A 15-year-old girl in Malawi’s northern district of Mzimba is counting blessings after a Luvwele mother group from senior village headman Chidima Mhango in traditional authority Ntwalo’s area rescued her from the pangs of prostitution and sent her back to school. Chairperson of the mother group Margret Salanda told Nyasa Times that they acted upon […]
The romance between Airtel Malawi and the country’s education sector is getting sweeter, better and bigger. On Wednesday, Airtel took the romance deep in Mzimba to Edingeni Community Day Secondary School where it gave the institution 85 desks worth over Mk2.2 million. “We hope this sets a good example of our undying passion for the betterness of the education […]
Malawi Police in Mzimba have arrested Group Village Headman Moses Shaba 40, of T/A Mabulabo for allegedly chopping private parts of a 44 year old Greyward Mseteka of Chimbalala Village , in the area of Traditional Authority Mabulabo , Monday night . According northern region police spokesman, Maurice Chapola, the victim who is currently battling […]
Disagreements have resurfaced between Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Parliamentarian for Mzimba Solola, Jacob Hara and Inkosi Ya Makosi Mbelwa V on the call to have Mzimba District divided into three sections. Mzimba is the largest district in Malawi and according to Hara, this is affecting development hence the need to have the district split. Hara […]
A political debate organized by the National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE) Trust in Mbalachanda ward in Mzimba saw only a Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate showing up for the event with two others opting to stay away. Nevertheless, the debate took place in which DPP’s Moses Kamanga answered questions from a multitude of the electorate that […]
A baby girl is being observed at Mzimba District Hospital in northern Malawi after it was born with its intestines outside the body at Nkoma Health Centre in the district. The incident has left health authorities baffled and without concrete explanations as to what could have caused the development. Reports indicate that the baby is not […]
A 47 year-old primary school teacher, who appealed against Mzimba First Magistrate’s six-year jail term for defiling one of his pupils, has now been severely punished as the Mzuzu High Court has given him a 18 year-jail term for the offence. Calling a six-year jail term harsh, the convict, identified as Brian Shaba from Kaliwonga […]
Every Child, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), has asked government to control migration of Malawians to South Africa in search for jobs, noting the practice continues to be a catalyst for the spread of HIV and Aids in Mzimba District. Every Child project coordinator Keston Ndhlovu said this in an interview with Malawi News Agency (Mana) […]
The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) newly elected Member of Parliament for Mzimba Solola constituency Jacob Hara says the people in his constituency are free to recall him from the position if he fails to deliver to the people’s expectations. The legislature-elect said this in an interview on Thursday, saying he joined politics to change people’s […]
Muslims in Malawi’s northern district of Mzimba are asking M’mbelwa District Council to establish separate selling points for pork from other meat in the district’s markets and have threatened to use force should the authorities fail to meet their demand. This comes four month after Village Headman Busiri of Traditional Authority Chowe in Malawi’s southern district of Mangochi issued a […]
People’s Party (PP) aspiring Member of Parliament for Mzimba South has been accused of stealing iron sheets meant for people whose houses were blown off by heavy rains last month. The accused, Makuenda Chunga, is reported to have diverted 96 iron sheets which were donated by President Joyce Banda through her initiative, Mudzi Transformation Trust. […]
A 53 year old man in Mzimba District committed suicide by hanging himself on a tree after he was caught sexually assaulting a 13 year old stepdaughter. Mzimba Police Publicist Sergeant Gift Nyirongo confirmed the development saying the deceased Jasten Chikapa Nkhoma of Kafoteka Mkandawire village, Traditional Authority Mzikubola had learnt that there was a […]
Restaurant operators at the popular and eventful Jenda roadblock in Mzimba district have been disciplined on how they can serve their customers better and manage the food they prepare. The operators were drilled during a five-day training held in Mzuzu by catering specialists from the Malawi Institute of Tourism (MIT) in Blantyre. It was organized […]
Four children from different families drowned on Sunday morning as they attempted to cross Mtenthe Stream in Mzimba district to harvest mangoes on the other side. The quartet all from Galamala Mgungwe village , Paramount Chief M’mbelwa are; Apronia Phiri, 11, Prince Bambilo, 9, Milika Bambilo, 7, and Eliza Msimuko, 7. The fifth one, Elube Kumwenda, 13, […]
Ngoni traditional leader, Inkosi Mpherembe of Mzimba, has said men are also victims of gender based violence (GBV). Speaking when this year’s 16 Days of Activism against GBV Campaign, he said there were significant cases of men and boys that were victims. “The problem is that men suffer in silence. Some women abuse males mentally […]
President Joyce Banda, presiding over the ground breaking ceremony of the 53-kilometre road from Jenda to Edingeni in Mzimba today, has described the start of the construction works of the road as proof of her government’s commitment to deliver real change to the people. “Malawi deserves real change that impacts on the lives of our […]
The High Court in Mzuzu on Monday ordered Minister of Local Government and Rural Development to facilitate a formal appointment of Zoba Jere as Inkosi Mzikubola III of Mzimba following a ruling that he was the rightful heir to the throne. Zoba obtained a court injunction in July 2013 restraining the Attorney General, the Ministry of Local […]
Police at Kafukule in Mzimba District have arrested a 26 year old man for allegedly beating his three year old son to death after he demanded food. Mzimba Police Station Public Relations Officer Sergeant Gift Nyirongo confirmed the development , saying the suspect Naisi Kaira of Phillip Kaira village, Traditional Authority Mtwalo in the district […]