The international community in the country and the National Statistical Office (NSO) have applauded Mangochi District Council for smooth progress of the Population and Housing Census (HPC) currently under way. German Ambassador Juergen Borsch, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) assistant representative Dorothy Nyasulu and NSO commissioner Mercy Kanyuka said they are impressed with the commitment […]
Patients seeking x-ray services at Mangochi district hospital are now forced to travel 60km to Monkey Bay following the unavailability of chemicals for the exercise as well as the renovation of a room where the x-ray machine is placed. Many patients are expressing worry that they are incurring extra expenses on transport to and from […]
Population and Housing census has delayed in Mangochi because of delays to dispatch equipment and enumerators demand to have their allowances paid before the work. Some of the enumerators said they were only paid K20 000 out of the K100 000 training allowances and were also demanding upfront field allowances, saying most of them were […]
Fishermen in Makanjira, Mangochi have impounded a vessel from Mozambique in a tit for tat gesture, just two weeks after authorities in Mozambique impounded Malawian fishing vessels. Reports say the Malawian fishermen impounded the vessel at Chiphole fishing dock and the Malawian security agencies rushed to the scene to diffuse the tension and release the […]
Seventy community members from Mangochi made an all-important trip to the country’s power generation station, Nkula. This was in 2015 and the objective was to understand the source of electricity and its intricacies. Senior Chief Jalasi led the team comprising 20 group village heads (GVHs) under his jurisdiction, lead farmers and area development committee members […]
Tempers flared at a mining indaba in Mangochi on Thursday as chiefs and members of the community expressed their dissatisfaction with the approach authorities were taking in handling illegal mining in the district. The indaba organized by Natural Resources Justice Network (NRJN) brought together chiefs, religious leaders, residents around the areas where mining is taking […]
Officials from Manngochi Town Council have summoned Mangochi central MP Clement Chiwaya for going against council resolution to ban Kabaza (bicycle taxis) services in the town. Chiwaya, who is also the second deputy speaker of parliament and member of the United Democratic Front (UDF) which is a political bed fellow of the ruling Democratic Progressive […]
Two vehicles belonging to United Transformation Movement (UTM) have been torched in lakeshore district of Mangochi ahead of its Eastern Region launch on Sunday by vice-president Saulos Chilima. UTM spokesperson Joseph Chidanti Malunga has confirmed about the violence, saying it’s true the party has lost two vehicles to suspected political thugs belonging to the governing Democratic […]
The Mangochi First Grade Magistrate Court has ordered a 27 year old man to pay a fine of K1 million for causing an accident which resulted in the death of one person and hospitalization of eight other passengers. Mangochi Police Station, Prosecution Officer, Inspector Efford Kamphonje told the court that on the afternoon of July […]
The body of a 30-year-old man who was reported missing at Malombe Village in Mangochi after a quarrel with his sister, four months ago has been found hanging in a woodlot. Malombe Police has identified the body as that of Stephano Msusa, reported missing on April 5, 2018 according to Mangochi Police Deputy Public Relations […]
Mangochi District Council vice-chairperson Twaha Salanje has advised youths in the district to concentrate on education instead of trekking to South Africa. He said this on Friday at Lungwena Primary School in the district where he presided over activities marking the Day of the African Child which falls on June 16. Salanje said much as […]
With a stick each and pushing small round-shaped fruits on a base made of bricks and mud, James Meya and Innocent Vincent look satisfied with what they have done for their village. The two, both aged 13 years, have developed an improvised table for a pool game using locally available resources in their home village, […]
Angry residents in Mangochi vandalized and looted DAPP Retail Shop in protest to what they described as ‘ill treatment’ of a woman who was caught pilfering in the shop. The incident occurred late in the afternoon on Wednesday. According to eyewitnesses, it all began when unidentified woman was caught with clothes which she did not […]
Government has challenged Mangochi District Council to step up efforts that will see improved up-take of family planning methods which is presently at 31 per cent in the district, the lowest in the country. Principal Secretary for Ministry of Health and Population, Dr. Dan Namarika made the call on Saturday during this year’s World Population […]
South Africa-based Malawian businessperson and prophet Shepherd Bushiri’s vacation in the beatific lakeshore district of Mangochi, Malawi, has been disturbed by flocks of villagers who, after a word spread that he is around, trooped in to pay homage to him. Reports reaching Nyasa Times indicate that when they learnt that the South Africa based preacher, mostly […]
Central Medical Stores Trust (CMST) has donated drugs and medical equipment worth K22 million to Mangochi District Hospital to beef up the facility’s stocks following the fire accident that destroyed part of the hospital mid April this year. Presenting the donation on Monday, CMST Chief Executive Officer, Feston Kaupa said the Trust had thought of […]
Malawi is seeking investors under the Public Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement to help in the construction of a new airport in Mangochi District to take the world directly to Lake Malawi, Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism Henry Mussa. Mussa said the government was transforming air transport in the country further with plans to rehabilitate […]
An ambitious Cape Maclear project in lakeshore district of Mangochi that could change the face of Monkey Bay and turn it into a mini city is still seeking investors to fund part of the $2.6 billion (K1.9 trillion) project, its promoter Bright Malopa has said. Malopa, who is an employee of Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority […]