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Dowa girl buried after chaos over her death

Mar 09, 2018 Bright Malenga 2 &

Dowa District Commissioner (DC) Alex Mdooko, chiefs and community representatives on Thursday reached an agreement to allow the burial of a five-year-old girl who was found dead in the district on Tuesday. Funeral ceremony for… ...

Salima chiefs angry with MCP

Mar 05, 2018 Bright Malenga 33 &

Trouble keeps on following opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP). Barely days after being trapped in a 4 billion corruption scam in Parliament, now they have angered traditional leaders in their back yard. Chiefs in Salima… ...

NGO geo mapping exercise hailed

Feb 25, 2018 Bright Malenga 1 &

Senior Chief Msakambewa of Dowa has hailed government's geo mapping exercise for Nongovernmental Organisations (NGOs) saying the initiative will ensure transparency, accountability and active participation by communities in development projects. Msakambewa made the remarks when… ...

Chiefs fault council over honoraria

Feb 16, 2018 Bright Malenga 1 &

Traditional leaders in Dowa district are accusing the Dowa District Council of failing to give them honoraria as stipulated in the Chiefs Act. The accusations are coming at a time when the chiefs have been… ...

Chief cautions residents over forest

Feb 12, 2018 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

People of Phalombe district have been warned that they risk a stiff punishment if they are found cutting down trees in the ‘manmade’ Sambadzukulu forest. Traditional Authority Jenala made the warning on Friday in an… ...

Chiefs apologise to Malawi Muslims

Jan 18, 2018 Bright Malenga 3 &

Traditional leaders in Lilongwe have apologised to Malawi Muslims. The apology came after a Muslim woman was beaten and had her hijab removed by Gulewamkulu last year. The Gulewamkulu removed the headgear and beat the… ...

Dedza chiefs want tax on soap removed

Jan 18, 2018 Luke Bisani 35 &

Chiefs in Dedza have called for the removal of tax on soap saying Malawians in rural areas cannot afford the item due to its high price. Senior Chief Kachindamoto of Dedza has asked government through… ...