The District Commissioner for Salima, Rodney Simwaka, has warned the public that the road to Kamuzu Bridge on the M5 Road has been damaged. The road which is from Balaka-Salima has been damaged by heavy water flows in the Linthipe River and is posing a threat to road users as the road and the bridge […]
Heavy rains leading to flash floods had put properties in central region lakeshore district of Salima underwater again. This was a second time for Salima to be hit by floods this month. From Friday floodwaters caused excessive damage to roads and railway infrastructure, properties and displacing people in four new areas including students from Malowa […]
Over 150 families from Mtauchila Village Tradional Authority Pemba in Salima have been displaced by massive floods from the nearby Lifidzi River which have destroyed dwelling homes, crops and the road network last Sunday. According to Newton Chirambo, the District Meteorological Service Officer, the floods are a result of heavy rains that have persisted in […]
Local non governmental organizations have successfully put to end a cultural practice in the area of Traditional Authority Khombedzi in Salima district that has been exposing teenagers to sex. Camping or ‘Tea Party’ has been a cultural norm that has been practiced in group village headman Chikaonga, T/A Khombedzi in the district for ages. Under […]
The famous Evangelist Shadreck Jonas Wame who was found murdered at his home at Takumana Township in Salima was living alone in the house, his son Timothy Wame has said. Wame was killed in his bedroom, accorindg to Station Officer for Salima Police, Assistant Commissioner Godfrey Mughogho. The late evangelist’s son, Timothy Wame, said the […]
The dream of turning Salima Community Centre ground into mini-stadium needs about K 200 million, it has been revealed. Salima Director of Public Works Sydney Chiphaka said the completion of the fence is not the end of the project. “We have finished the first phase which has cost us about K47 million and the next […]
Salima district health office (DHO) public relations officer Angela Nyongani has commended efforts by the Christian Health Association of Malawi (CHAM) and other stakeholders for agreeing with government to start supporting people living in Chitala, Khombedza and Kaphamtengo with some free health services. She said this on Thursday during an interview with Malawi News Agency […]
Angry villagers from the area of T/A Kuluunda on Friday attacked and set ablaze a house belonging to Group Village Head Woman Kuluunda, who was last month appointed as acting T/A after the suspension of Adija Biti Chapola. According to Salima Police Spokesperson Gift Chitowe the villagers have also touched 20 houses of relatives or […]
Local Government minister Kondwani Nankhumwa has lashed out at irate villagers in Salima who on Tuesday sealed off offices of the district commissioner to force him dethrone a chief. Nankhumwa said the villagers action was regrettable and could not be condoned. “Their issue has nothing to do with the DC. Actually we are looking at […]
Irate villagers in Salima have sealed off the district commissioner’s office and erected a road block preventing him from going to the office as the villagers battle it out to have their chief Bibi Kuluwunda dethroned. The district commissioner Rodney Simwaka has since failed to work from his office on Tuesday. One of the villagers […]
Dozens of villagers on Monday besieged the Salima district commissioner’s office and were holding a vigil in a bid to dethrone their chief Kuluwunda. District Commissioner Rodney Simwaka confirmed the villagers were holding a vigil at his office. “They say they want to remove their chief from her throne but that is not the way […]
Irate villagers from senior chief Kuluwonda area in Salima say they will hold a vigil at the district commissioner’s office to force the chief out of office on alleged corruption and dictatorial tendencies. The leader of the villagers for the vigil, Geofrey Juma said the vigil will be held on April 16. “We want chief […]
Learners at Kaputu primary school in Salima on Friday morning peacefully matched to the district education manager’s office in protest against the school committee members’ decision to take bags of maize meant for home grown school feeding programme. A few months ago, the school asked each learner to contribute K300 each to buy the maize […]
The partnership between Airtel Malawi and the country’s education sector continues to thrive as on Wednesday, Airtel donated 120 double seater desks to one of its adopted school’s Salima LEA Primary. “We hope this sets a good example of our undying quest to continuously improve the education sector and that helping the disadvantaged and caring […]
Salima North West legislator, Jessie Kabwila, has handed over bicycle ambulances worth K1.5 million which she hoped would up her endeavors in reducing the maternal mortality rate in her constituency. During a handover ceremony held in the area of Traditional Authority (T/A) Khombedza on Friday, Kabwila urged members of her constituency to take care of the ambulances. […]
Students at Salima Secondary School have been forced to leave campus and go home because of menacing bed bugs. Some students told Nyasa Times that some students who had money rented houses in nearby areas. “The most hit are the boys hostels. The situation is out of hand,” said one student. He said there was […]
Half of the Kamuzu Road Market has been gutted down with fire which started at around mid night Monday according to officials from Salima District Council. Assistant Disaster Risk Management Officer (ADRMO), Blessings Kamtema, said the fire has caused extensive damage to permanent structures and vendors goods. Kamtema said the cause of the fire is […]
Indeed, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a step! What started as a mere adoption of Salima Integrated LEA School in 2011 is fast bearing concrete developmental fruits courtesy of Airtel Malawi. Airtel Malawi on Tuesday handed over a pair of newly constructed school blocks for Salima LEA. The new blocks comprise five […]