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NGOs protest transfer of female prisoners

Aug 08, 2020 Luke Bisani 0 &

A group of human rights Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) led by legal action charity, Reprieve, has expressed dismay over the transfer of female inmates from Maula Prison to Mzuzu. In a statement released this week, Centre… ...

Mzuzu Council to remove street vendors on Monday

Aug 01, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Mzuzu City Council has said it will remove all vendors plying their businesses in undesignated places on Monday In a statement on Friday, the council said it will conduct operations to remove illegal vendors on… ...

Mzuzu Council workers plan sit-in

Jul 13, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Mzuzu City Council workers are planning a sit-in due to unpaid salary arrears. Speaking on Saturday at City Engineering offices where all junior workers met, the workers agreed to close all offices this week and… ...

Four jailed for stealing Millennium Challenge Account funds

Jul 07, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Four people have been handed jail terms for defrauding Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) of funds which were meant for compensation of Project Affected Persons (PAPs) at Sonda in Mzuzu. According to Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Principal… ...

People shun hospitals in Mzuzu over Covid-19

Jul 07, 2020 Thula Chisamba 0 &

It has emerged that many people are now shunning hospitals in Mzuzu for fear of either contracting Coronavirus or being diagnosed for Coronavirus. A sudden survey conducted within the past two weeks has uncovered that… ...

YAS drills young activists in Mzuzu

Jul 05, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Youth and Society (YAS) last week trained young activists in Mzuzu on good governance and leadership. Speaking after a four-day training in Mzuzu on Saturday, Program Manager for Youth and Society (YAS) Mwandida Theu said… ...

DPP Youth Director says youth are supporting Mutharika

Jun 21, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) National Director of Youth Dyton Mussa says the party is impressed with the support which the youth are giving President Peter Mutharika. Mussa made the remarks at Mzuzu Upper Stadium on… ...

Mutharika apologises

Jun 19, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

President Peter Mutharika has apologized to people in the Northern Region for failing to visit the region over the past 12 months. Speaking to Democratic Progressive Party supporters in Mzuzu today, Mutharika said sorry for… ...

Independent councilor in Mzuzu joins DPP

Jun 16, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 1 &

Chibavi West Councillor Gabriel Mwaungulu on Sunday joined the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), saying President Peter Mutharika has developed the city. The councillor announced the move at a meeting attended by senior DPP leaders… ...

DPP tells Mzuzu block leaders to vote for Mutharika

Jun 16, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has told Mzuzu city block leaders to work with the Government and to vote for President Peter Mutharika in the 2020 Presidential Elections. Speaking on Sunday after a meeting… ...

Over 100 job seekers injured in Mzuzu stampede

Jun 09, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

...Mzuzu hospital says no one has died Mzuzu Central Hospital says over 100 job seekers sustained injuries during a stampede at Katoto Secondary School where there were walk-in interviews. The interviews were organised by the… ...

Grouping wants part of Viphya Plantation

Jun 07, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

A grouping called Concerned Citizens in Mzuzu has called on government to review the concession it granted to Raiply Malawi Limited in the Viphya Plantation so that a part of the plantation should be given… ...

Man gets 16 years in jail for raping child

Jun 06, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

A 37-year-old man has been sentenced to 16 years in prison after he was found guilty of raping a 12-year-old girl in Mzuzu. The convict has been identified as Kumbukani Namakhwa. According to a report… ...

Mzuzu Youth Association preaches peace ahead of fresh polls

May 28, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Mzuzu Youth Association, an umbrella body of more than 50 youth entities in Mzuzu, has appealed to the youths in the country to refrain from being used as perpetrators of violence ahead of the fresh… ...

COVID-19 isolation centre renovated in Mzuzu

May 20, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

The Mzuzu Asian business community COVID-19 taskforce has renovated an isolation centre at Wezi medical centre in Mzuzu. The Asian community COVID-19 taskforce on Tuesday handed over the renovated rooms and protective equipment to the… ...