A group of people in Karonga calling itself concerned citizens has called on the Northern Region Water Board to put on hold water disconnections for communities to have steady supply in case of a corona virus outbreak.

A person has been killed in floods that swept him down stream in Karonga while close to 2,000 families have been left homeless.

Deputy police Inspector General, John Nyondo, has challenged men and women in uniform to desist from bribery and unnecessary use of teargas during operations.

Food insecure families from the area of Traditional Authorities Kilipula and Mwakaboko in Karonga district had all the reasons to smile after the Muslim World League made available a thousand bags of free maize for their use.

On Saturday, Paramount Chief Kyungu of Karonga called together chiefs in his jurisdiction for a soul searching discussion on rising cases of mob justice based on unproven suspicions of witchcraft where the elderly have become victims of attacks.

Police in  Karonga have arrested ten people in connection to the looting of two shops belonging to Chipiku Stores last night.

At least 26 families have been rendered homeless in Karonga district following heavy rains that destroyed houses yesterday.

A time bomb is ticking at Karonga United where the technical panel and players are now talking publicly about their frustrations that they are not being paid.

During the 2019/2020 financial year, the government has allocated close to K1 billion covering all sectors in Chitipa, with K145 million going towards the implementation of development projects under District Development Fund basket.

Malawi Red Cross Society has embarked on a 2 year preparedness for response and early warning action project aimed at encouraging communities to intensify re-afforestation drive and stop cultivating along the river banks in Karonga.