Month: July 2019 Posts

Cultural heritage condemns attacks on Mtambo

Jul 13, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 3 &

The Karonga Chitipa Cultural Heritage has condemned attacks on the nationality of Timothy Mtambo who is HRDC National Chairperson and Executive Director of Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR). The Heritage has also called… ...

Karonga elects female council chairperson

Jun 30, 2019 Jordan Simeon-Phiri - MEC Stringer 0 &

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Nyungwe Ward Councillor Ethel Mwanza, the only female Councillor in Karonga, on Saturday became the district’s first female council chairperson. Mwanza was elected chairperson at a full council elective meeting for… ...

Councillor assures community leaders of support

Jun 25, 2019 Jordan Simeon-Phiri - MEC Stringer 0 &

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Ward Councillor for Kaporo Ward which is in Karonga North constituency Councillor Misheck Mwaijengo has assured Iponga area development committee (ADC) members of his support to gender responsive budget being advocated… ...

CSOs call for holistic approach towards gender responsive budget

Jun 24, 2019 Jordan Simeon-Phiri - MEC Stringer 0 &

Civil society organizations (CSOs) in Karonga district say government should come up with deliberate policies that will further decentralize the department of gender at council level by having gender experts in various council departments. According… ...

Deputy Minister in ‘thank you’ courtesy call

Jun 24, 2019 Jordan Simeon-Phiri - MEC Stringer 0 &

Deputy Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining who is also Member of Parliament for Karonga North Constituency Mungasulwa Mwambande on Sunday paid courtesy call to the two traditional authorities (TAs) in his area to… ...

JP drills Councillors in gender responsive budget

Jun 19, 2019 Jordan Simeon-Phiri - MEC Stringer 0 &

As one way of ensuring that women are considered in budgets at council level, Justice and Peace (JP) of Karonga Diocese on Tuesday engaged newly elected Ward Councillors for Karonga Central and South constituencies in… ...

JP punches holes in election results management system

Jun 17, 2019 Jordan Simeon-Phiri - MEC Stringer 0 &

Justice and Peace (JP) of Karonga Diocese says tabulation and reconciliation of votes was a challenge for constituency returning officers (CROs) during the May 21 elections hence the use of correction fluid – Tippex that… ...