After more than two decades of disputes over who should inherit the throne, the Chisi chiefdom in Zomba has a new paramount chief, bringing an end to a 26-year leadership vacuum. Bushman Mphonde has been officially installed as Paramount Chief Mkumbira during a ceremony at the Gymkhana Grounds in Zomba, marking the conclusion of a […]
Government has elevated traditional authorities Thula and Kabunduli of Nkhata Bay to the rank of Senior Chief, and has installed Isaiah Chigwere Msuku as Traditional Authority Bohgoyo. Group village head Malanda Kawembo has also been elevated to Sub-Traditional Authority Malanda Kawembo. The changes were made at a ceremony held at Chipopoma ground in the district. […]
The long-awaited Chiefs Act will be tabled in Parliament next February in a move aimed at improving the welfare of traditional leaders across Malawi, Local Government and Rural Development Minister Dr Ben Malunga Phiri has announced. Speaking at the burial of Inkosi Chindi IV at Euthini Headquarters in Mzimba on Wednesday, Phiri said the government […]
The High Court has heard closing arguments in a case challenging the removal of a Lilongwe traditional leader and the appointment of his successor, with a judgment now expected. Sefasi Jonathan Masula, the former Traditional Authority (TA) Masula, is seeking a judicial review of the decision that stripped him of his title. He argues the […]
Local Government Minister Dr Ben Malunga Phiri has told traditional leaders to make peace and unity their priority, and warned that his ministry will not protect any chief accused of crimes such as sexual violence against children. Speaking at the headquarters of Traditional Authority Masula in Lilongwe, Phiri was addressing guests at the installation of […]
Local Government Minister Ben Phiri has urged Malawi’s chiefs to uphold integrity and steer clear of corruption as three traditional authorities were elevated to senior chiefs in Mulanje. Phiri, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, was speaking at Mulanje Park Stadium during the ceremony, which saw Traditional Authorities Ndanga, Njema and Juma promoted to […]
A Malawian government minister has issued a stark warning to traditional leaders across the country, declaring that chiefs found engaging in sexual relationships with underage girls will face the full force of the law — with no protection from the State. Dr Ben Malunga Phiri, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, delivered the blunt […]
The Ministry of Local Government has finally installed Khetwayo Jere as Inkosi Mzikubola, ending more than 25 years of bruising succession wrangles that have paralysed development and divided families in the area. His rival, Masabani Jere, offered no reaction — saying only that he was “still digesting” the shock development, a remark that hints at […]
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Dr Ben Phiri, has issued a stirring call for the country’s traditional leaders to govern with honesty and integrity, insisting leadership must always serve to improve the welfare of ordinary people. The minister delivered his message during the elevation of Traditional Authority Mnyanja of Kasungu to the rank […]
Chiefs in Mulanje have been advised not to impose candidates on their subjects for the Chitakale Ward by-election slated for March 30 2021. Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) director for media and public relations, Sangwani Mwafulirwa, said this on Saturday during an orientation meeting with the chiefs at Lauderdale Primary School on their roles to contribute […]
Violence flared up in Ntcheu over wrangles of village head chieftaincy. Irate villagers from Austin Village, Senior Chief Makwangwala in the wee hours of today, Thursday, went on rampage destroying at least eight houses within the village in a fight over the chieftaincy of Group Village Head (GVH) Austin. George Matiki, who is a relation […]
Ministry of Local Government has urged chiefs in the country to enhance dissemination of Coronavirus messages to their subjects in order to contain the pandemic. Deputy Minister of Local Government, Halima Daudi, made the call Thursday when she graced installation of Sub Traditional Authority Chiputula after attaining part of Makhuwira area in the district. She […]
Malawi Police in Chikwawa have arrested a traditional leader for allegedly uprooting a farmer’s cotton crop over land wrangle. Sub Traditional Authority Masache was yesterday brought before a magistrate court in Chikwawa on allegation he uprooted a farmer’s cotton crop on a contentious piece of land. The farmer, Zinyemba Tchale told the court yesterday that […]
One of the prominent chiefs in the country, Senior Chief Chiwalo of Phalombe District has died after a long illness. In the statement, the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development disclosed that Senior Chief Chiwalo, born Lameck Muheya Phiri, died on Monday, February 1 2021 at Zomba Central Hospital due to Bilateral Prostate Hypertrophy. The […]
Paramount Chief Lundu of Chikwawa last week turned Sanjika Palace into an ampitheatre when he publicly told President Lazarus Chakwera that although majority of the traditional leaders are old and frail, they engage in extra marital affairs and; hence, they need tinted vehicles in which to hide their girlfriends. On October 26, 2020, Chakwera held an audience […]
President Lazarus Chakwera has reinstated Noah Dalasi Chisafali Ngabu as senior chief Ngabu of Chikhwawa district after he was dethroned by former president Peter Mutharika. Mutharika dethroned Ngabu over allegations of corruption and mistreatment of his subjects. But the Chakwera administration said its inquiry has established that the chief was dethroned because he never showed […]
The face of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) in the eastern region, Gerald Kazembe, whose party is headed by President Lazarus Chakwera, escorted all Senior Chiefs and Traditional Authorities from Mangochi to pay a courtesy call to the new Malawi leader on Wednesday. A picture circulating on the social media is showing Kazembe and the top […]
Malawi Congress Party Nkhata Bay South Member of Parliament (MP) Ken Zikhale Ng’oa, led a team of Nkhatabay Chiefs to pay their courtesy call to President Lazarus Chakwera at the Kamuzu Palace e in Lilongwe on Tuesday where they pledged their support to the new Head of State. Speaking on behalf the chiefs, Chief Fukamapiri, thanked God for […]