Minister of Transport and Public Works Ralph Jooma has launched a K40 million construction work of Kanjoka Bridge at Humba Village in Senior Chief Kanduku Maseko in Mwanza District. In an interview at ground breaking ceremony ,Jooma said that government realizes the significance of roads and bridges in communities. “Good roads and bridges are very […]
Government has asked local councils in the country to uphold principles of transparency and accountability on the use of financial resources provided by government for the fight against the novel Coronavirus (Covid-19). Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Ben Phiri made the call on Tuesday after conducting a tour of activities to Mwanza District […]
A funeral service for of the country’s longest serving Speaker of Parliament Nelson Khonje took place Wednesday at Chikolosa Village Traditional Authority Kanduku in Mwanza district. Government ordered full military honours for the burial of the body of the 96-year-old former Speaker who died on November 24. He served as Speaker of Parliament for 12 years […]
Mwanza Police Station on Monday arrested Sankhani Waya, 70, for operating a medical clinic without licence at Kamwendo Village in the area of Senior Chief Nthache in the district. Mwanza Police Station Public Relations Officer, Inspector Edwin Kaunda confirmed the development, saying the police effected the arrest in the morning of Monday September 16, 2019 […]
Save the Children International says it is impressed by a number of successes registered in Mwanza over the past three years following the organisation’s annual support for the children’s Parliament in the district. Save the Children deputy country director Stanley Phiri made the remarks during the official opening of this year’s Mwanza Children’s Parliament at […]
Candidates aspiring to be legislator for Mwanza Central Constituency have pledged tangible development once voted as Member of Parliament (MP) for the area in May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections. They said this on Thursday at Mwanza Community Ground during a political debate organised by National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE) Trust. The shadow MPs were […]
In a complete display of political muscle to protect the party’s territory, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) vice-president for the South, Kondwani Nankhumwa invaded Mwanza district, along the Malawi-Mozambique border, on Wednesday, March 27 2019, to mobilize support around the party’s untiring vision. Nankhumwa pulled a mammoth crowd at Thawale CDSS in Mwanza West where he […]
Members of staff at Mwanza District Hospital took to the streets last Friday to present a petition to District Commissioner (DC) demanding Council’s intervention on issues bordering on maladministration by some senior officers at the facility, a development they claimed was affecting service delivery. A copy of the petition contains some key issues which all […]
Mwanza District Council direct employees have embarked on a vigil at the District Commissioner’s office demanding payment of salary arrears for May and June, 2018. In an interview during the vigil, a representative of the employees, Davis Puruma said they converged at the office to force management to pay them their salary arrears, claiming that […]
Catholic Development Commission (Cadecom), one of the Catholic Church’s development arm in Malawi, is economically empowering village communities in Tradional Authority Kanduku in Mwanza District by offering them special skills to venture into profitable businesses such as bakery, goat rearing, village banking, vegetable gardening and winter cropping and wine making. The project, named Integrated Community […]
Malawi Police in Mwanza District are keeping in custody Gibson Tsamba, 27, for causing death of his nine months old baby girl through negligent driving. According to Police Publicist for Mwanza, the suspect on May 1, 2018 at around 6:00 a.m. packed his motor vehicle registration number BQ 7379 Toyota saloon close to his shop […]
Two adults are stranded at Mwanza Border on their way to South Africa (SA) as unidentified man whom they were travelling with robbed them of K200, 000 and disappeared. The two, Donnex Kaliati, 32, and his sister Merlia Kaliati, 21, who comes from Kabwere Village in Traditional Authority (TA) Mwambo in Zomba and have a […]
Telekom Network Plc on Saturday handed over MK31 million worth of school projects in Mwanza District. The school projects are: a school block, feeding shelter and a child care centre. TNM used MK14million for the construction of two classroom blocks and a Head Teacher’s office at ThombaPrimary School in Traditional Authority Lipenga’s village. The child […]
Malawi Police in Mwanza are keeping in custody Alice Masala for deceiving medical officers at Mwanza District Hospital that she was pregnant. Masala went to Mwanza District Hospital in March 2017 pretending that she was pregnant and time for her to deliver was just around the corner. Surprisingly, when her turn to be examined came, […]
Minister of Information and Communications Technology, Nicholas Dausi, has assured people of Mwanza that governments will soon construct a stadium as one way of promoting sports in the district. Dausi who is government spokesperson said this on Sunday when he launched the Nicholas Dausi Football and Netball Bonanza at Mwanza Community Center Ground. He said […]
Government officials are expressing shock and disappointment over the decision by teachers at Luwani Refugee Camp in Neno to send back from school Mozambican refugee children. Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation minister Francis Kasaila said government officials were on the ground to resolve the matter. The teachers are demanding extra pay for teaching the child […]
Government officials are expressing concern that the population of Mozambican refugees at Luwani camp has surged drastically. This comes barely days after Mozaambican rebel leader Alfonso Dhlakama announced a two month ceasefire. Mwanza district commissioner Gift Rapozo said the number of the refugees has surged from 2000 to 4000. “We are now getting 150 refugees […]
A self-styled prophet has been convicted to 14 years for being found guilty of raping his 27 year old sister-in-law. Mwanza First Grade Magistrate, Ranwell Mangazi on Tuesday sentenced Billy Chikapa after establishing that on several occasions he had been forcing his in-law into sexual intercourse. The court learnt that since May 2011 Chikapa has […]