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Deputy Minister demands audit of projects in Rumphi

Oct 06, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Deputy Minister of Local Government Halima Daudi has demanded audit of all development projects which have stalled in Rumphi District. Daudi made the demand when she mediated ceasefire talks over misunderstandings that arose between Rumphi… ...

Anti-DC demos in Rumphi to be held on Friday

Oct 03, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Concerned residents and civil society organizations have organized demonstrations aimed at forcing the Ministry of Local Government to transfer the District Commissioner (DC) for Rumphi Fred Movete. The protests are set to be conducted on… ...

Residents want DC transferred for calling Rumphi a ‘miserable district’

Oct 02, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

People in Rumphi district have demanded the Ministry of Local Government to transfer Rumphi District Commissioner Fred Movete to another district after he described Rumphi as a “miserable district.” Movete allegedly said Rumphi is a… ...

Rumphi West MP, DC fight over CDF

Sep 27, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

…DC calls MP a disgrace Member of Parliament (MP) for Rumphi West Yona Adada Wiza Mkandawire and Rumphi District Commissioner (DC) have clashed over claims that Rumphi District Council has been misusing Constituency Development Fund… ...

Minister wants Chakwera to intervene in land dispute

Sep 14, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Minister of Lands, Kezzie Msukwa, wants President Lazarus Chakwera’s intervention in a dispute over Nkhozo Estate in Rumphi which Africa Invest wants to sell but communities say should be given back to them. The 2500… ...

Thugs storm exam centre in Rumphi

Sep 08, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Robbers have stolen various items at a Primary School Leaving Certificate of Education (PSLCE) exam centre in Rumphi this morning. The thugs stormed Chikwawa CDSS in Rumphi at around 5am today. Chikwawa CDSS Headteacher MacMillan… ...

Messenger sentenced to 18 months in prison over Rumphi office fire

Sep 03, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A court in Rumphi has sentenced a 34-year-old messenger to 18 months in prison over the fire that destroyed Rumphi Education office last month. The messenger Vitumbiko Khowani Manda, 34, was sentenced on Wednesday, September… ...

29 Ethiopians arrested for illegal entry

Aug 30, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Police in Mzimba have arrested 29 Ethiopian nationals for entering Malawi illegally. The group of Ethiopians was intercepted on August 28, 2021, at Raiply in the district. Mzimba Police deputy publicist, John Nyirongo a Malawian… ...

Covid deaths attributed to witchcraft in some villages; doctors call for increased awareness

Aug 29, 2021 Thula Chisamba 0 &

When Alfred Chawinga, a 60-year-old man in Rumphi, died of a respiratory complication which medical records show to be Coronavirus, his relatives sought the real cause of what they believed to have been an untimely… ...

Phoka sing’anga discovers miracle charm against abortion

Aug 20, 2021 Thula Chisamba 0 &

Whilst dust refuses to settle on the issue of abortion legalisation in Malawi, a traditional doctor at Phoka in Rumphi claims to have discovered a miracle charm that fights against any form of terminating pregnancy.… ...

Farmers threaten to dump Tobacco

Aug 18, 2021 Thula Chisamba 0 &

Some tobacco farmers in Mzimba and Rumphi have said they will stop growing the crop due to meagre proceeds. Speaking at an interface meeting, organised by their newly formed union, the farmers disclosed that growing… ...

Rumphi stun Reds in FDH Bank Cup

Jul 23, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Northern Region Football League Side Rumphi United have booked a place in the quarterfinals of the FDH Bank Cup after stunning Super League giants Red Lions in a Round of 16 thriller at the Mzuzu… ...

ActionAid Malawi donates Covid-19 equipment to district hospitals

Jun 18, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

ActionAid Malawi has donated Covid-19 equipment worth MK22 million to eight district hospitals where the organisation is carrying out various interventions. The donation includes oxygen cylinder bottles, flow metres, oxygen bottles, N95 masks, gloves and… ...

Man jailed in Rumphi for biting off another man’s ear over K300

Jun 18, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

The First Grade Magistrate's Court in Rumphi on Thursday sentenced a 34-year-old man to 7 years in prison for biting off the ear of another man. The man, Dokiso Chirambo, was found guilty of grievous… ...

Man arrested for raping child in Rumphi

May 28, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Rumphi Police are keeping in custody a 20- year-old man identified as Wilson Nyirenda for raping and impregnating a child. Nyirenda is suspected to have raped the girl on several occasions in February this year.… ...