chikwawa Archives

Children dropped out of School to marry in Chikwawa

Jul 13, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 39 &

It has been established that forced early marriages and teenage pregnancies are still on the increase in Chikwawa and are leading to high school dropout rates in the district. According to a Mtuwe pa bwalo… ...

Chief Chapananga accused of corruption

Jul 06, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 11 &

Village headmen in Chikhwawa have accused Traditional Authority (T/A) Chapananga of fraudulently selling land and receiving bribes from other chiefs in order to promote them. According to the lower chiefs, T/A Chapananga pocketed K10,000 each… ...

Boy scouts donates to Ngabu health centre

Mar 29, 2016 Mphatso Khutcha Richard 26 &

Ngabu health centre in the district of Chikhwawa district has been shot in the arm following a donation by American Boy Scouts. The organisation has donated drugs, medical equipment, and assorted items worth K2.2 million… ...

Parents urged to teach their children sex education

Mar 27, 2016 Martha Chikoti 34 &

Traditional leaders in Chikhwawa district in the area of Paramount Chief Lundu have called on parents to talk about issues of sex in their homes in order to reduce HIV among young people. Senior Village… ...

Chikhwawa DC says council workers are thieves

Mar 16, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 13 &

District Commissioner for Chikhwawa has accused workers at the district’s council of stealing money from the assembly. The DC, Bester Mandere, was reacting to reports that council workers in the district have not been given… ...

Teenager kills girl for refusing sexual advances

Mar 10, 2016 Mphatso Khutcha Richard 113 &

Police at Nchalo police unit in Chikhwawa have arrested a 15 year-old boy for killing a girl who had refused to have sex with him. Police in the district confirmed the development and identified the… ...

Electricity sparks behind Ngabu market fire

Feb 19, 2016 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 8 &

Heavy winds that forced two different electricity wires spark are behind the fire that razed down a greater part of the Ngabu market in Chikwawa district on Wednesday afternoon, eye witnesses claim. Eye witnesses told… ...