Month: October 2020 Posts

Mzuzu vendors back on the streets

Oct 15, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Mzuzu vendors are back on the streets, three weeks after Mzuzu City Council with the help of Police removed them over illegal vending. One of the vendors Anangishe Kaonga who sells second hand clothes said… ...

Mzuzu residents warned against ignoring COVID-19 preventive measures

Oct 14, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Written by Enalla Mnyenyembe Authorities in Mzuzu and Mzimba have advised people in the city and district against relaxing the COVID-19 prevention protocols, saying the fight against the pandemic is not yet won. Speaking to… ...

Mzuzu Stadium ‘ready’ to host games despite water woes

Oct 02, 2020 Mike Ching'ande 0 &

Mzuzu stadium manager Paul Machilika say the stadium is ready to host Tnm Super league games even though the taps are at the stadium are dry and workers are using water from a stream to… ...

MRA says Mzuzu man committed customs offences

Sep 25, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) says the importer whose dead body was taken to Mzuzu MRA offices on Thursday committed customs offences hence his goods were seized but they have since been released. The importer… ...

Boxing association holds online tournament

Sep 16, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Boxing Association of Malawi (Maba)- Northern Chapter has held an online boxing tournament so that its boxers should remain active despite the pandemic. In the competition that run for a month from July 5, boxers… ...

Mzuzu vendors complain to MCP over market space

Sep 12, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Blessings Kaunda - MANA Vendors in Mzuzu on Friday presented a petition to the ruling Malawi Congress Party (MCP) over alleged unfair distribution of market space at Mzuzu Flea Market. Malawi News Agency (Mana)… ...

Mzuzu Coronavirus centre goes a week without patient

Sep 06, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

All Covid-19 patients who were recently admitted at Mzuzu Central Hospital treatment centre were discharged after recovering. The hospitals' isolation facility has now run for one week now without a patient and all 81 healthcare… ...

Two rapists get 15 years for raping 16-year-old girl

Sep 06, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Mzuzu Principal Magistrate's court on Friday sentenced 22-year-old Vitumbiko Chimaliro and his 28-year-old accomplice Masautso Maliseni to 15 years imprisonment with hard labour each for raping a 16 year-old girl in a row. The two… ...

Tonse Govt will not be afraid to replace non-performers – Chilima

Aug 19, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Vice President Saulos Chilima says the Tonse Government wants to create jobs but it will not be afraid to fire non-performers in the public service. Chilima who is also Minister of Economic Planning and Public… ...

Piles of rubbish in Mzuzu dismay Chilima

Aug 19, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Vice President Saulos Chilima has expressed shock over poor waste management in Mzuzu City. Chilima is in Mzuzu and on Tuesday he engaged with Heads of Parastatals and Local Councils based in the Northern Region.… ...

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… ...