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Muluzi says MCP failed to develop Northern Region during 31-year rule

Jun 03, 2020 Jordan Simeon-Phiri - MEC Stringer 1 &

Presidential runningmate for the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and United Democratic Front (UDF) Alliance says the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) failed to develop the Northern Region during the 31 years the MCP was in power.… ...

Persons with disabilities bemoan lack of inclusion in COVID-19 fight

Jun 03, 2020 Lusekero Mhango 0 &

Persons with disabilities in Karonga have cried foul over the continued side-lining of people with disabilities by authorities in COVID-19 related committees and activities in the district. The concern follows revelations from Federation for Disability… ...

Parties advised to avoid clash of venues

May 29, 2020 Jordan Simeon-Phiri - MEC Stringer 0 &

Karonga district multiparty liaison committee (MPLC) chairperson Paul Kalilombe has asked political parties in the district to notify his office every time they plan to hold campaign political rallies to avoid clash of events that… ...

DPP parliamentarian asks government to upgrade roads in Karonga

May 25, 2020 Jordan Simeon-Phiri - MEC Stringer 0 &

Member of Parliament for Karonga North, Mungasulwa Mwambande who is also a member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), has called upon government to upgrade roads in his area to enhance movements of farm produce… ...

DPP storms Karonga, promises loans

May 24, 2020 Jordan Simeon-Phiri - MEC Stringer 1 &

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) led by its Vice President (North) Goodall Gondwe on Saturday embarked on a whistle stop tour before a campaign rally at Karonga Freedom Park to canvass votes for the party’s… ...

Tonse Alliance touts Chakwera, Chilima as development conscious leaders

May 20, 2020 Jordan Simeon-Phiri - MEC Stringer 0 &

Tonse Alliance leaders on Tuesday conducted five whistle stop rallies in Karonga where they touted presidential candidate Lazarus Chakwera and runningmate Saulos Chilima as development conscious leaders. The rally started from Songwe border up to… ...

Former rivals Mwenifumbo and Mwalwanda drum up support for Chakwera

May 19, 2020 Jordan Simeon-Phiri - MEC Stringer 2 &

Nine politicians including former rivals in Karonga under the banner of Tonse Alliance on Monday tested the Karonga political waters by conducting seven whistle stop tours in the district ahead of a mega campaign rally… ...

Covid-19 patient found in bar after escaping isolation facility

May 13, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

A 27-year-old Covid-19 patient escaped from an isolation facility in Karonga on Saturday and was found in a bar in Nkhatabay on Monday. Health authorities have confirmed to the local media that the person escaped… ...

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… ...

DC urges Karonga residents to follow Covid-19 preventive measures

Apr 30, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

District Commissioner (DC) for Karonga Paul Kalilombe has urged residents to follow preventive measures to curb the spread of coronavirus in the district. Kalilombe was speaking on Tuesday, days after the first coronavirus case was… ...

Malawians in Chitipa, Karonga want development conscious leaders

Apr 27, 2020 Jordan Simeon-Phiri - MEC Stringer 0 &

Voters in Karonga and Chitipa say they want a president who will implement development projects in their areas once voted into power during the July 2 elections. In random interviews conducted over the weekend at… ...

Nine in custody over murder

Apr 21, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police in Karonga have arrested nine men on allegations that they killed a person whom they accused of being a blood sucker. Karonga Police Station's Deputy Public Relations Officer Frank Black has confirmed that the… ...

Football referee given red card: Sentenced to four years for theft

Apr 21, 2020 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

A football referee has been given a four-year jail term for breaking into a lodge in Karonga and stealing money. According to State Prosecutor Sub-Inspector Brenda Livason, the convict, Masauko Mwambiyale, broke into a dwelling… ...

Men flee Kaporo in Karonga over police operation

Apr 15, 2020 Thula Chisamba 0 &

Some men from Kaporo area in Karonga are in hiding after escaping a Police operation that seeks to bring to book culprits who allegedly killed a suspected bloodsucker in the area. A visit to the… ...

Bishop Mtumbuka says no blood suckers in Malawi

Apr 09, 2020 Thula Chisamba 1 &

Bishop Mathews Mtumbuka of Karonga Diocese has urged Malawians to calm down, saying there are no blood suckers in the country. Mtumbuka, while addressing Malawians through Tuntufye radio station, emphasised that people in the country… ...