Head of Agriculture Sector Wide Approach-support Project, (ASWAp), in the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, Nelson Mataka has said overwhelming adoption of improved agriculture technologies by small holder farmers in Chitipa District is a great stride in efforts to drive farmers away from use of poor and archaic agriculture practices which are blamed […]
Centre for Human Rights Education Advice and Assistance (CHREAA) which initiates various projects aimed at curbing human rights violations has reacted to a story which appeared on Nyasa Times about sex workers abuse in Chitipa hospital. One of the projects the organization implements is “Promoting Sex Workers Rights” whose overall goal is to reduce human […]
Chitipa District Council has expressed concern over strange tendencies by some sex workers who repeatedly seek treatment for sexually transmitted infection (STI) in health facilities, describing the behavior as gross abuse of meager medical resources. The concern was expressed Tuesday by Chitipa District Council Senior Nutrition and AIDS Officer, Loti Makina during a two day […]
A group of men gather around a pool table in one of the drinking joints at Chitipa Boma to pass the afternoon hours away. They come from various places, works and businesses. It is an everyday routine for them to assemble around this game and the passion attached to it, is almost indescribable. No one […]
Foundation for Community Support Services (FOCUS) has warned that small holder farmers in hard to reach areas of Chitipa District will continue experiencing food shortages unless smallholder farmers have easy access to approved farm inputs to improve crop yield. FOCUS Programme Officer for Chitipa District, Agnes Simwaka during a meeting which drew all agro-dealers operating […]
A Tanzanian district commissioner snubbed an invitation for a new year bash from Malawi, a show of sinking relationship between the two countries. Chitipa district commissioner Grace Zione Chirwa told officials in her office, traditional leaders and Zambian invited guests that she had invited the district commissioner from Ilenje in Tanzania and his officials but […]
Armed robbers are causing havoc in business shops and banks in Karonga and Chitipa officials have worried. In a latest development, thugs attacked the Opportunity International Bank of Malawi (OIBM) in Karonga and New Building Society (NBS) in Chitipa after looting K7.8 million at Airtel shop in Karonga within this month of November, 2016. Confirming […]
Malawi Police in Chitipa have arrested three senior immigrations officers based in the area for stealing 420 USA dollars from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) refugees. Confirming the arrest to Nyasa Times, Chitipa police public relations officer sergeant Gradwell Simwaka identified the three as Jolly Kasanga 24 years old from Kasisi village in the […]
Press Trust has said it is committed to complementing government efforts in fighting challenges rocking the education sector which frustrate initiatives to promote education standards in schools. The remarks were made Tuesday by Press Trust Trustee, Nancy Tembo when she presided over handover ceremony of K48.2 million School Block project at Chimwemwe Primary School in […]
There is a commotion in Chitipa the northern district of Malawi as motorist scrambled for fuel from the black markets as supplies of diesel and patrol at ran dry for almost three weeks. This comes amid the fuel price adjustment and fears of fresh fuel crisis. Pumps at filling stations were dry and attendants were […]
Malawian President Peter Mutharika says any civil servant caught stealing public resources will be dismissed from service as their conduct is detrimental to national development. The President issued the directive at a public rally he addressed at Chitipa Airfield in Chitipa on Wednesday. Prof. Mutharika said stealing public resources such as hospital drugs and equipment is […]
The much-awaited Bible (New Testament) in chiLambya called Ulufingo Ulupya has been launched in Chitipa. Senior Chief Mwaulambya said he was very happy that the Bible was translated into chiLambya language which he believed is an important tool for helping transform people’s lives from vices that his community struggles with. “The Holy Spirit has been […]
Malawi Human Right Resource Centre (MHRRC) has strongly condemned tendencies by churches in Chitipa District to encourage youths to engage in night church activities which it says promotes moral decay in the society. The condemnation was made Thursday by HMRRC Programme Manager, Emma Kaliya during final review meeting for Gender Equality and Women Empowerment (GEWE) […]
My fellow citizens, I would like to appeal to reason, your reasoning power, your imagination, your dreams for a better Malawi, although it has always been proved for centuries that in any battle between imagination and reasoning, imagination always wins. Hence demagogues appeal to emotions, tribal affiliations, elitism, seclusion, exclusion, while leaders appeal to reason, […]
Chitipa District Commissioner, Grace Zione Chirwa Saturday had no option but to go down to her knees to apologize on behalf her secretariat team for sidelining councillors, members of Parliament (MPs) and chiefs in implementing crucial donor and government funded development projects. During an adhoc council meeting, held at World Relief Hall, at the Boma, […]
Chitipa District Commissioner, Grace Zione Chirwa finished 2015 calendar year in a style as she led a delegation which comprising district council sector heads, local NGOs representatives, councillors and members from business community in joining officials from Ileje District in Tanzania in a special tree planting exercise, Thursday , December 31. The exercise which took place at the bank of […]
Malawi Human Rights Resources Center (MHRRC) has strongly warned that unless councillors in Chitipa District wake up from their slumber, it will be a farfetched dream for people in the district to expect sound and sustainable socioeconomic development. The warning was made by MHRRC Programme Manager, Emma Kaliya during councilors’ meeting held at World Relief Hall at Chitipa Boma on Thursday/ The meeting was sponsored […]
Communities in Chitipa have partnered with Northern Region Water Board (NRWB) to reforest Kalenge River catchment area for the sustainability of a US$12 million water system currently under construction to end the district’s 52-year-old water woes. Piped water woes are a common phenomenon in Malawi. Quite often there is erratic water supply in the country’s […]