The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) in Mangochi Diocese has said harmful cultural practices are a menace that are robbing of children right to education and has since called on authorities to abolish them. CCJP’s observation comes at a time when leaders, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and other stakeholders in the country are pressing […]
The first Member of Parliament for Mangochi West Constituency in independent Malawi, George Ndomondo is no more. He died Monday and was being buried on Tuesday. He was elected MP soon after independence during the reign of Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda and got into Priesthood after he was released fron prison where he spent time for […]
Faces of knowledge thirsty pupils of Chawona Primary School in the area of Traditional Authority (T/A) Mponda in Mangochi can now wear a broad smile; thanks to Hearts Foundation for constructing them a multimillion Classroom Block. Chawona Primary School became a beneficiary of the classroom block after it got sympathy from Hearts Foundation due to […]
Communities from Traditional Authority (T/A) Bwananyambi in Mangochi have been advised to demand social services from duty-bearers, saying it is within their constitutional right to do so. The advice was by the National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE) Trust on Monday at Mbalama Health Centre in the area during the field monitoring visit. NICE’s advice came at […]
The National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE) Trust says football can be used as a medium to disseminate HIV/Aids messages to the general public particularly the youth in the country. The observation was made on Saturday last week at M’dinde Community Ground in the area of Traditional Authority (T/A) Katuli in Mangochi when Nice organized […]
Communities from M’baluku Ntagaluka in the area of Traditional Authority (T/A) Chowe in Mangochi are accusing officials of Mangochi Town Council of abusing a Local Development Fund money meant for the construction of a classroom block and toilets at St. Augustine 2 Primary School in the area, saying this has culminated in failure to finish […]
When 30-year-old Priscilla Figueredo Asedi lost her husband a year and some months ago, many would think that was the end of her journey to the business world as they were preconceived with a notion that women are failures. But this is not the case with Mangochi-based entrepreneur, who has proved critics wrong –at least […]
Traditional Authorities (T/As) Mponda and Nankumba in Mangochi together with their Group Village Headmen (GVHs) have said they will remain united in the fight against child marriages to ensure that the girl child is educated. The chiefs made the pledge on Wednesday in Mangochi after a two-day long training workshop organized by the Centre for Human Rights […]
Chibuku Products Limited (CPL), one of the country’s leading brewer of opaque beer and Mahewu super shake on Wednesday donated over 350 cartons of Mahewu super shake to Mangochi District to help people affected by floods in the district. Speaking when making the donation, the company’s Corporate Affairs Manager, Wise Chauluka said they made the donation after […]
Staff and students of DMI-St. John the Baptist University, a catholic university runs by the Sisters of Daughters of Mary Immaculate and its collaborators, have reaffirmed their commitment towards alleviating the suffering of flood victims in the country by donating assorted items to flood victims at Changamire camp in the area of Traditional Authority (T/A) […]
Ardent Democratic People’s Party (DPP) supporters in Mangochi have asked the Ministry of Local Government to rescind its decision of transferring the District Commissioner, Bester Mandere, from the district to Thyolo as it is allegedly rumoured, arguing the transfer will affect some of the developments he initiated not to be completed. Speaking when conducting a […]
Mangochi Diocese of the Catholic Church through its arm, the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP), has intensified efforts aimed at protecting albinos who are facing various attacks in the country. CCJP diocesan secretary Bruno Banda said they want to work with other stakeholders such as the Malawi Council for the Handicapped (MACOHA) and […]
Chilipa Police Unit in Mangochi is keeping in custody a head teacher of Kapire Primary School for being suspected of defiling a 14-year-old girl (name concealed) who was in standard seven at the school in the district. Mangochi police publicist Rodrick Maida confirmed the arrest and identified the suspect as Gnazio Goliati of 55 years […]
Parents and guardians of pupils learning at Mama Khadija Girls Primary School in the area of Traditional Authority (T/A) Jalasi in Mangochi have complained that the District’s Education Manager’s (DEM) Office is failing to provide teaching and learning materials at the school due to issues surrounding on school uniform. Mama Khadija Girls Primary school is […]
Communities from Malombe, Traditional Authority (T/A) Chowe in Mangochi have been asked to get organized and dare the office of the District Health Office (DHO) for failure to transfer a rude nurse at Malombe Health Centre in the district. The call was made by the National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE) Trust after learning that […]
Police in Mangochi have arrested 28 year old Francis Kadammanja and Gift Kalua, 37, for allegedly possessing a pepper ball gun without authorization while Masuku police arrested seven men found with human bones. Mangochi Police Public Relations Officer, Rodrick Maida said that the two were arrested within Mangochi Boma. “During the night of Saturday March […]
Group Village Headman-GVH Msumbi under Traditional Authority Nankumba in Mangochi has declared that his people will not leave their native land to pave way for the construction of a Five Star Hotel along the shores of Monkey – Bay. Speaking on Wednesday at Monkey-Bay Resource Centre Hall during a meeting the District Commissioner for Mangochi […]
In a sharp twist of events in the MonkeyBay fracas that cost two lives, six arrested suspects who set alight a chief’s house and smashed a car belonging to Traditional Athourity Nankumba have alleged that Member of Parliament for Mangochi Monkey Bay Ralph Jooma was the one hehind the whole fiasco. The suspects currently, in […]