Death has been announced of councilor Joana Ntaja, who was also mayor of Zomba – Malawi’s oldest city, Nyasa Times has learnt. Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) publicist Francis Kasaila, a party to which Ntaja belonged, confirmed the development with local press Sunday. Ntaja is said to have passed on Sunday morning at Mwaiwathu Private Hospital in Blantyre after a short […]
Elections to put in place new office bearers for Zomba Central Market committee were deferred to another date Friday as contestants failed to agree on the voting procedure. There has been an intensive campaign by the five contestants for the past few weeks. They are the outgoing chairperson Ayatu Chidothi who aligns himself with People’s Party (PP), […]
Zomba City Council (ZCC) mayor Joana Ntaja has assured football fans in Malawi’s eastern region city on maintenance of Community Centre ground. The assurance comes as a result of an indaba ZCC held over the weekend with some concerned football fans in the old capital over the deteriorating standard of the ground. Among other things, the […]
Thousands of music fans thronged Gynkhana grounds in Zomba Saturday for the Mpamba ndi Moyo Regional Music4Life Festival for the southern region an initiative aimed at promoting health issues through songs in the country. The festival paraded maestro music gurus such as Ethel Kamwendo who was the main artist of the day supported by cerebrated […]
Member of Parliament and Ward Councilors in Malawi’s eastern city of Zomba have elected female Councilor as the new Mayor for the old capital. The election was held during the council’s first full meeting which was held at the Civic Offices Chamber on Tuesday. Joanna Ntaja of governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) was elected Mayor of […]