The crowds tell the story. Opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) President Atupele Muluzi took his campaign for presidency in the May 20 elections to stronghold eastern lakeshore district of Mangochi on Wednesday where he drew large and excited throngs as he pledged to upgrade the town of Mangochi through the construction of new infrastructure should […]
Mangochi police station was under siege Tuesday evening when angry villagers stormed the station demanding the release of fellow villagers arrested for slashing maize fields of their rivals in the ongoing chieftaincy wangle between Chikwenga and Mpumbe families. In the wrangle which has dragged for years, Chikwenga families have been claiming that Mpumbe’s are not the rightful […]
President Joyce Banda on Monday asked the people of Mangochi to put their differences aside and let peace prevail. The call by President Banda comes after a group of irate Muslims went on rampage in the district after a business man was found selling pork in an open market. President Banda called the faith leaders […]
Village Headman Busiri of Traditional Authority Chowe in Malawi’s eastern resort district of Mangochi has issued a seven-day ultimatum to his subjects rearing pigs to leave his area failing which he will instruct what he calls “concerned Muslims” to forcefully evict them. This comes few days after some sections of Muslims in the district claimed […]
About four people have been arrested in connection with the shooting that took place in the eastern resort district of Mangochi following disagreements between the forest officials and members of the Seventhday Apostolic Church. For so many years, members of the Seventhday Apostolic Church have been occupying Chakulamawamba Forest Reserve situated few Kilometers away from […]
A man who was shot during the violent demonstrations in the resort district of Mangochi on Wednesday has died. The victim, identified as Peter Yusuf Muba, aged 18, was shot in the stomach. Despite hospital treatment, Muba died on Wednesday at Zomba Central Hospital and he is being laid to rest today at his home village […]
A group of irate Muslims went on rampage in the resort district of Mangochi on Wednesday damaging shops including Metro Peoples Trading Centre and forcing banks to close because one businessman was found selling pork in a market. Business came to a halt from 11 am until afternoon hours as sections of Muslims took the law into their […]
United Democratic Front (UDF) 2014 presidential candidate Atupele Muluzi visited Mangochi district this week in a three day tour of the lakeshore district where he addressed 12 public meetings calling for openness and transparency by relevant institutions in dealing with ongoing shameless revelations involving plunder and looting of government coffers by some senior civil servants. […]
Two people, a mother and her two year-old baby were Tuesday morning found dead in the southern district of Mangochi after attacked by a crocodile at a river near Bakili Muluzi Bridge. Mangochi police spokesperson Rodrick Maida says the attack happened around 6pm on Monday when the women Hawa Twezi (25) carrying her baby boy on her back went […]
Muslims in Malawi’s lakeshore resort town of Mangochi who snatched a camera belonging to state television have given back the camera to Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC), Minister of Information Moses Kunkuyu has confirmed. “Government would like to applaud the Muslims of Mangochi for the wonderful gesture shown by surrendering back to MBC the camera they […]
Unprofessional conduct of television crew from the state-run Malawi Broadcasting Corporation has been cited as a major contributing factor which forced a group of angry Muslims in Malawi’s lakeshore resort town of Mangochi to snatch a camera belonging to MBC and roughened up two government ministers. The position was taken at the end of […]
Angry Muslims in Malawi’s southern district of Mangochi stormed Mangochi police station Monday evening challenging the police officers that they will never surrender the television camera they confiscated from a Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) TV crew over the weekend for allegedly shooting prayers without permission from the mosque’s authority until they are convinced of the motive […]
The Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) is yet to redeem its camera which was seized over the weekend by angry Muslims of Mangochi sub mosque. The Muslims confiscated the camera belonging MBC Television last Saturday after the state broadcaster’s journalists from Mangochi studios allegedly entered the mosque and started shooting prayers without permission from authorities. The […]
Police in Malawi’s southern district of Mangochi were on Sunday evening forced to detain a correspondent for a privately owned Zodiak radio Raphael Mulozoa for refusing to retract a story aired on the radio earlier in the day . Mulozoa had reported about the beating up of Economic Planning Minister and Ralph Jooma and the confiscation of a camera […]
Irate Muslims in Malawi’s Muslim dominated district of Mangochi have beaten up Minister of Economic Planning, Ralph Jooma for directing television crew from the state broadcaster Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) to take video images of Muslims who were praying at the Mangochi sub mosque without permission from mosque authorities. Eyewitness told Nyasa Times the Jooma met his […]
Two police officers at Mangochi police station are awaiting a disciplinary action after conceding that they have been using their positions to swindle money from the Burundi community running various businesses at the main town who asked the police to conduct regular patrols around their premises for maximum security on their property. Inside sources told Nyasa […]
Police in Mangochi have arrested a teenager for being found in possession of fake Travelers’ Cheques (TCs). Mangochi Police Public Relations Officer, Rodrick Maida confirmed the arrest of 18 year old Ishmael Wadi from Chimala village in the area of Senior Traditional Authority (T/A) Mponda. He was apprehended on his way to South Africa. According […]
Dust has finally settled down at Nkope in Mangochi district after Samson Naoza was finally installed Group Village Headman (GVH) Chiwalo V with government assuring him of its full backing. Installation of the new chief was nearly stopped by another party that had gone to District Commissioner’s (DC) office a day before the event to […]