Remains of Lhomwe Paramount Chief Ngolongoliwa have been laid to rest. The remains were interred at his Ntundawosema Headquarters in Thyolo on July 31 2019 with military honours as the traditional leader died at Mwaiwathu on Sunday, July 28, 2019, after a long battle against pneumonia. Among high-profile mourners who attended the funeral service included […]
Chairperson of Mulhako Wa Alhomwe businessman Leston Mulli has emphasized that Lomwe people are peaceful people and will always strive to maintain this identity. Mulli made the remarks at the burial ceremony of Paramount Chief Ngolongoliwa at Mtunda Wosema, the headquarters of the departed traditional leader in Thyolo. Mulli called upon all Lomwes wherever they […]
Opposition leaders were conspicuously missing at the funeral of paramount chief in Thyolo on Wednesday as their names were as well conspicuously missing from the list of dignitaries invited for the solemn ceremony. The death comes at a time when the country is experiencing heightened political crisis following the highly disputed May 21 presidential election. […]
Chairperson of Mlakho wa Alhomwe board of trustees Leston Muli has asked God to forgive people that are mocking death of Paramount Chief Ngolongoliwa who died on Sunday evening at Mwaiwathu Private Hospital in Blantyre. He told reporters on Tuesday that it was unfortunate that some politicians from opposition parties and few tribalistic thinking people […]
The cultural group Mulhakho wa Alhomwe says it needs K13 million for the funeral of the Lhomwe paramount chief, Ngolongoliwa. Mulhako wa Alhomwe chief executive officer Muchanankhwaye Mpuluka has since asked all Lhomwes and others to contribute. “Following the loss of our beloved paramount, Mulhakho wa Alhomwe would like to appeal to all members to […]
Paramount Chief Ngolongoliwa, who died on Sunday evening at Mwaiwathu Private Hospital in Blantyre, will be buried on Wednesday at Mtundawosema in Thyolo District with full military honours. President Peter Mutharika has ordered that the Lhomwe Paramount Chief should be accorded a military funeral, a statement from the Office of the President and Cabinet signed by […]
There is dark crowd at Ntunda Wosema Headquarters in Thyolo as onr of the prominent chiefs in the country, Paramount Chief Ngolongoliwa fhas died after a long illness. Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development spokesperson Muhlabase Mughogho said Ngolongoliwa died in Blantyre at Mwaiwathu private hospital where he was receiving treatment. Mulhako wa Alhomwe chief […]
Lhomwe Paramount Chief Ngolongoliwa has dared the country’s chiefs to be pro-active in the fight against abductions and killings of people with albinism. Ngolongoliwa, in the interview with Nyasa Times at his Mtunda Wosema headquarters in Thyolo, said chiefs are custodians of every good and evil in the villages hence the need to sieve criminals […]
Business magnet and chairperson of the Mulhako wa Alhomwe Leston Mulli has said United Transformation Movement (UTM) leadership fears him and the Lhomwe Paramount Chief Ngolongoliwa because they are putting blocks for the movement to make in roads in the Lhomwe belt. Mulli told Nyasa Times that UTM leaders including Vice President Salous Chilima , […]
United Transformation Movement (UTM) National Chairman Noel Masangwi has reiterated what acting Secretary General Patricia Kaliati said recently that the Lhomwe Paramount Chief Ngolongoliwa is the one who hatched the idea to have Vice President Salous Chilima as presidential candidate in 2019. Speaking at Mgowi primary school ground where UTM held a rally, Masangwi said […]
Malawi’s firebrand politicians and Rumphi East Member of Parliament Kamlepo Kalua has received an Honorary Doctoral Degree in Political Science by Malawi-based Cypress University when the US institution held this year’s graduation ceremony at Bingu International Conference Centre (BICC) in Lilongwe. Kalua is one of the politicians who championed multi-party democrcay when they fought against one-party […]
Mulanje West legislator Patricia Kaliati has said she will not be stampeded by the Mulhako wa Alhomwe members who on Monday started holding a vigil at her Nkando residence, saying she sticks to her story said at a rally during the official launch of United Transformation Movement (UTM) which is led by Vice-President Saulos Chilima. […]
Lhomwe Paramount Chief Ngolongoliwa has given a lukewarm response to allegations by United Transformation Movement (UTM) secretary general Patricia Kaliati who said the traditional leader is the architect of the movement. Speaking at UTM launch at Masintha ground in Lilongwe on Saturday, Kaliati said Ngolongoliwa, ‘mwene wa mamwene’ and Muhlakho wa Alhomwe chairperson Leston Mulli […]
Paramount Chief Ngolongoliwa has said United Transformation Movement (UTM secretary general Patricia Kaliati has bitter complained to him that that Mulkho wa Alhomwe chairperson Leston Mulli is dating her daughter and should advise him to stop the affair. Speaking in an interview at his Mtunda Osema headquarters in Thyolo, Paramount Chief Ngolongoliwa, said Kaliati phoned him to advise […]
A cultural grouping of Mulhako wa Alhomwe has given a seven day ultimatum to Member of Parliament for Mulanje West, Patricia Kaliati to apologize for denouncing nepotism during the launch of United Transformation Movement (UTM) over the weekend at Masintha Ground in Lilongwe. Mulhako wa Alhomwe Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Muchanakhwayi Mpuluka told reporters on […]
Paramount chief Ngolongoliwa says he cannot fail to settle political disputes involving politicians from his Lhomwe tribe in fear that he could be contravening the chiefs Act. In a rare interview to the media, Ngolongoliwa conceded he intervened in the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) political squabbles, saying “the son”, Vice-President Saulos Chilima was quarrelling […]
The influential Malawi News has criticized the move by Local Government and Rural Development Ministry descending on two chiefs in Machinga, a predominantly Yao district, with a mission to convince them to sign off part of their territory to accommodate the expansion for living space of the Lhomwe tribe to which President Peter Mutharika belongs […]
Ngolongoliwa, the paramount chief for the Lhomwe and the “mwene wa mamwene” of the Mulhako wa Alhomwe grouping has assured government and his subjects that traditional leaders under his jurisdiction will eliminate the ‘bloodsuckers’ myth and catch the suspects by the end of this month of October, 2017 through power of magic. Ngolongoliwa made the […]