Malawi Institute of Journalism (MIJ) students on Sunday donated soap and body lotion to Mangochi District Hospital as part of their social responsibility programme. Lecturer of Radio and Television Broadcasting and Events Planner at Malawi Institute of Journalism (MIJ), S’busisiwe Gondwe, said MIJ students fund-raised the items themselves to reach out to the maternity wing. […]
Two Salima based businessmen nearly got killed and burnt by an angry mob in Chilipa, Mangochi, on suspicion that they were bloodsuckers owing to their being strangers in the area. According to Mangochi Police, the two men, Petrol Malasha, 58, and Mathias Sankhumbe, 38, went to Chilipa on Sunday in search for traditional charms called […]
When he goes into a shop to purchase something, most shop owners and people alike misconstrue his intention. They mistake him for a beggar. Most often they offer him some alms which he politely – though with a pinch of bitterness – turns down because he is not a beggar. “Nothing pains me more than […]
Malawi Red Cross Society (MRCS) has revealed plans that it intends to construct a girls’ hostel at Mbombwe Community Day Secondary School in the area of Sub – Traditional Authority Chiunda in the district to promote girl education. MRCS Assistant Projects Officer, Chisomo Banda made the disclosure Friday at a District Committee Meeting (DCP) at […]
A seven year old boy has been killed by bush fire at Kukanga Village, Traditional Authority Katuli in Mangochi District. According to Mangochi Police Public Relations Officer, Inspector Rodrick Maida, a group of young boys ranging from seven to 11 years were on September 17, 2017 mobilized themselves and went for hunting, in the process […]
The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development says infrastructure development is one way of motivating workers especially those operating from hard-to-reach areas. Spokesperson for the Ministry, Muhlabase Mughogho said this is why government has committed to developing rural sectors by championing infrastructure development in market places schools and police stations to ensure that they […]
A First Grdae Magistrate court in Mangochi on Tuesday convicted and ordered 46-year-old Zimbabwean Andrew Thomson to pay a fine of K500, 000 or in default serve 36 months Imprisonment with Hard Labour (IHL) for causing death by reckless driving. On September 2 this years, the convict was driving a white Toyota Hilux twin cab […]
The Mangochi District Council has bemoaned the district’s high rate of stunting among under-five children challenging stakeholders implementing nutrition programmes in the district to pull up their socks in mitigating the problem. Senior Nutrition, HIV and Aids Officer for Mangochi, Smith Mnenula, made the call on Monday during a two-day meeting that Malawi Red Cross […]
Muslim Association of Malawi (MAM) has hailed government for allocating it a six hectare piece of land in Mangochi for the Muslim to conduct various activities and construct some infrastructure. MAM Chairperson, Sheikh Idrisa Muhammad made the commendation in Mangochi at Eid Al – Adha celebrations held on Friday at the newly allocated land along […]
Fire gutted 23 houses in Kafukula Village in Traditional Authority (T/A) Nankumba in Mangochi on Monday living the occupants destitute. According to Mangochi Police Public Relations Officer (PRO), Rodrick Maida, one of the victims, Leonard Mbewe, told the police that on the fateful day, his seven-year-old daughter was playing a cooking game called Masanje using […]
Newly constructed multi-million kwacha Mangochi stadium has been officially launched meaning the facilities could be ready to host matches, mostly for regional football leagues. Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Kondwani Nankhumwa officially opened the Mangochi Stadium on Saturday following completion of construction works at the site. Nankhumwa said it was government’s wish to see […]
The Insurance Institute of Malawi (IIM), the training arm of the insurance industry, has donated medical supplies worth K500, 000 to Mangochi district health office. The donation took place on the sidelines of this year’s IIM Annual Lakeshore Conference, which was held from Thursday 17 August to Saturday 19August. IIM president, Immaculate Singano, said the […]
Restructuring of Mangochi Post Office into a One Stop Public Service Delivery Centre has brought about excitement among people in the district who will no longer have to travel to Blantyre to seek similar services. The centre branded Mlambe Centre is under government’s nationwide institutional restructuring where government Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDA) are reframed […]
Malawi Police in the lakeshore district of Mangochi have arrested a 25-year-old man, Stephen Sani, for allegedly hacking to death his ex-wife and mother in-law following a quarrel the two picked up over child’s custody. Mangohci Police Deputy Public Relations Officer, Amina Tepani Daudi, said the suspect killed the two by hacking them following a quarrel. […]
A two-year-old boy was Thursday morning burned to death at Lanimashashe Village in Traditional Authority Chowe in Mangochi after he was trapped in a house that had caught fire. Mangochi police deputy Public Relations Officer, Sgt. Amina Tepani Daudi, identified the boy as Hopeness Biliati. Daudi explained the accident occurred when the boy accompanied by […]
The Mangochi District Council says it saved K10 million from the previous Masaf 4 circle following strict measures the Council instituted to flush out ineligible beneficiaries. Mangochi District Commissioner (DC) Reverend Moses Chimphepo, disclosed this on Friday at a full council meeting where he presented a list of projects for the September circle for the […]
Local Government minister Kondwani Nankhumwa says the government would make an assessment on whether Monkey Bay qualifies to stand alone as a district. This follows calls from some quarters in the lake shore area to make it cede from Mangochi as way of enhancing development in the area. Nankhumwa said there are several factors that […]
Labour, Youth, Sports and Manpower Development Minister, Henry Mussa says the establishment of community technical colleges across the country is government’s commitment to empower youths towards national development. Mussa said this in an interview with Malawi News Agency (MANA) on Tuesday ahead of the Eastern Region launch of the construction of community technical colleges in […]