News In Northern Region (496)
Jenda and Embangweni ‘Blood Sucker’ Violence: Property Destroyed
Property has been vandalized and destroyed around Jenda and Embangweni Trade Centres by angry members of the communities who allege that some people are in the area ‘sucking blood’ of citizens through magic for reasons bordering on myths.
Banana Bunchy Top Outbreak Raging in Malawi
Malawi is still grappling with banana bunchy top, a viral disease that has attacks bananas for close to three years now with solutions nowhere in sight.
MEC Commissioner Nkosi Yet to Step Down After Pledge
Commissioner Mary Nkosi of the Malawi Electoral Commission MEC is yet to step down from her position despite a public pledge to do so before the Public Appointments Committee, PAC of parliament.
Chief Justice Yet to Give Practice Nod to Hired MEC Lawyers
Chief Justice Andrew Nyirenda has yet to grant permission to South African lawyers who are in the country at the invitation of the Malawi Electoral Commission-MEC- to represent it in the appeal against the Presidential election case.
Mzimba HRDC Protests Turn Nasty
There were running battles between police and demonstrators in Mzimba after a third attempt by the protesters to seal council offices were thwarted by the law enforcers on apparent instruction from the regional commissioner for the Northern region.
Violence Against the Elderly Still on the Rise in Chitipa
Cases of violence against the elderly in Chitipa, are showing no signs of abating despite massive campaigns against the vice.
Sherriff Seizes Mzuzu City Property Over K110m Unpaid Fines
Exactly a week after the Sheriff in Mzuzu impounded bank property in the middle of business hours, the Sherriff has now seized five council vehicles in the city.
Scabies Hit Three Districts: Mzimba Hospital Registering Most
Scabies have hit some districts in country with the situation being made worse by unavailability of drugs at most public health facilities.
Mzimba Farmers Baffled By Unexplained Deaths of Cattle
Its a double blow for farmers around Euthini and Mbalachanda extension planning areas under Inkosi Chindi in Malawi's northern district of Mzimba.
Floods Kill One, Distress 2,000 Families in Karonga
A person has been killed in floods that swept him down stream in Karonga while close to 2,000 families have been left homeless.