Month: January 2021 Posts

Four arrested for killing 67-year-old woman over witchcraft

Jan 19, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

  By Topson Banda Police in Karonga have apprehended four people in connection to the brutal killing of 67-year-old Esnala Mbowe. The arrest occurred on 18 January, 2012 following the murder of the granny on… ...

5 Pakistanis, 3 Bangladeshis jailed for illegal entry

Jan 13, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Topson Banda. The Karonga Senior Resident Magistrate Court on Monday sentenced five Pakistanis and three Bangladeshis to six months imprisonment with hard labour for illegal entry. The convicts have been identified as: Raheer Naem,… ...

Mob kills 67-year-old woman over witchcraft allegations

Dec 28, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Topson Banda Villagers in Karonga yesterday killed a 67-year-old woman and set her body on fire on allegations that she bewitched her 37-year-old son. The deceased has been identified as Esinala Mbowe. According to… ...

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… ...

Chakwera urges Malawians to take ownership of development projects

Dec 16, 2020 Lusekero Mhango 0 &

President of the Republic of Malawi Dr. Lazarus Chakwera has stressed the need for Malawians to actively get involved in various development project and guard against abuse of government resources at any project implementation stage.… ...

Vilemi Dazi Chakwera back on the road

Dec 15, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Here today, there tomorrow indeed! Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera, nicknamed Siku Transport and Vilemi Dazi, has 'landed' in Karonga. The Malawi leader is currently in Karonga where he will commission the construction of 10,000 houses… ...

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… ...

Karonga DC calls for collective action in fight against corruption

Nov 28, 2020 Lusekero Mhango 0 &

Karonga District Commissioner (DC) Paul Kalilombe has called for collective action from stakeholders in the fight against corruption in the district. The DC made the call recently in a press briefing that the Justice and… ...

MEC dismisses Mwenifumbo’s complaints

Nov 13, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has dismissed Frank Mwenifumbo’s complaint over the conduct of the by-election in Karonga Central Constituency. Mwenifumbo who was UTM candidate in the elections complained that some people voted twice, that… ...

Three people, including two Chinese nationals murdered in Karonga

Nov 10, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Criminals have killed two Chinese businesspersons and one other person in Karonga. The incident occurred in the wee hours of Tuesday at the shop of the Chinese nationals. Karonga Police spokesperson Enock Livason confirmed the… ...

Voter turnout in Karonga impresses NICE

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

National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE) says it is impressed with the voter turnout in Karonga Central Constituency where five candidates are contesting to replace Dr. Cornelius Mwalwanda who passed on a few months ago.… ...

Waves of threats and intimidation rock Karonga Central ahead of by-election

Nov 09, 2020 Jordan Simeon-Phiri - MEC Stringer 0 &

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Karonga Central Constituency chairperson Wickson Kawonga has expressed worry over continued waves of attacks, threats and intimidation meted out on their supporters around Mwenilondo with hours before people in the area… ...

Ballot papers dispatched to polling centres in Karonga Central

Nov 09, 2020 Jordan Simeon-Phiri - MEC Stringer 0 &

Political parties taking part in the November 10 by-election in Karonga Central Constituency have commended the country’s pollster, Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) for a transparent ballot verification and dispatching exercise that took place on Sunday… ...

By-election candidates warned against campaigning during church services

Nov 07, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Campaign period for the November 10 by-elections ends tomorrow and the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has warned candidates against using church services for campaign. In a statement on Thursday, MEC Chief Elections Officer Sam Alfandika… ...

Race against time as candidates scramble for votes ahead of by-election

Nov 07, 2020 Jordan Simeon-Phiri - MEC Stringer 0 &

With just hours to go before campaign period ends for the November 10 by-election in Karonga Central Constituency, on Friday the five candidates had a busy day as they sold their manifestos to electorates. Mlare… ...