M’mbelwa Chiefs Council has summoned Inkosana Mtenje Ntchawaka Jere to its Sanhedrin over his conduct and motivation behind his support for concerned citizens who are calling for fresh tripartite. The Council also wants Inkosana Jere to name the person who delegated him to represent the Ngoni chiefs of Mzimba at the media briefing he held […]
Public transport operators in hard-to-reach areas of Mzimba District have defied government order to reduce the number of passengers to prevent spread of coronavirus which has so far killed two people out of 17 who tested positive in the country. Manyamula, Eswazini and Edingeni are among remote areas in the district where locals depend on […]
Child prostitution is a troubling issue that is increasingly causing concern among stakeholders in Child Care and Protection in Mzimba District where girls as young as 11 years old are commercial sex workers. Mzimba District Social Welfare Officer, Jim Wotchi said in addition to Mzimba Boma, such cases are common in major trading centres such as […]
A single engine light plane made an emergency landing on Saturday on a river bank in Mzimba after it developed a fault. The plane made the emergency landing along Mzimba river at Katulunga village in chief Chindi’s area in the district. There were no casualties as the only person on board, the pilot immediately left […]
Some Chinese nationals doing mining activities in Mzimba risk expulsion from the district as the Ngoni Chief’s Council in the district has agreed to shut down all illegal mining activities. The council’s secretary senior chief Mpherembe has said all those involved in the mining activities in the district will now have to produce valid documents. […]
When Ras Chikomeni Chirwa boldly decided to contest in the May, 2019 presidential election, it was like a big joke of the year to many Malawians for reasons best known to them. Ras Chikomeni is not the only uniquely thinking Rastafarian, if you travel about 15-20 kilometres west of Mzimba Boma deep into the rural […]
Traditional leaders in Mzimba District have been urged to review and scrap off harmful cultural practices which violate children’s rights. Chairperson for M’mbelwa District Council, Dan Nkosi made the call Saturday during commemoration of the Day of the African Child at the headquarters of Traditional Authority (TA) Kampingo Sibande. Nkosi observed that some norms, traditions […]
Newly elected M’mbelwa District Council Chairperson, Dan Nkosi, has pledged to steer Mzimba District into prosperity through implementation of programmes that are tailored to enhance socio-economic development of the district. Nkosi made the pledge Saturday during his acceptance speech soon after he was elected chairperson of the council during a full council meeting called for […]
Malawi police in Mzimba have arrested a suspect in the poisoning of sweet beer during an unveiling of a tombstone which led to one death and left 28 others battling for their lives. The police say Alufeyo Kamanga of Masonga Kamanga village was arrested on suspicion that he poisoned Mrs Efrida Theu and 28 others. […]
Malawi Electoral Commission has fired a poll centre official for pre-marking presidential ballot papers in the northern district of Mzimba. District Commissioner for Mzimba,Thomas Chirwa and presiding officer at the centre Chimwemwe Mizwa, both confirmed that the incident took place at Davie primary school. Sources at the polling centre said it all started when a […]
A football bonanza organised by Mzimba Solola Constituency aspiring parliamentarian, Reverend Austin Precious Chisi, has excited constituents who say they have not had a bonanza of such a magnitude since time immemorial. The sentiments were made during a finalists match at Mtangatanga ground in the constituency where Chipalamba FC battled it out with Nthathe FC […]
Mzimba Solola constituency aspiring legislator, Reverend Precious Austin Chisi, has announced the official launch of his campaign this Sunday saying it will be “the moment” for his constituents to hear from his manifesto which he has since described as “a joker” as far as the transformation of the constituency is concerned. Chisi ,who is running […]
Vice President and UTM leader Saulos Chilima’s convoy got stuck in the mud on the Khosolo and Luwerezi road in Mzimba forcing him and his team to spend at least two hours on the spot on Tuesday. Chilima had just held an Imbizo at Khosolo and was going for another imbizo at Luwerezi as he […]
Government has suspended the sale and movement of animals in some parts of Mzimba following an outbreak of foot and mouth disease. Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development said the affected area is Champhira Extension Planning Area (EPA) which include the areas of Jenda, Champhira and Manyamula. The officials said out of the 5,000 […]
Mzimba has slipped to the worst performer in primary school leaving certificate examination (PSLCE) for the past three years, slipping from the best performer, a situation which has worried education officials in the district. This has prompted the education officials to devise ways on how best to reverse the worrisome situation by, among other things, […]
Members of Parliament in Mzimba have contributed about K34 million from Constituency Development Fund (CDF) for the construction of a new district hospital guardian shelter to replace the dilapidated one. M’mbelwa District Commissioner, Thomas Chirwa on Thursday said the new guardian shelter will have a capacity of over 300 people against the current 100. “The […]
Mzimba District Commissioner (DC) Thomas Chirwa has, in strongest terms, condemned growing tendencies by youths in Mzimba who migrate to Republic of South Africa, ostensibly is search of greener pastures, trends he said greatly contribute to socio-economic challenges rocking some communities in the district . Chirwa challenged that youngsters, who trek to South Africa, most […]
There was pandonium during the night of October 9 2018 at Amazing Grace Private Secondary School in Mzimba after a wild animal suspected to be a Fox attacked and caused havock at a girls hostel injuring one in the process. Police identified the injured victim as Violet Nkhata, a Form 2 student and aged 16. […]