National Planning Commission (NPC) chief executive officer, Dr. Thomas Chataghalala Munthali, says plans have reached an advanced stage to turn Liwonde into the status of a secondary city to boost economic opportunities at the trading centre. Munthali stressed that the creation of a secondary city at Liwonde will also help control migration of people from […]
Student teachers at Machinga Teachers College on Tuesday went on rampage, closing the main Zomba-Liwonde road, demanding solutions to water problems at the newly opened college. The student teachers say the college has had no running water for three weeks running, posing a threat to the students and lecturers. The students feel management is not […]
The newly constructed Liwonde Bridge and Barrage in Machinga will be ready for use in March as government and the contractor have agreed to fully complete construction work by month end of February. Speaking after inspecting the construction works at Liwonde Bridge on Monday, Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, Joseph Mwanamvekha said government […]
Communities around Liwonde township on Tuesday expressed their excitements over government plans to construct a stadium at Liwonde township in Machinga. Government through Machinga district council has already engaged a consultant to carry out an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the proposed stadium. Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Kondwani Nakhumwa last month said […]
Liwonde First Grade Magistrate Court on Saturday convicted and sentenced a 27 year – old transporter, Frank Namanja, to six years imprisonment with hard labour for abducting a six year – old girl which is contrary to section 78 (1) of Child Care, Protection And Justice Act. Machinga Police Public Relations Officer, Constable Davie Sulumba confirmed […]
Malawi Police in Mponela, Dowa have arrested seven people in connection with the break in and theft from shops following violent protests from students over the killing of a fellow student in a road accident. Police spokesperson Kondwani Kandiado said more arrests should be expected. The students from Army Secondary School were protesting the late […]
Victor Mtuwa, a Liwonde herbalist at the centre of controversy over the missing of a 21-year-old school Faith Kasiya girl last week, has been arrested and is facing charges of abduction. Malawi Police said Mtuwa, 50 whose house at Mawira location in Liwonde was torched and property worth K80 million including the house destroyed was […]
A 21-year-old Form Four school student of Mawira Private Secondary School in Liwonde Township in Machinga who went missing last Thursday has been found in Lilongwe alive. Following her mysterious dissapperance, students Monday night smashed and burnt down a house of businessman Victor Mtuwa allegedly for kidnapping student Faith Kasiya. The students suspected that Faith […]
Machinga boma is likely to move next year from its current site near Likwenu to Liwonde some 20 kilometres away following the commencement of the construction of offices of the district commissioners offices and other related offices at the township. District Commissioner for Machinga, Reginard Chavula confirmed the commencement of the K598 million office block […]
Police in Machinga have discovered human bones near Liwonde Bus Depot with a payslip of a pensioner bearing the name Daniel Michael of Siyama Village, Traditional Authority Liwonde, Machinga on the bones. Detective Inspector Blackson Muheya of Liwonde Police said a young man who went to wee in the nearby bush discovered the bones and […]
The Malawi Government has compiled a comprehensive compendium of bankable projects in six broad thematic areas. It is a directory that markets keyinvestment priority sectors in Malawi. This effort needs to be commended after many years of uncoordinated investment marketing efforts. It is evident that a lot of ground work took place in coming up […]
A concerned resident of Malawi’s commercial capital, Blantyre, has sent an emotional appeal to President Joyce Banda to swiftly find a lasting solution to the marauding elephants of Liwonde National park. Over the last few months, the elephants have been straying and terrorizing people of Liwonde and surrounding areas killing villagers as well as damaging […]
Home Affairs Minister Uladi Mussa on Tuesday assured Parliament that his Ministry and Government as a whole, is concerned with the safety of the Malawians who live and earn their living by prying their trade close to the lakeshore areas in the country. The minister said this in response to a request from Member of […]
President Joyce Banda is a “genuine democrat”, said UDF Parliamentarian for Machinga Central, Jones Shaibu Kaliati, when he made his welcome remarks at the official elevation ceremony of Traditional Authority Liwonde to Senior Chief at Namandanje Primary School in Liwonde, Machinga on Tuesday. “I wish to express my hearty appreciation to the President for according […]
President Joyce Banda condemned some senior traditional leaders who have been reported to be demanding payments from their subordinate chiefs to be included among an additional 20, 000 chiefs on the payroll. “Why are some people just happy to be wicked? Why can’t they be honest and considerate? “Let me issue a stern warning that […]
By Evince Chisiano, Malawi News Agency Police in Liwonde, Machinga have confirmed the missing of standard four twin brothers aged 15 who were last seen on January 8 this year. Police Publicist for Liwonde, Constable Martin Tione identified the two brothers as Bashil and Heshen Elias who were last seen at their home, Mtuwambuzi within Liwonde […]