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"Look for the common good"-Kalonga Catholic Diocese's Monsignor Denis Chitete Development - The Maravi Post

A student who scored 12 points from the 2020 Malawi School Certificate of Education Examinations (MSCE) at Chaminade Secondary School is failing to get his notification of results and cannot apply for entrance into Malawi’s public universities. Steven Goodluck Chitete, aged 20, from Mwakasangira Village, Traditional Authority Kilupula in Karonga District, was born in a […]

Senior Resident Magistrate Court in Mzuzu on Friday convicted a 32 years old Ananiya Mwambinga to 21 years imprisonment with hard labour for defiling his three year old daughter. Police prosecutor Christopher Nyirongo told the court that the victim met her fate when her mother left her in the custody of her husband on the night of 4th January 2021 at Chibavi, Mzuzu, when she escorted a patient to hospital. The following day, mother to the victim noted that her daughter had difficulties in walki...

92 000 years ago, humans significantly altered ecology and landscapes using fire. Archaeologists believe the humans who arrived in the Karonga district started burning down the forest to open the landscape for hunting. Photo: Og Mpango/Unsplash. As far as we know, humans as a species have been around for at least 300 000 years. Recently, we have come to realize that our impact on the climate and earth’s ecology is unsustainable. Landscape change driven by humans is nothing ...

May 5, 2021 Duncan Mlanjira - Nyasa Times 1 Comment * As it also concludes its final draw of Yendani Mofewa Easter promotion done together with NICO Life * 70 clients have so far won K60,000 worth of fuel each in promotion launched on April 1 NICO General has now opened an outlet at Songwe Border Karonga in order to service clients who import vehicles into the country that land in the neighbouring Tanzanian port of Dar es Salaam. This border post is a high traffic area for cars that have...

May 1, 2021 Pius Nyondo - Nyasa Times 1 Comment Karonga District Hospital (KDH) has scaled up its efforts in ensuring that the influx of COVID-19 positive cases into the country is barricaded following the institution of health personnel at the Songwe Border Post—to the north of the lakeshore district—exclusively dedicated towards the screening of Coronavirus cases. A drive through the border post by Nyasa Times on Friday noted that the team of staff from KDH was demanding a COVID-1...

Chilima appreciating the damage yesterday Roads Authority says part of the M1 Road that was washed away at Kyungu Bridge in Karonga District has been temporarily repaired and vehicles have been passing since around 7 this morning, beating the 24-36 hour deadline that was set. This comes after State Vice President Dr Saulos Chilima assured Malawians that the M1 road will be functional by Friday afternoon. Dr Chilima was speaking after appreciating the situation on Thursday. The road was cut off...

Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) officials have warned the Karonga district rlections supervisory team (DEST) against favouritism and partiality during the March 30 by-election, saying this can be a recipe of political violence. Mkumbwa (L) delivering a speech flanked by Potani (R)-Photograph by Jordan Simeon-Phiri MEC will hold a by-election in Karonga north west constituency following the death of its member of parliament James Kamwambi of Democratic Progressive Party who succumbed to Covid-...

Evangelical Association of Malawi (EAM) has donated personal protective equipment (PPE) worth K12 million in Karonga  District but  expressd worry with lack of a testing and isolation centre at Songwe Border post in Karonga. Religious leaders Carrying their items from EAM Sibale (L) receives the PPE from EAM official Chrispin Mzumara EAM official Howard Kasiya speaking during the event . Karonga Hospital Official David Sibale speaking during the donation-we are thankful. The donation came as ...

Vendor Chair Ghambi Speaking to reporters after meeting the Chief, Mr Ghambi said they decided to meet the influential Chief because Karonga District Council is not helping them. He claimed that yje District Commissioner is afraid of Councillors who are disturbing business at the market by continuing selling plots to non vendors and Tanzanians. He alleged that he has evidence that Steven Simusokwe, Chairperson of Karonga District Council, sold 12 plots at the newly allocated Hardware Section of...