Month: April 2021 Posts

Football fans demand Msungama to resign

Apr 05, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Football fans have demanded Minister of Sports Ulemu Msungama to resign saying he has failed to fight for sports and the rights of fans. The fans from Karonga and Mzuzu after being barred from watching… ...

Karonga Police launch patrol vehicle

Mar 31, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Naomi Langisi Police in Karonga District have launched a crime control and response vehicle that is going to help the police  to reach crime scenes in time. Speaking at the launch of Rapid Response… ...

Voter turnout picks up in Karonga by-election

Mar 30, 2021 Jordan Simeon-Phiri - MEC Stringer 0 &

Voter turnout picked up in the afternoon in Karonga Northwest Constituency where voting is underway despite an average poor poll patronage that has been attributed to heavy downfall which hindered people from going to polling… ...

DEST chair satisfied with turnout in Karonga Northwest

Mar 30, 2021 Jordan Simeon-Phiri - MEC Stringer 0 &

Karonga district elections supervisory team (DEST) chairperson David Gondwe has expressed satisfaction over voter turnout this morning in Karonga Northwest. In an interview, Gondwe who is the acting District Commissioner said after inspecting a number… ...

Karonga district to have bumper harvest

Mar 28, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Written by: Naomi Langisi Karonga Director of Agriculture Environment and Natural Resources Raphael Mkisi says there is high expectation that farmers in the district will have a 25 percent increase in crop harvesting this year… ...

Kabambe says DPP is the only development conscious party

Mar 27, 2021 Jordan Simeon-Phiri - MEC Stringer 0 &

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) member Dalitso Kabambe has described the DPP as the only development conscious party, saying during its rule it distributed various developments equitably and equally in the country. Kabambe made the remarks… ...

Parents urged to stop sending children to sell goods at night

Mar 26, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Written by: Emmanuel Moyo Authorities in Karonga district have warned parents that they will be arrested if found sending children to markets to sell goods at night. The warning comes at a time when some… ...

Covid-19 affects tree planting season in Karonga

Mar 26, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Written by: Paulina Chiyombo Karonga District Forestry Office says Covid-19 has affected plans to plant 1.5 million trees during this year’s tree planting season. In an interview, Chirwa said Covid-19 preventive measures the presidential taskforce… ...

Over 60 campaign rallies conducted in Karonga over the weekend

Mar 22, 2021 Jordan Simeon-Phiri - MEC Stringer 0 &

It was a busy weekend for political party leaders and candidates who over held 60 political campaign rallies to sell their manifestos to the 53, 000 eligible electorates in Karonga Northwest Constituency ahead of the… ...

Voters press for development in Karonga

Mar 22, 2021 Jordan Simeon-Phiri - MEC Stringer 0 &

Voters in Karonga have demanded  politicians to walk the talk by implementing the promises which they make make during expensive campaigns. Zuma Mwalughali of Malema 2 villages says voters are not interested in voting due… ...

Chiefs, women’s forum in fight against child marriages in Karonga

Mar 20, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Written by: Emmanuel Moyo Chiefs and the Karonga Women's Forum have embarked on a campaign in a bid to curb early marriages and teenage pregnancies in Karonga. The development comes at a time when Karonga… ...

Party leaders urged not to import political violence into Karonga

Mar 19, 2021 Jordan Simeon-Phiri - MEC Stringer 0 &

Centre for Multiparty Democracy (CMD) has urged political party leaders canvassing for votes for their candidates not to import violence into the constituency, saying violence will disrupt the ongoing campaign and discredit the results of… ...

MEC says it can’t stop politicians from giving handouts

Mar 16, 2021 Jordan Simeon-Phiri - MEC Stringer 0 &

Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Commissioner Dr. Anthony Mukumbwa has said that the Commission does not have any legal mandate over handouts that contesting candidates in an election give to the electorates. The Commissioner said this… ...

MCP, DPP, AFORD storm Karonga Northwest in search of votes

Mar 15, 2021 Jordan Simeon-Phiri - MEC Stringer 0 &

Race against time. With just 15 days to go before the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) conducts the by-election in Karonga Northwest Constituency, it was a busy Sunday for the eight candidates and their political cronies… ...

Kyungu pleads with MEC to use mobile cinema for voter education

Mar 14, 2021 Jordan Simeon-Phiri - MEC Stringer 0 &

Paramount Chief Kyungu of Chitipa and Karonga districts has pleaded with the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to adopt use of mobile cinemas when civic educating the rural masses on the process of voting in order… ...