The opening of a new K2.4 billion maternity and newborn care facility in Makanjira has been hailed as a significant step towards tackling maternal and infant deaths in one of Mangochi’s most isolated areas. Speaking at the commissioning of the Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (CEmONC) facility on Monday, Minister of Local Government and […]
A well-wisher, Paul Sosola, continues to support primary school children with uniforms across the country, with learners at Lulanga Primary School in Mangochi district the latest beneficiaries of his gesture on Monday. A total of 236 pupils — 106 boys and 130 girls — from the school received uniforms valued at K1.7 million. Sosola, 58, […]
Police in Monkey Bay, Mangochi, have arrested two men on suspicion of abducting an 11-year-old boy and attempting to sell him at Ntemwende Village under Senior Chief Nankumba. Exin Nangwale, 21, and Patrick Saphika, 20, were arrested yesterday after a tip-off from a well-wisher, who alerted police that the pair had hidden the boy and […]
Mangochi District Council is set to become the latest local authority to relocate its headquarters, moving from Mangochi Boma to Namwera, in the area of Traditional Authority Jalasi, as part of a wider government initiative to separate district and municipal councils. Council chairperson Iliyasa Sauzande said the move follows new guidelines from the Ministry of […]
A love cheat has been knifed to death after his secret lover’s husband walked in on the pair having sex in the marital bed — sparking a brutal, bloody revenge attack. Jafali M’bwana, 29, has now been arrested and charged over the killing of 23-year-old Sumaila Aubrey, who was found stabbed multiple times after the […]
Mangochi Diocese of the Catholic Church has constructed a hospital called St. Mary’s at Changamire Village, Traditional Authority Chimwala in the district. The health facility is expected to offer maternity, under-five, outpatient department, dental, HIV testing and counselling services. Speaking on Monday when inaugurating the health facility at its premises near DMI St. John the […]
Lightning has struck four people dead and injured three others at Kasimu Trading Centre in the area of Senior Chief Chowe in Mangochi, police have confirmed. Mangochi Police Deputy Public Relations Officer, Sub-Inspector Amina Tepani-Daudi said the incident occurred on Saturday evening in the wake of a heavy downpour. Daudi said the seven were struck […]
Mangochi Police traffic section has embarked on an intensive traffic check operation on motorcycles as one way of reducing road accidents in the year 2021. So far, the operation has resulted in 10 motorcycles being impounded for road traffic offences. In an interview Mangochi Police Deputy Public Relations Officer, Amina Tepani Daudi, said police on […]
International charitable organization, Malawi Relief Fund UK has distributed relief items to over 300 families in Mangochi District that were affected by strong winds due to heavy rains that affected their communities some weeks ago. The strong winds wreaked havoc in three areas that were greatly affected — Makawa, Lutende and Chiponde — rendering hundreds of […]
Results for Mangochi North East Constituency has seen Idi Kalosi of United Democratic Front ( UDF) being elected as member of parliament. UDF’s Kalosi carried the day with 9 898 votes against Martin Sekati Nyengo (independent), who got 9,093 votes while Duncan Cassim, an independent candidate came third with 185 votes. In Mangochi West, independent […]
Mangochi district commissioner (DC) Dr. Raphael Piringu has appealed for more humanitarian support for hundreds of households whose houses and property have been damaged by stormy rains in the district. The DC made the appeal on Saturday following an assessment report on a recent disaster in Traditional Authority (TA) Namavi where 183 households were affected […]
The Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal has thrown out an application to stop the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) from conducting re-run of parliamentary elections in two constituencies in Mangochi. UTM Party and two other people asked the court to restrain the elections management body from conducting fresh elections in Mangochi West and Mangochi North East. […]
Irate students at Mangochi Secondary School went on the rampage on Saturday evening and set ablaze their dining hall and storeroom to protest against poor diet. The school has since suspended 162 boys pending investigations into the damage. The girls did not take party; hence will continue with the classes. In an interview on Sunday, […]
Officials from Mozambique’s bordering districts of Mandimba, Mecanhela and Ngauma, and their Malawian counterparts from Mangochi have agreed to solve cross-border challenges, including human trafficking, enrocachment and smuggling of goods. The 18-member Mozambique delegation arrived at Chiponde Border on Wednesday morning and the visiting team paid courtesy call at the District Commissioner’s office before proceeding […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) candidate, Semion Harrison on Wednesday became the centre of attraction when presenting his nomination papers to enable him to contest as Member of Parliament (MP) for Mangochi West constituency. Harrison, who is contesting for the second time in the area after dragging Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to court for presiding over […]
Minister of Civic Education and National Unity Timothy Mtambo on Tuesday visited people of Moto Village, Traditional Authority (T/A) Chowe in Mangohci to apologise for the atrocities the locals experienced under one-party dictatorship. Malawi Congress Party (MCP), under Kamuzu Banda’s authoritarian rule, torched the village on suspicion that the villagers were harbouring Henry Masauko Chipembere. […]
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has suspended the registration of new voters in Mangochi North-East Parliamentary by-elections after independent candidate Martin Sekati Nyengo obtained a court injunction. Nyengo obtained an injunction restraining the electoral body from proceeding with all electoral activities in the area ahead of November 10 polls. MEC is planning to hold parliamentary […]
MV Ilala passengers who stayed at Monkey Bay Shipyard for 10 days following Malawi Shipping Company (MSC) employees’ sit-in finally left on Sunday using land transport courtesy of well-wishers through the district council. The passengers, who included men, women and children, arrived at the shipyard on Thursday, September 3, to board the Ilala on Friday, […]