Month: March 2021 Posts

18 child marriages dissolved in Chitipa

Mar 28, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

 Written by Joseph Mbughi Local leaders and an organisation in Chitipa have managed to end 18 child marriages this year and have sent 14 of the children back to school. This was revealed when Catholic… ...

CCJP drills paralegals on Covid-19

Feb 24, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) of the Archdiocese of Blantyre has trained over 40 paralegals on covid-19 preventive measures. Speaking to Malawi24 after the two-day training, Joseph Kampango who is coordinator for… ...

CCJP conducts post-election evaluation

Jan 22, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) has drilled Mwanza religious, traditional and political leaders on the importance of remaining calm before, during and after every election. Last week, the commission hosted three separate… ...

Persons with disabilities say they feel like second class citizens

Dec 18, 2020 Lusekero Mhango 0 &

Persons living with disabilities in Karonga say they feel like second class citizens as they are still marginalised in communities and sidelined in development activities. The remarks were made recently at Hangarawa and Iponga in… ...

NGO says incompetent contractors costing Malawi taxpayers millions

Dec 07, 2020 Lusekero Mhango 0 &

Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) under the Karonga Diocese has expressed concern that the country will continue to spend millions of kwacha on repairing or replacing substandard infrastructure if it continues to hire… ...

NCA calls for decentralization in mining sector

Nov 07, 2020 Lusekero Mhango 0 &

Norwegian Church Aid Malawi (NCA) say decentralization of governance is key to accelerating the distribution of mining resources in communities where mining extraction activities are taking place in the country. NCA Project Officer for Fighting… ...

Citizens urged to get involved in development projects

Oct 03, 2020 Lusekero Mhango 0 &

Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) under the Karonga Diocese has stressed the need for communities to actively get involved in various development project to avoid abuse of government resources at any project implementation… ...

CCJP tells leaders in Mangochi to nurture peace

May 18, 2020 Ayamba Kandodo - MEC Stringer 0 &

 The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP), Mangochi Diocese has advised traditional, political party and religious leaders in Mangochi to nurture peace ahead of the fresh presidential election slated for July 2 this year.… ...

CCJP faults MEC commissioners for clinging to positions

May 10, 2020 Jordan Simeon-Phiri - MEC Stringer 0 &

Justice and Peace of Karonga Diocese says elections require stakeholders to have trust in the election management body hence the current commissioners of the Malawi Electoral Commission should resign. The influential social justice and peace… ...

‘Delay in implementing ATI fuelling corruption in councils’

May 07, 2020 Lusekero Mhango 0 &

Justice and Peace under the Diocese of Karonga has bemoaned Government’s continued delay in implementing the Access to Information (ATI) Act saying the delay is fuelling massive corruption in district councils. The Human Rights and… ...

CCJP eyes CUNIMA on Adult Diversion

Mar 17, 2020 Luke Bisani 0 &

The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) in the Archdiocese of Lilongwe is eyeing a partnership with the Catholic University of Malawi (CUNIMA) in calling for community service sentences on petty cases as a… ...

Communities bemoan uncompleted projects in Karonga

Mar 15, 2020 Lusekero Mhango 0 &

Communities in Karonga has bemoaned the continued delays by the Karonga District Council to complete projects which have stalled in the district. The District Development Fund (DDF) and the Local Development Fund (LDF) projects include… ...

Stakeholders bemoan lack of transparency in mining sector

Jan 31, 2020 Lusekero Mhango 0 &

Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace under the Karonga Diocese has bemoaned the continued lack of transparency and accountability in the mining sector despite the country signing up to the Extractive Industry Initiative (MWETI) a… ...

CSOs concerned over lack of awareness on new mining laws

Jan 09, 2020 Lusekero Mhango 0 &

Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Karonga have expressed worry over delays by Government to disseminate the revised Mines and Mineral Act of 2018 to communities across the country through sensitization campaigns. The CSOs’ concern come… ...

JP punches holes in election results management system

Jun 17, 2019 Jordan Simeon-Phiri - MEC Stringer 0 &

Justice and Peace (JP) of Karonga Diocese says tabulation and reconciliation of votes was a challenge for constituency returning officers (CROs) during the May 21 elections hence the use of correction fluid – Tippex that… ...