By Benjamin Msowoya On Sunday, 18 February 2018, the Parish Priest of St Mary’s, Fr. Joseph Sikwese, presided over the first Eucharistic Celebration at the newly established sub-station of St Teresa of Calcutta in St Mary’s Parish. This was done in order to allow the faithful of St. Teresa Calcutta Community to start using the…
By Brian Kachitete (Methodology Advisor) The Diocesan Youth Chaplain for Karonga Diocese, Father Robert Songa, has called on Catholic youths of St John Paul II Parish to desist from being used as instruments of violence to victimise vulnerable people. Father Songa said this on 12th February at Kapoka where young people had a day long…
By Ephraim Nyirenda Catholics and people of goodwill from all walks of life gathered at Likuni Parish on Tuesday to pray for the repose of the soul of Bishop Emmanuel Kanyama of Dedza Diocese who passed on Friday, 16 February at his home; Kapiri in Mchinji District. Speaking during the highly concelebrated requiem Mass, the…
By Franklin Msiska The Development Desk joined the fight against fall army worms and grasshoppers by promoting awareness amongst smallholder farmers in integrated pest management (IPM). The Desk in January used Radio Tuntufye and some of its 94 demonstration plots mounted under Integrated Rural Development Project to teach farmers on how they can control the…
By Franklin Msiska Communities targeted under Integrated Rural Development Project in Lupembe, Kapoka and Chisenga start planting trees in order to mitigate against the effects of climate change. The project is expected to assist the targeted communities and primary schools’ to out plant 208,000 trees and therefore increasing the forestry area by 159 hectares in…
By Violet Maluwa- Tfm reporter As one way of taking an active role in defending their rights, women from Nthalire invited traditional and community leaders to an interface meeting to demand their right of access to development assets. This comes against the background that although government and other stakeholders are committed to empower women in…
By Alick Gondwe Traditional leaders in Chitipa are playing a leading role in the campaign aimed at eliminating child or forced marriages in the areas under their jurisdiction. Senior Chief Kameme and Traditional Authorities Misuku and Mwaulambya made the revelation during a live talk show, on Tuntufye FM, organised by the Justice and Peace Desk.…
By Norbert Mzembe In living the spirit of Laudato Si, which calls for care of the environment, Miracle Technical Institute in Karonga embarked on a tree planting exercise to replace trees cut in the course of construction work and practical training in carpentry and joinery, and bricklaying. The institute, which falls under the Catholic Diocese…
By Franklin Msiska (Development Desk Officer) The Development Desk in collaboration with the Government Crops, Land Resource and Extension Departments has mounted 94 demonstrations to increase adoption of Climate Smart Agricultural (CSAs) practices under Karonga Diocese’s Integrated Rural Development Project. Targeting 2,400 smallholder farmers, the project is implemented in Traditional Authorities Mwawulambia, Mwenemisuku and Mwenewenya…
By Lonely Mwandira (Methodology Advisor St Michael’s parish) It was all smiles when Twambilire Ng’ambi was named the overall winner in the Malawi Writer’s Union (MAWU) Northern Chapter short story writing competition for secondary school students. The competition was organized by the union as part of its efforts in promoting reading and writing culture in…