Month: January 2019 Posts

Residents force ESCOM workers to fix transformer

Jan 17, 2019 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Angry residents in Mzuzu on Wednesday stopped ESCOM workers from leaving the site of a faulty transformers until the transformer was fixed. People of Zolozolo location in Mzuzu stopped the workers from leaving the transformer… ...

Mzuzu Deputy Mayor to stand as independent

Jan 16, 2019 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Mzuzu City Deputy Mayor Alexander Mwakikunga who withdrew from UTM primary elections last week says he will stand on an independent ticket. The party held a rerun of the botched January 3 primary elections held… ...

Mzuni students in tree replanting exercise

Jan 13, 2019 Bright Malenga 0 &

With the aim of propagating the spirit of volunteerism, Mzuzu University United Nations Volunteers on Saturday conducted a tree inspection and replanting exercise in one of Mzuzu's localities. The students invaded the area commonly known… ...

MP Njikho wins UTM primaries

Jan 11, 2019 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

A week after UTM polls in Mzuzu city ended in chaos, the party held the elections yesterday where incumbent legislator Leonard Njikho emerged winner. Njikho triumphed over Justice Chimaliro but another contestant Alexander Mwakikunga withdrew… ...

Registered voters shunning verification centres risk missing national IDs

Jan 06, 2019 Patricia Mtungila - MEC Stringer 0 &

Hundreds of national ID cards lie uncollected at some centres in Mzuzu City that the Malawi Electoral Commission reopened on Saturday for the fourth and final phase of voter verification. During the final phase, registered… ...

UTM primaries in Mzuzu end in chaos

Jan 03, 2019 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

UTM primary elections in Mzuzu City Constituency ended in chaos with no winner being declared. Presiding officer John Kanyika from Malawi Electoral Commission failed to declare the winner after some delegates started celebrating before the… ...

UTM primaries: Delegates chased away from venue

Jan 03, 2019 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Alliance for Democratic (AFORD) legislator Frank Mwenefumbo this morning stopped UTM from conducting primary polls on his premises in Mzuzu. Mwenefumbo's building is next to Macsteel Mzuzu branch and UTM booked the place for its… ...