Mchinji district hospital has refuted allegations that the hospital is forcing guardians and patients to contribute money to buy bulbs for lighting in the wards. The refutal comes in wake of media reports that patients at the hospital are told to contribute money to buy bulbs, toilet papers and candles in wards. Public Relations officer […]
As one way of showing commitment to charity work, Mchinji female herbalist, Dr. Yakobe Phiri on Wednesday donated assorted items to Mchinji district hospital worth K150,000 in all wards. In her remarks, Dr.Yakobe Phiri said the initiative has come with an aim to help the needy patients saying most of them face challenges because they […]
Parliamentary committee members on education science and technology have applauded government for plans to establish a teachers training college in Mchinji. Speaking after visiting the construction site for Mchinji TTC in Traditional Authority Zulu on Wednesday, Chairperson of the committee, Dr Elias Chakwera said the committee was impressed that construction on the site has started. […]
The Mchinji First Grade Magistrate, Rodwell Meja Phiri took a five minute break from presiding over two defilement cases and started preaching on the evils of the vice. Phiri said defilement cases in the district have reached an alarming rate disclosing the court handles two or more cases every week, a development he said was […]
Two women from two different villages in Mchinji found their husbands hanging dead when they committed suicide by hanging in two separate incidents. The deceased identified as Rodrick Banda, 32 and John Shuko, 25 who hailed from different villages of Chimuti under traditional authority Zulu and traditional authority M’duwa respectively, themselves to the roofs of […]
Mchinji District Council Wednesday approved K1.3 billion for the 2017-2018 financial year which the office of finance in the district presented during a full council meeting. The draft budget has shown that among other sectors, the agricultural sector has been allocated K61 million; water resources and development K5 million; management and administration K367 million; gender […]
Police in Mchinji district Wednesday arrested 15 students from Chimteka Community Day Secondary School who allegedly planned to vandalize school property. Chimteka CDSS Head teacher, Clement Mponda said on Wednesday around 01:00 a.m. he was tipped by some students that a group of angry students plotted to destroy the school property for reasons he said […]
Malawi Police in Mchinji have camped at chief Zulu’s headquarters in Mchinji as security check following skirmishes that left four five houses torched over chieftainship wrangles. This week a warring faction of the Zulu chieftaincy wrangle, Masala Jere, allegedly torched the residence of chief Zulu, now occupied by a Zengeli Jere faction. In retaliation, the […]
The family of Traditional Authority (TA) Zulu in Mchinji district has been left homeless after a fire gutted their property on Monday. Acting TA Zulu, Modester Masala Jere said although investigations are underway to find out the cause of the fire, she alleged the family of Mzengeri Jere is the prime suspect behind the development due to […]
A 22 year woman from Ekesi village, Traditional Authority Mavwere in Mchinji district has been hacked and suffered injuries and fractures on her body by her ex husband after refusing to let him sell a bag of maize flour. The woman identified as Agness Faindani told Malawi News Agency (MANA) that on Thursday morning around […]
The Mchinji First Grade Magistrate’s Court has sentenced a 28 year-old Chrissie Vitche Banda to four years imprisonment with hard labour for stealing a four-day-old baby. Police prosecutor Humphreys Makhalira told court that the mother of the stolen baby Lucia Clement (21) who hails from Chimwankango village in the area of senior chief Mkanda in […]
Heavy rains characterized by hailstorms have destroyed thousands of houses affecting 4,842 people while crops have been washed away in Traditional Authorities Zulu, Simphasi and Dambe in Mchinji. Mchinji District Council Disaster Desk Officer Kingsley Chioko Banda said heavy rains which fell on 3rd to 4th January 2017 in Group Village Headman Kamwendo in Nseche, […]
A woman’s hope of going home with her newborn baby was crushed after four days her baby went missing at Mchinji District Hospital on Monday. The mother of the baby Lucia Clement said she had fed her baby before she was found missing. “I want my child back,” the mother, who wept inconsolably, told Nyasa Times. […]
Ethel Sonyezani Chavula, 16, dropped out of Balitse Primary School in Mchinji District after falling pregnant for her fellow pupil, a 17-year-old boy. She went on to get married to him but the marriage did not work out due to many challenges. “We could stay for days without eating anything because we were both not […]
Police in Mchinji are keeping in custody a village head and four of his subjects for slashing a four hectare maize field belonging to a woman whom he has picked a land dispute. Mchinji police spokesperson Kaitano Lubriano confirmed chief Nyoka who is Rodrick Langa is in their hands. “Him and his four subjects went […]
Teachers in Mchinji district says lack of parents’ commitment on girl child education has contributed a lot to high girl dropout rate of girls in most primary schools across the district. The observation was made Thursday during an interface meeting organized by a local non-governmental organization Community Initiative for Civic Education (CISE) and brought together […]
Chiefs in Mchinji district have blamed the poor relationship between Members of Parliament (MPs) and Ward Councilors saying it has led to delayed progress of different developmental projects in different areas across the district. Sub Traditional Authority Nyoka said Mchinji is one of the worst districts where relationship between MPs and Councilors is very poor […]
Mchinji small-scale business owners have presented a petition to Mchinji District Council expressing their concerns over an alleged Chinese national’s business operations. One businessperson, who asked for anonymity, said they were buying plastic goods and second hand clothes (Kaunjika) from the very Chinese businesspersons in Lilongwe who have opened shops in the villages. He said: […]