Heart-warming moment as children who taken by the Social Welfare Office in 1997 and allegedly given to an orphanage, were finally reunited with their biological mother Margret Bwanali at an emotional ceremony on Monday in Mchinji after 20 years. The mother, 58 said the children, who were one year and two years old, respectively, were […]
Voter Verification exercise at Mzenga Centre in Mchinji North Constituency has been suspended following an attack from angry villagers who protested against Forestry officers who allegedly destroyed their crops. It is reported that Mchinji Forestry officials on Monday destroyed crops at Mzenga Village, accusing the communities of cultivating in the forest reserve area. According to […]
Local Government and Rural Development Deputy Minister, Grezelder Jeffrey on Monday laid a foundation stone for the construction of Kapiri Market and a Bus Depot in Mchinji North East Constituency worth about K1.6 billion. The project, which is expected to be completed in June 2021, is being funded by Malawi Government. Speaking during the launch, […]
Development Communications Trust (DCT) has initiated a behaviour change programme to enhance the fight against the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in Mchinji District. In an interview, DCT project coordinator Bettie Chumbu said they are using chiefs, traditional healers, religious leaders and volunteers to disseminate Covid-19 messages to remote areas. “We have observed that people are […]
The Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) says construction of the much-awaited Mchinji One Stop Border Post has now taken shape and the contractor will be handing over the facility to government before the end of 2020. Head of Corporate Affairs Unit at MRA, Steve Kapoloma said on Monday in response to a question on whether the […]
The Story Workshop Educational Trust (Swet) project manager Ambere Gogwe has said coronavirus (Covid-19) myths and misconceptions are posing a threat to the fight against the pandemic. Speaking in Mchinji during the training of community leaders on the pandemic, she said with funding from GIZ, they have embarked on a campaign to train key players […]
Mchinji District Council officials on Tuesday visited Chipata City Council to share experiences with their Zambian counterparts on coronavirus (Covid-19) preventive measures. Top on the agenda was the issue of porous borders which pose a threat to both countries in the wake of the pandemic. The meeting, held at Chipata Civic Offices, follows a Mchinji/Chipata […]
Minister of Homeland Security Nicholas Dausi has refuted allegations that he ordered a clinician at Mchinji District Hospital to confirm that a patient who is on isolation at the hospital has coronavirus (Covid-19). Lately there has been an audio which has been circulating on social media alleging Dausi’s order. However, Dausi refuted the allegations in […]
An Agriculture Production Survey for Mchinji shows the district will register a nine (9) per cent increase in maize yield as compared to last farming season. Mchinji District Crop Protection Officer, Ralph Linno has attributed the increase to good rains and government efforts in controlling Fall Army Worms (FAW) attacks which were rampant last in […]
An Angry mob at Mchinji Trading Centre in Mchinji district on Monday injured three health officials who were collecting data on nutrition status of the District, on suspicion that they were blood suckers. One of the injured persons has been admitted at Mchinji District Hospital while the other two have been treated as out patients. […]
Mchinji District Council has interdicted a Lands Clerk for allegedly mismanaging council funds amounting to MK4 million. District Commissioner for Mchinji, Bester Mandere said the officer is suspected to have pocketed K4 million meant for the council after selling land. Recently, the district council demarcated some plots at the border and it was selling them […]
A mob in Mchinji has burnt to ashes a vehicle which was dumped in a village after running out of fuel, amid fears it may have been carrying blood suckers from nearby Zambia. Mchinji police spokesperson Kondwani Kandiado said the vehicle had run out of fuel and the driver had gone to buy the fuel […]
A Scabies outbreak has hit Mchinji with the contagious itchy skin disease reported in almost all traditional authorities in the district following a large number of cases in various health centres. Mchinji District Hospital Health Promotions Officer, Owen Chataika said the hospital has few drugs to cure the disease compared to the cases which he […]
Ministry of Homeland Security in conjunction with National Coordinating Committee against Trafficking in Person Friday awarded Mchinji Police Station for being a public sector that has outperformed in the management of trafficking in persons. The Station received the trophy at Sunbird Capital Hotel in Lilongwe during a fundraising Gala Dinner aimed at lobbying for support […]
Mchinji district commissioner (DC) Bester Mandere has said the council lost about K10.5 million in revenue collection due to a vendor’s strike between September and October. The strike, staged at Mchinji Town Market, lasted seven weeks to be resolved In an interview, the DC said the lost revenue has led the council to struggle to […]
A two-year-old girl from Baziliyo Village Traditional Authority (TA) Zulu in Mchinji, Elube Kang’ombe needs K250 000 support from well-wishers after being diagnosed with a rare heart condition called Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD). Elube was diagnosed with the defect in October, 2019 and has been receiving treatment at Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH) where it has […]
Students at a government school at Magawa secondary school in Mchinji last night run amok, destroying school property in anger over a number of administrative issues. The students damaged the head teacher’s house, accounts office, hostel and classroom over what they said poor diet, lack of mattresses and dismissal of their friends from the school. […]
Senior Group Village Head Chisenga, under Traditional Authority (TA) Dambe in Mchinji District, has asked the government to live up to its responsibility by providing additional infrastructure at Kasuza Junior Primary School in his area so that the school can be upgraded to a full primary school. Chisenga commends his subjects, saying they did their […]