The Rumphi District Health Office (DHO) has lauded women in Rumphi district for their huge turn up each time the health office conducts cervical cancer screening in its rural health centres. Rumphi District Hospital Cervical Cancer Prevention Programme (CCPP) coordinator, Muyeyiso Nyirenda, said turn up among women seeking cervical cancer screening services has been impressive. […]
Member of Parliament (MP) for Rumphi West Jacqueline Kouwenhoven Thursday expressed dissatisfaction over the decision that constituency re-demarcation exercise will not be done this time around. Her remarks follow a revelation by Commissioner Rev Clifford Baloyi at a stakeholders’ consultative meeting held last week in the district. Rev Baloyi had told stakeholders the demarcation exercise […]
Life Concern Organization (Lico) has called on government and non- governmental organizations to step up efforts in rooting out problems that are forcing girls into early pregnancies and marriages. Lico Executive Director Peter Gondwe said this on Saturday at St. Denis Hall in Rumphi during a Girls Forum on Early Marriages that was organized by […]
Rumphi West member of Parliament (MP) Jacqueline Kouwenhoven (independent) has brought the attention of Minister lof Local Government Kondwani Nankhumwa that in Rumphi District Council, there is an “extremely high vacancy level.” The Rumphi West MP said in parliament, stating that she noted the vacancy rate in the report of the Local Authorities and Rural development Committee. “Mr […]
Members of Parliament on Friday were petitioned by chiefs and concerned citizens from Rumphi to repeal the Customary Land Act which was passed in 2016 which they argue is bringing friction between traditional leaders and their subjects. Last year Parliament passed four land-related bills which the President assented to in September. They include the Customary Land […]
Members of Rumphi Boma main market committee have expressed their displeasure with the district council’s failure to recruit additional security staff, following a spate of thefts at the market. The members expressed their displeasure during a market committee meeting held at the boma on Monday which was called to take stock on the progress made […]
The stalk borer outbreak in Rumphi has affected a total of 182 hectares of maize field, District Agriculture Development Officer, Yaz Nyirenda, has confirmed the development. Nyirenda said in an interview Wednesday that Ntchechena, Mhuju, Mwazisi and Bolero are areas that have been heavily affected by the outbreak of the pest. He said the pest […]
Roscher Youth Development Centre- a local non-governmental organization based in Rumphi has constructed a school block at Mayembe Junior Primary school worth over K1 million. Speaking in an interview with Nyasa Times, Roscher Youth Development Centre Executive Director Moir Walita said improving the delivery of quality education was a responsibility for all meaning Malawians. Walita […]
A school teacher in Rumphi has committed suicide by hanging himself after allegedly misappropriating funds amounting to K150, 000 meant for pupils’ Primary School Leaving Certificate Examination (PSLCE). Rumphi Police spokesperson, Victor Khamisi, confirmed the news of the death in an interview with Malawi News Agency (Mana) Tuesday. He identified the deceased as 49-year-old Justine […]
Paramount Chief Chikulamayembe is planning to install Traditional Auhtority (TA) Mwamlowe but risks arrest if he goeas ahead as court has issued an order to stop the installation. There are unresolved misunderstanding in the Mwamlowe chieftenancy with the other family members protesting the choice of the incoming chief. A faction Mwamlowe family hired private practice law […]
Ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) almost derailed the annual cultural festival, Gonapamuhanya, organised by Tumbuka ethnic group in Rumphi to commemorate the first Chikulamayembe as they fought for political dominance. The annual cultural event saw the clash of the DPP and MCP supporters as the ruling party took centre stage, […]
A married South African national and his Malawian lover were found dead i at Jalawe in Rumphi the northern district of Malawi where they used to carry on an affair, police have said. The 65 years old man South African identified as Wilson Mziyane and 39 year olf Elliana Chinula of village headman Irayi in […]
Muslims Association of Malawi (MAM) has condemned the attack of Group Village Headman M’bodo of Rumphi for embracing Islam. Press reports indicate the 89-year-old chief was attacked by one of this subjected for giving land to be used for the construction of a Mosque. He is battling for his life in hospital and police spokesman […]
Health officials in Rumphi are battling with cholera, which has alarmingly affected 41 people from just four a few days ago and fear the number of patients might go up. District Health Officer for Rumphi , Bwanalole Mwamulimwa said health personnel in the district are on the ground to contain the disease. “The number of […]
Malawi Police officer Clever Mtengerenji, has been sentenced to 72 months imprisonment with hard labour, for engaging in sexual activity with a 12-year old standard six girl at Livingstonia (Khondowe) in the district. In his verdict, Rumphi Magistrate Brian Msiska observed that the offense the policeman committed was very serious and carried a penalty of […]
My fellow citizens, I would like to appeal to reason, your reasoning power, your imagination, your dreams for a better Malawi, although it has always been proved for centuries that in any battle between imagination and reasoning, imagination always wins. Hence demagogues appeal to emotions, tribal affiliations, elitism, seclusion, exclusion, while leaders appeal to reason, […]
A Police officer Clever Mtengerenji has been found guilty of sexual activity with a girl aged 12 The Rumphi Magistrate Court convicted the cop on Wednesday. The Police officer committed the offense on the night of 7-8th February (2016) at his house where he, along with his cronies organised a party which the girl had […]
People living around Livingstonia area in Rumphi have taken up tools to rehabilitate the Njakwa-Livingstonia Road, saying the pathetic state of the road is making it impossible for them to access certain basic social services. According to some people who spoke to Nyasa Times on Friday, the road has a lot of gaping potholes and […]