in sorting out chieftaincy wrangles that have rocked some parts of the country. Lundu made the remarks during a full council meeting which took place at Chikwawa Secondary School. The Paramount […]
Paramount Chief Lundu of Chikhwawa has asked Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to amend the electoral law which allows foreigners who have stayed in the country for more than seven consecutive years to take part during elections. The Paramount Chief said this on Sunday during the ongoing MEC sensitization meetings with traditional leaders and their subjects to discuss […]
Paramount Chief Lundu has ridiculed late President Bingu wa Mutharika for using presidential powers to rename lower shire district if Chikwawa to Chikhwawa. Lundu ordered the name to revert to Chikwawa which President Joyce Banda and her Minister of Land and Housing, Henry Duncan Phoya supported. “The other president [Bingu wa Mutharika], I don’t know […]
Paramount Chief Lundu has come out in open and declared his support for the ruling People’s Party (PP) and President Joyce Banda. Lundu declared his support during official handover of his house by President Banda at Mbewe Headquarters in Chikhwawa. The chief could not hide his love for the PP as he failed to resist […]
Barely a day after Muslim leaders were asked to be talking ill about former Transport Minister and the ruling People’s Party’s vice president who quit cabinet and the part last week, Sidik Mia, eight traditional leaders in Lower Shire area where Mia hails from and command respect on Wednesday organized a news conference in Chikwawa […]
Chikwawa District Commissioner Felix Mkandawire and Paramount Chief Lundu of the same district are implicated in payment of K1.699 million to bogus beneficiaries as compensation from Illovo Sugar Malawi Limited following eviction of Chipakuza villagers in the district. Reports indicate that the compensation list which contains 52 beneficiaries with a total K9.8 million from Illovo […]