By Maureen Soko If there is a place in Karonga District well known for violence during campaign period, then Karonga Central Constituency ranks highly. The constituency is nicknamed Benghazi, after the infamous war torn town in Libya, where “candidates,” and “supporters” own and control their own territories which become no go zones for their opponents.…
By Brian Kachitete Bishop Martin Anwel Mtumbuka of the Diocese of Karonga has applauded the Christians of St. John Paul II Parish for the high number of communicants. The Bishop said this when he celebrated his first Easter Mass with Christians of the Parish on Easter Sunday. ‘‘Am very grateful to celebrate first Easter Mass…
By Moses Tinala Mwakisalu As one way of garnering support for women aspirants in political leadership in Kameme, the Justice and Peace Desk of the Diocese of Karonga through the 50:50 Campaign Project organized a football match between Isrando Football Club and Manyala Football Club; both from Kameme. The football match, which took place at…
By Benjamin Msowoya During this year’s Good Friday (19 April 2019) celebrations, Bishop Martin Anwel Mtumbuka of the Diocese of Karonga joined the faithful of St Joseph the Worker Cathedral. The celebrations started in the morning (11:30am) and ended in the late afternoon (4:30pm). The celebration included the Way of the Cross (from Baka CDSS…
Happy Ndovi – Wasambo CJ Citizens and Community Action Group (CAG) members from, Senior Traditional Authority (STA) Wasambo, in Karonga District have asked the Government of Malawi to abolish Constituency Development Fund (CDF), and instead channel the funds to the newly introduced, Community Managed Social Fund (CMSF) which they feel is well managed by communities…
By Lonely Paul Mwandira. Sunday School Children led by the Methodology Advisor of St Michael’s Parish Mr. Paul Mwandira planted 167 trees at St Charles Lwangwa Substation at a proposed site for new Church building. Speaking during the ceremony which lasted for two hours, the Methodology Advisor said “Love the trees until their leaves fall…
By Lonely Paul Mwandira (Methodology Advisor St Michael’s) Sunday school children in early grades under St. Michael’s Parish now have an opportunity to improve their English speaking skills, thanks to the re-launched “Promotion of English Speaking Skills among Sunday School Children” project. Mubanga Primary School is one of the beneficiaries of the project which is…
By Stephano Nkhata The Chief Lending Officer for Missio Invest Africa Mr. Keith Polo and the Regional Coordinator Fr. Celestino Bundi Mutea recently visited Chipunga Farm Limited to check on the progress being made at the farm especially on the two main crops, coffee and macadamia. The Diocese of Karonga acquired the farm with a…
‘WE SHALL GO TO THEM’ continually reminds the fraternity of Kaseye Girls’ Secondary School of their spiritual and social responsibility of reaching out to the underprivileged members of the society in the peripherals of the school. In the same spirit, Kaseye Girls’ Secondary School (St. Therese of the Child Jesus) on 23rd March, 2019 engaged…
By Vincent Shaba Barely a month after the first team visited Malawi in February, another team of four members arrived on the 31st of March through Mbeya in Tanzania. The team includes two medical doctors namely Dr. Joachim Groschel, an Anaesthesia Specialist and Dr. Cornelia Leszinski. Dr. Joachim, leading the team, has had a number…