National Bank of Malawi (NBM) plc and Press Trust have invested K1.4 billion in the construction of Namale Health Centre in Ntcheu, in a partnership aimed at improving access to healthcare for more than 15,000 people in hard-to-reach communities. The project, officially launched at a groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday, is expected to bring essential medical […]
Deputy Minister of Homeland Security and MP for Ntcheu Central East, Norman Chisale, has donated two ambulances and two trucks to serve health and development needs in his constituency, in a move local leaders have hailed as a historic first for the area. The handover took place at Champiti Primary School Ground in Ntcheu on […]
A packed courtroom in Ntcheu watched in disbelief as five leaders of a controversial church appeared before a magistrate — and initially refused to answer a single question. The group, all from Ndagoma Village in Kwataine, belong to the church Tembenukani Mitima Kubwera kwa Ambuye Kwayandikira. They include the church’s 40‑year‑old leader Stella Monta, alongside […]
Violence flared up in Ntcheu over wrangles of village head chieftaincy. Irate villagers from Austin Village, Senior Chief Makwangwala in the wee hours of today, Thursday, went on rampage destroying at least eight houses within the village in a fight over the chieftaincy of Group Village Head (GVH) Austin. George Matiki, who is a relation […]
Malawi Police in Ntcheu are puzzled with the trend of defilement cases in the district, saying the district has so far registered 57 cases this year. Ntcheu Police Station Community Policing Coordinator, Inspector William Bunya, disclosed this over the weekend during a community sensitisation meeting organised by the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) […]
Malawi Police Service in Ntcheu say the district has recorded an increase in defilement cases. In an interview, Ntcheu Police Spokesperson, Sub Inspector Hastings Chigalu said according to their January-June bi-annual report, the district has registered 30 cases as compared to 15 cases during the same period last year. Chigalu said police is encouraging coordination […]
Chikande Health Centre in Ntcheu Bwanje South Constituency has been operating for 10 years without running water after unknown people vandalized pipes in 2010. Officer In-Charge for the Health Centre, Mphatso Dzenza said the development was posing a healthy risk at the facility due to poor hygiene. He said it was very challenging to conduct […]
Ntcheu District Council says its revenue collection has gone down by almost 50 percent in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic which continues to negatively affect global economies. Ntcheu District Council Finance Committee chairperson councillor Ezra Mike said this recently during a stakeholder accountability forum on market revenue and service delivery supported by USAid/UKAid through […]
State Vice President Saulos Chilima, who is also running mate to Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera in the opposition Tonse Alliance has appealed to Malawians not to be deceived that the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government will give them loans with 11 days before fresh polls. Addressing crowds that turned up his Imbizos […]
President Peter Mutharika’s running mate Atupele Muluzi has consoles families of Ntcheu fatal accident pledging government’s continued support to the families that lost their relations. Six people have been confirmed dead after two heavy duty vehicles collided about a kilometer before Ntcheu Boma on Tuesday. Two others were injured by a runway truck on Monday, […]
Completion of the construction of the 20 000 capacity Ntcheu Sports Stadium still remains September, 2020 despite the coronavirus pandemic threat that has affected the whole world. Plem Construction Limited, Project Manager, Ajai Mohen made the revelation on Wednesday when the Minister of Transport and Public Infrastructure together with officials of the National Construction Industry […]
State Vice President and UTM leader Saulos Chilima has resumed his famous whistle-stop campaign christened imbizo tours on Friday with his first two stops at Kampepuza and Ntcheu Boma – venues dubbed as his home ground – where hundreds of people attended as Chilima campaigned for opposition Tonse Alliance in the forthcoming fresh presidential elections. […]
Ntcheu District director of agriculture, environment and natural resources, Edward Katunga, has confirmed an outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in the district. According to Katunga, the highly infectious disease, which mainly affected cattle, pigs, sheep and goats, has affected Ndembo 2 Village in the area of Traditional Authority (TA) Ganya in Sharpe Valley […]
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) says monitoring and evaluation of community development projects will reduce corruption in district councils. ACB’s senior public education officer Catherine Nkhoma made the remarks on Thursday during a Social Accountability Training workshop for area development committees (ADCs) from traditional authorities Makwangwala and Ganya and ACB clubs in Ntcheu District. She said […]
Ntcheu district commissioner Smart Gwedemula says the council will drag to court shop, rest house operators and individuals who owe it money. He made the remarks on Tuesday during a full council meeting in the district. Gwedemula said the council was owed approximately K7 million in rentals in the past two years and only recovered […]
Vice-president Everton Chimulirenji has said he is saddened by the tragedy that has claimed six lives and left three others in critical condition. Speaking on Wednesday after visiting Ntcheu district hospital where he cheered survivors of the tragedy, Chimulirenji said the situation is difficult to understand upon losing so many lives at once. Six family […]
At least six family members, including a couple and their two children, believed to have eaten poisoned food have died in Ntcheu district. The incident happened on Tuesday in Muso 2 village, Traditional Authority Ganya in the district. According to Ntcheu Police publicist,. Hastings Chigalu, four members died Tuesday morning while the other two died […]
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Ben Phiri says is impressed with the progress on the construction works on Ntcheu Sports Stadium. He made the remarks on Friday when he toured the 20,000 capacity Ntcheu Stadium under construction at Kandota Village in Traditional Authority Kwataine in the district. “I am very impressed with the […]