Malawi Police Wednesday arrested four men in northern district of Mzimba for allegedly murdering a 66-year-old man because his son killed their relative years back. Mzimba Police publicist, Peter Botha identified the four suspects as Hastings Ng’oma, 60, Ibebe Zimba, 60, Markbrez Nyirongo, 30, all from Kawimba Nyirongo Village in the area and Samuel Chavula, […]
Six people died and five others got injured Saturday when a freightliner truck they were travelling in overturned near elephant rock on the M1 Road in Mzimba District around 3 pm. Mzimba Police publicist Peter Botha said the injured were rushed to Mzuzu Central Hospital. He said the truck, registration number NA7605/LA1281, carried several bags […]
Mzimba police has asked the general public in the district to take extra caution in carrying out business transaction following the proliferation of fake currency in the market. The caution was sounded Thursday by Assistant Commissioner of Police, Louis Chigadula during a press conference held at Mzimba Police Station. The press conference was organized to […]
People of Mzimba Hora Constituency keep their life savings in cash in their homes because of lack of commercial banks prompting member of Parliament (MP) in the are Rev. Christopher Mzomera Ngwira asking government for banking facilities. Ngwira said the issue of banking is “a very, very serious issue” for people of Mzimba Hora, saying it has fast growing […]
The Mzimba based business man, Blessings Jere, has won the one million Kwacha grand prize of Airtel Kuufira Bonanza. Jere said he is a Kwale-mining business person around his area of residence to earn a living. “I do the business of breaking quarry stones at Chinungu in Ekwendeni area and I use the money raised […]
Primary education is not free in Mzimba South as learners are asked to pay money which is in sharp contrast with government policy which stipulates that no pupil will, directly or indirectly, pay for basic education. A survey carried out by Mzimba Education Network (MZIDEN) has revealed that teachers and school management committee (SMCs) come […]
Authorities in Mzimba have expressed concern over increased number of people migrating to South Africa, a development which they say impacts negatively on social economic development of the district. According to data sourced from M’mbelwa District Council, over 25 people in a day seek travel documents from the council for them to trek to South […]
People of Inkosi Khosolo in Mzimba District have expressed fear that the K12 million water development fund government has injected into constituencies will not register impact because there is high likelihood that members of Parliament will cling to the resources and abuse them. Alert Khosolo Area Development Committee (ADC) Chair person, Patrick Nyirongo challenged that […]
The District Commissioner (DC) for Mzimba, Thomas Chirwa has said he is worried with the escalating rates of sexual harassment perpetrated on little girls in the district and has warned that if no serious efforts are employed to fight the crime, the society will be swallowed by moral decay which will negatively affect socioeconomic development. […]
President Peter Mutharika said in Mzimba on Thursday during the launch of Mzimba Integrated Urban Water and Sanitation Project that his government is committed to ensuring Malawians have sustainable access to safe and potable water. Mutharika said the project in Mzimba is set to benefit about 42, 000 people from the township. The project is […]
For once, Paramount Chief M’mbelwa of Mzimba has come in the open to ask government to recognize Mzimba as a Kingdom, saying records clearly explain it. People of Mzimba, through Mzimba Heritage Association (MZIHA), have ever advocated for recognition of Mzimba Kingdom from government but Paramount Chief M’mbelwa was mute on the issue. However, during […]
The community around Kamwala in Mzimba District have faulted their legislator for Mzimba Hora Constituency, Reverend Christopher Mzomera Ngwira, for failing to complete the construction of a health centre that was started in 2012 near St Mary’s full Primary School in Mzimba-Hora Constituency in the district. Failure by the MP to complete the facility appears […]
Residents of Madede in Mzimba District burns to death a 34-year-old man identified as Biko Mhlanga for allegedly breaking into a house of a businessperson where he is alleged to have stolen K600, 000. Mhlanga and his accomplices are said to have broken into the house of Mirriam Nyirenda. Witnesses said Nyirenda was injured in […]
M’Mbelwa District Council has not registered any case of ghost workers in this year’s Public Works Programme, a development which has been attributed to measures put in place by the council to ensure transparency during implementation. There have been reports of ghost workers appearing on the lists of beneficiaries in some districts under the Local […]
Some cultural misconceptions in Mzimba that restrict parents to administer certain food to their children are said to fuel cases of malnutrition in the district. This was revealed during a week-long awareness campaign on infant and young child feeding organized by World Vision and Mzimba district health office across Mzimba South. Mzimba District Health Nutrition […]
Eight nurses and a driver have been rescued after the ambulance they were travelling in to a funeral was swept away at South Rukuru bridge. Mzimba Hospital District Health Officer Lumbani Munthali confirmed the incident, saying the nurses were going to attend a funeral of their fellow nurse at Malidade. “As the ambulance was in […]
A powerful Mzimba chief has ordered a suspension of the distribution of relief food in his area due to anomalies. Chief Malubabo said he was not happy that some traditional leaders in his constituency have put on the list their relatives and friends only leaving out the most needy. “The process of donating the relief […]
A Matours bus registration MN 4129 traveling from Karonga to Lilongwe has overturned at Jenda killing three people on the spot while 41 others have been seriously injured at around 1am on Thursday. It is reported that the bus lost control and overturned as the driver was trying to avoid a stationary vehicle loaded with […]