Month: June 2022 Posts

Pedestrian dies after being hit by lorry in Mzimba

Jun 23, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

A man identified as John Chisale has died after being hit by a lorry during the wee hours of Wednesday at Kazomba in Mzimba. It is reported that on the said date, Edward Ngwira 40,… ...

Mzimba registers 600 STI cases in three months

Jun 12, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Over 600 cases of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) were recorded at the Mzimba District Hospital from January to March this year. Mzimba South STI’s Coordinator, Dan Kwacha, says the figure is higher than the number… ...

Child dies after being run over by dad’s reversing vehicle

Jun 11, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

A one-year-old baby, Brian Zimba, has died after a vehicle which his father was reversing run over him at Bulala Trading Center in Mzimba. The accident occurred when Timothy Zimba of Chigulugulu village, Traditional Authority… ...

18 cases of Leprosy registered in Mzimba North

Jun 01, 2022 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Mzimba North health office has registered 18 cases of leprosy and the cases are being managed at Mzuzu Central Hospital. Phillip Maunda, one of the clinicians managing Dermeto-Venereology/ Dermatology (Skin) clinic at Mzuzu Urban ealth… ...

Deputy Defence Minister pledges to complete clinic in Mzimba

May 16, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Deputy Minister of Defence Harry Mkandawire has pledged to complete Ezweleni Clinic which is located in Mzimba district to address the problem of long distance which people in the area travel when seeking health services.… ...

Chief Mphita commends Mkandawire for drilling borehole

May 12, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Chief Mphita of Traditional Authority Mpherembe in Mzimba has commended Deputy Minister of Defence Harry Mkandawire for drilling  a borehole in the area of Monolo which he said will enable people have access to clean… ...

Three arrested in Kasungu for human trafficking

May 12, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Police in Kasungu are keeping in custody 43-year-old Florence Mhura and two others for allegedly trafficking twenty people to Mzimba where the victims worked as tenants. Public Relations Officer for Kasungu Police Station Sub Inspector… ...

Police officers attacked in Mzimba while arresting suspected Chamba grower

May 04, 2022 Baxter Mkumba 0 &

A mob in Mzimba yesterday attacked two police officers who were assigned to arrest a suspected Chamba (Cannabis Sativa) grower at Chigude area in the district. The incident occurred on 3 May, 2022 at Chigude… ...

Chakwera given ‘Ngwazi’ title

May 01, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A Malawi Congress Party (MCP) politician in the North has given President Lazarus Chakwera the Ngwazi title, saying the president reminds him of former President Ngwazi Hastings Kamuzu Banda. MCP Northern Region chairperson for the… ...

The university you promised is yet to be constructed, M’mbelwa tells Chakwera

Apr 30, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Inkosi ya Makhosi M'mbelwa V has reminded President Lazarus Chakwera of his promise to construct Inkosi M'mbelwa University in Mzimba and the traditional leader has advised the president to ensure the university is constructed, saying… ...

Stick to what works well for you, Chakwera tells farmers

Apr 30, 2022 Contributor* 1 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has told farmers in Mzimba to concentrate on and stick to the type of farming methods that work well for them in order to maximize their produce and generate profits. Chakwera gave… ...

Primary school teacher commits suicide at Jenda

Apr 13, 2022 Baxter Mkumba 0 &

Salome Chibwe, a primary school teacher at Kamalambo School at Jenda trading center in Mzimba, has died after hanging herself in her bedroom. Chibwe reportedly went insane on Sunday April 9 , 2022 and was… ...

Youth plant 5000 trees in Mzimba

Apr 10, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Young people have planted 5000 trees at Mkama Primary School in Mzimba North Education Division as one way of contributing to environmental management. Youth leader, Lovemore Shaba, said the young ones drawn from several villages… ...

Man jailed 18 months for indecent assault of child

Apr 08, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

The Second Grade Magistrate court at Chintheche in Nkhatabay has sentenced 56-year-old Foster Banda to 18 months in prison for indecent assault of his 7-year-old niece. The court heard through state prosecutor Sergeant Martha Chingwalungwalu… ...

Local NGO empowers communities with 300,000 indigenous trees in Mzimba

Apr 08, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

With a rise in cases of  flash floods and soil erosion due to deforestation as a result of population pressure and demand for cultivation land, communities under Group Village Headman, Smart Chimaliro from Traditional Authority… ...