As the country continues to struggle to contain the spread of Coronavirus, scabies infection is fast spreading in some parts of Nkhata Bay and the district health office laments lack of drugs for the skin disease. The highly contagious disease was first spotted in Mtaba area six months ago and it has now spread to […]
Malawi has registered two more cases if the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in Nkhata Bay district, a couple that returned from Tanzania recently, Minister of Health Jappie Mhango has disclosed. Speaking to the media on Saturday, Mhango said a 33-year-old man and 35-year-old woman from Chigwere village in Nkhata Bay returned to Malawi from Tanzania […]
Nkhata Bay Magistrate Court has granted bail to a man who damaged President Peter Mutharika’s portrait at National Registration Bureau (NRB) offices after officials rejected to register his wife. The court heard that Lenard Mhone, 48 escorted his wife to NRB offices on February 17, 2020 to process national identification card but was rejected as […]
Organisers of Martyrs’ Day commemorations in Nkhata Bay were on Tuesday March 3 left bitterly disappointed when their guest of honour Malawi “vice president” from the May nullified presidential election Everton Chimulirenji, who was recently appointed Minister for Disaster Management Affairs and Public Events, failed to attend. It was more than a little embarrassing for […]
Malawi police in Nkhata Bay arrested a contractor who removed solar panels on the roof of a house of a district commissioner at Likoma over unpaid K700 000 debt. Police in Nkhata Bay said Jones Chombo was arrested after he removed the solar panels following the failure by the Likoma island council to pay him […]
Chief Economic Advisor to President Peter Mutharika, Goodal Gondwe has called for peace, unity and development when he spoke as a guest of honour at the Christmans luncheon and prayers in NkhataBay. Stressing the importance of remaining peaceful, Gondwe condemned all forms of violence regardless of provocation. Gondwe, who is also vice –president of governing […]
Government is now helpless to resolve a land dispute in Nkhata Bay after villagers of Chamawoya in chief Kabunduli’s area have threatened to deal with employees of Kawaladzi estate. The Nkhata Bay district commissioner and his team convened the meeting between the two warring sides on the issue which ended in deadlock. The villagers are […]
Malawi Police in Nkhata Bay are looking for some people who have set ablaze seven houses in Nkhata Bay in retaliation over the killing of a woman. Nkhata Bay police spokesperson Kondwani James said the woman was allegedly murdered by 56-year-old Thom Manda over disagreements of a debt. Manda allegedly hit the woman with a […]
Officials from Nkhata Bay District Council on Saturday held bilateral talks with their counterparts from Nyasa District Council at Mbamba Bay in Tanzania. Nkhata Bay district commissioner (DC) Rodney Simwaka said the meeting’s aim was to establish a platform through which the two councils can share information on issues affecting their operations. “Good relationship is […]
Malawi Police were called at midnight on Friday when villagers of Msakanene and Nkombezi clashed again over the death of a businessman. Nkhata Bay police station officer-in-charge Mike Chona said the clashes started when a mob from Nkombezi went to Msakanene to revenge for the death of a businessman who was killed in the village […]
State Vice President Everton Chimulilenji has visited communities in Nkondezi, Nkhata Bay where he called on them to live in peace and refrain from mob justice. Chimulilenji, who was delegated by President Peter Mutharika to visit the communities after fracas that resulted into deaths of four people, said Malawians were all one and renowned for […]
Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry, who jets into the country Sunday for a royal visit, will be petitioned by relatives of 33 peaceful protesters massacred by British colonial forces in Malawi on March 3 1959 who are seeking British Government compensation. The relatives of the victims led by traditional leaders in Nkhata Bay will petition […]
Nkhata Bay District Commissioner, Rodney Simwaka, has challenged newly elected Nkhata Bay District Council Chairperson, Acran Medson Chenya of UTM party who is councilor for Tukombo Ward, to have a vision for developing the district. Simwaka made the remarks Saturday during the district’s council meeting where members were taking oath of office and electing the […]
Newly elected Nkhata Bay South Member of Parliament (MP) and Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Director of Strategic Planning, Dr Kenneth Zikhale Ng’oma, told Parliament on Thursday that government is neglecting his constituency, alleging that no tangible development projects have been allocated to the area since 1964. Ng’oma said this when he was delivering his maiden […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential candidate has said that the party is nothing without Nkhata-Bay as it where the foundation of the party was cemented. Speaking at a whistle stop campaign tour in a bid to urge the electorate to vote MCP on May 21 at Nkhata-Bay boma on Saturday, Chakwera said the district has […]
President Peter Mutharika has said the country is indebted to Nkhata bay district for producing notable figures that helped the country to attain independence. Mutharika was speaking Tuesday at a whistle-stop campaign rally at Chipambo Primary School in the area of Traditional Authority Kabunduli in Nkhata Bay District. The President said Nkhata Bay is known […]
Cyclone Kenneth effects have hit the lakeshore district of Nkhata Bay which has experienced heavy down pour for the last two days, bursting Limphasa river and cutting off 20 families from the rest of the world. District Commissioner for Nkhata Bay Rodney Simwaka said the 20 families have since been rescued by the department of […]
About 200 households in the area of Traditional Authority (TA) Kabunduli in Nkhata Bay are enjoying the luxury of having electricity locally generated using mini generators made from scrap metal. A total of 150 water driven generators, separately installed along Kavuzi River in the area, are able to produce between 20 to 35 kilowatts of […]