School-going children from Mchinji district have identified child marriage as one of the most pressing issues affecting girls in their communities, during the first session of the Mchinji District Children’s Parliament held at Mchinji Teachers’ Training College on 3 and 4 September. The two-day forum brought together 165 learners representing Traditional Authorities Simphasi, Mkanda, Mavwere, […]
The long-awaited commissioning of the Mchinji One Border Post will take place in June 2021, the Minister of Trade Sosten Gwengwe has confirmed the development in an interview with Nyasa Times. The project was delayed due to coronavirus disease (Covid-19) preventive restrictions, which, among others, prevented Anhui Foreign Economic Group from importing construction materials from China. […]
Malawi High Commissioner to Zambia Warren Gunda says the newly-constructed one-stop border-post at Mchinji/Mwami border will boost trade between the two countries. The diplomat made the remarks on Monday during an inspection tour of the new facility in Mchinji. “The project, although long overdue, will ease business transactions between the two neighbouring countries,” said Gunda. […]
Concerned Youth Organization (CYO), a local non-governmental organization, has embarked on an ambitious project that aims at equipping women and girls in Mchinji with skills to enable them actively participate in the economic activities thereby contribution to the national development. CYO has secured K38 million financial support from the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), which it […]
Angry people on Sunday razed down a Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) checkpoint at Ludzi Junction in Mchinji in protest over measures the authority is implementing to curb smuggling in the district. An eyewitness, Evance Chikhawo, said the mob, comprising men and women, torched the blockade and tents manned by MRA officials on Sunday afternoon. “The […]
Mchinji District Council has sought the services of a private law firm called Sikwese and Company from Lilongwe to defend its cases in court. In an interview, Mchinji District Commissioner, Peter Jimusole said the council has lost a number of cases in various levels of courts because it had no proper legal representation. He said […]
Commissioner for Mchinji, Peter Jimusole has said K307 million truck park project under construction at Mchinji/Mwami border, and the yet to be commissioned Kapiri Market and Bus depot project would help improve the socio-economic development of the district. He made the remarks in an interface meeting with journalists, where he briefed them on various developmental […]
Malawi Police in Mchinji have arrested three suspects who stole K11 million from a taxi. The cops in Mchinji are patting themselves in the back for recovering the money in just 90 minutes after the heist. According to Central West Region Public Relations Officers Alfred Chimthere, the police intercepted the three suspected criminals who attempted […]
Minister of Trade, Sosten Gwengwe has said the construction of the One stop border post at Mchinji/Mwami-Zambia border would ease cross border trade between the two countries. According to the Team Leader of the Supervision at the One Stop Border project, Thomas Zilly, the Covid-19 pandemic delayed the construction, but the construction work would be […]
Shocking details are emerging in Traditional Authority Dambe in Mchinji where a village known as Kachoka was allegedly sold in June 2019. Currently, over 200 families are facing eviction as the new owner wants to develop the area. Group village headman Kachoka told Nyasa Times that a son to late chief Kasoka who died in […]
Malawi Police Service have arrested three officers at Mchinji District Council for allegedly embezzling K33 million. Mchinji District Commissioner, Peter Jimusole, has confirmed that officers who were arrested on Tuesday morning are Davie Chikhadwe an Accounts Assistant, Precious Kapachika a retired accountant both at Mchinji District Hospital and Lawrence Mchocho an Assistant Accountant at District […]
Community members in Mchinji allegedly beat up Senior Chief Mlonyeni and four Mchinji District Council officials at Mchinji/Zambia border over plans to allocate land for a border market. In an interview, Mchinji District Council chairperson Yona Mtanga, who was part of the delegation that included Mchinji District Council director of planning and development Noel Dakamau […]
An angry mob in Mchinji has hacked to death an ex-soldier, Fransisco Tumeyo, following a fierce fight that ensued over allegations of defilement. The incident is believed to be a revenge attack after Tumeyo had earlier hacked two relatives to the victimised girl who had ealier attempted to apprehend him on allegations that he defiled […]
Concerned Youth Organization (CYO) has trained youths in Mchinji in shoe making using locally available materials. The 30-day trainings which have been taking place in five Traditional Authorities (TAs) in the district, have enabled school leavers and dropouts to acquire massive shoe making skills enabling them to produce foot wears with export quality. The organization’s […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) deputy secretary general, Catherine Gotani Hara Tuesday assured people of Mchinji that the Lazarus Chakwera government would develop Mchinji district should he secure victory in the forthcoming fresh Presidential polls. She said it was worrisome that Chipata in Zambia was far much behind few years back, but has since made great […]
Mchinji District youth-friendly services coordinator Agness Jarafi says the Covid-19 pandemic has affected sexual and reproductive health (SRH) service delivery among youths. In an interview yesterday, she said the district hospital is unable to conduct outreach programmes and open days due to travel restrictions following the pandemic. “This has reduced SRH access among youths. In […]
World Vision Malawi (WVM) has presented a certificate of recognition to its Mchinji office for its outstanding performance among the organisation’s 31 area development programmes. Presenting the certificate on Friday, WVM programme support and strategy manager Innocent Pendame said Likasi and Buamtete area programmes in the district were rated as best and second best performing […]
Some concerned businesspersons affected by Kapiri Market and Bus Deport projects in Mchinji District are demanding K300 million compensation from government for their damaged property. In an interview one of the concerned business people Gift Kadewere said they will seek legal redress to get an injunction so that construction works are suspended until all payments […]