Association of People with Albinism in Malawi (Spam) has expressed shock that the 12 year boy with albinism in Phalombe has been found dead and that his step father has confessed to police that he poisoned him. Apam president Overtone Kondowe said the step father, who has been arrested, has confessed to have poisoned the […]
First Lady Gertrude Mutharika on Thursday condemned the acts of violence and abuses that women, girls and children in the country go through. The First Lady was speaking during one of the events of a campaign branded ‘Ending Violence Against Women and Girls (EVAWG)’ held at Ndungunya Primary School in Phalombe District. She said it […]
Malawi Police in Phalombe have arrested Denzio Roderick and Davison Molia for allegedly being found in possession of human tissue. The two were arrested following a tip from a business man at Dulankhani Trading Centre in the area of Traditional Authority (TA) Mkanda in Mulanje to whom they offered the ‘goods’ for sale. Phalombe Police […]
Catholic Development Commission (Cadecom), one of the Catholic Church’s development arm in Malawi, initiated an education programme aimed at integrating children with disabilities into public schools rather than getting them into their special institutions. Called ‘Inclusive Education’, the initiative is working wonders in Phalombe District where it is being practised in 21 schools which have […]
Phalombe district council has suspended three nurses from Phalombe Health Centre on allegations that they denied a woman in labor access to the labor ward. The three nurses are Maureen Chilikutali, Mphatso Chanza and Mercy Sonjera and have since been put on half pay. The development comes nearly two months after a published report indicating […]
New Life Anointed Ministry, a local faith-based non– governmental organization has advised people in Phalombe to consider making arrangements to return to their normal lives after being affected by the floods recently. Executive Director for New Life Anointed Ministry, Bishop Christopher Kapito gave the advice on Thursday when the organization delivered relief items such as […]
Phalombe District Health Office says it has, in the past four months, been spending close to K10 million on vaccines on a monthly basis to treat people suspected to have been bitten by rabid dogs and cats. However, the figure does not reflect well on the district’s monthly drug budget allocation which is around K25 […]
Internal bickering between Members of Parliament and Councilors in Phalombe District is said to be negatively affecting development in some parts of the district, community members have claimed. The concern comes at a time some stakeholders such as the District Council secretariat and Civil Society Organizations in the district have already raised similar worries. Chairperson […]
In a shocking incident, a pregnant 18-year-old girl was forced to deliver her baby in a bathroom drainage at Phalombe Health Centre. The girl, Alinafe Mtsinje of Filisi Village in Traditional Authority Kaduya in the district delivered the baby in the morning hours of the day after health personnel denied her access to the labour ward on two […]
Mpasa Community Day Secondary Schools (CDSS) in Phalombe has started the second term of the 2017/2018 academic year with 30-girls less due to unexpected pregnancies. The 30 girls who were all beneficiaries of various school fees bursary programmes provided at the school are said to have gotten pregnant during and after the first term which […]
Phalombe Police Station has warned communities in the district against conniving with child traffickers to ferry children from Malawi to neighbouring countries. The police said the unlawful act has become a trend in the district, especially now that the growing season is at the peak both in Malawi and its neighbouring countries. Speaking in an […]
Over 300 people in Phalombe district have been forced out of their homes after strong winds blew off their rooftops recently. The strong winds hit several villages in all the six Traditional Authorities (T/A) of the district by destroying close to 174 households. According to a report produced by the Phalombe District Council, communities of […]
TNM through its mobile money service, Mpamba has come to the rescue of Thambe Primary School by building a teachers’ office worth K8 million to ease the shelter problems. Speaking during the handover ceremony TNM Mpamba Trust Fund Board Member, Rev Dr Zacc Kawalala said the building of the office demonstrates the company’s commitment in […]
President Peter Mutharika has assured people in the Lhomwe-belt – Phalombe, Thyolo, Mulanje, and Chiradzulu districts that his government has intensified security and is to get tp the bottom of the suspected “bloodsuckers” saga in the area, appealing ti the people to be calm. Speaking at Phalombe Secondary School ground on Monday where he engaged […]
Construction of Phalombe District Hospital is said to be at 15 per cent, two months after President Peter Mutharika laid a foundation stone to kick start the project at Migowi in the district. Contractor of the project said in an interview that the construction of the district hospital worth US$22 756 243.83 (an equivalent of […]
Barely fews days after the Malawi Police dismissed blood suckers claims in Mulanje district, communities in Phalombe district have smashed two ambulances on suspicion that they carried blood suckers. The damaged ambulances belong to Phalombe and Mulanje District Health Offices (DHOs). The incident, coming barely few days after three people believed to be have been […]
Phalombe district officials have banned some journalists working for privately-owned media organizations in the district from covering government functions taking place there, Nyasa Times has learnt. The ban comes few weeks after the journalists took the DC and the whole district council to task when they landed on evidence that the council had bribed auditors […]
Some government departments at Phalombe District Council are failing to pay for services that they obtained from various suppliers in the district after issuing out huge amounts in allowances to auditors from the National Audit Office, Nyasa Times understands. Some of the sectors that obtained the services are failing to settle their bills after the […]