Ex-tobacco estate workers in Kasungu wait 14 years for resettlement land
Fourteen years of waiting for resettlement land have left former tobacco estate workers at Nthunduwala Camp in Kasungu South West destitute, despite visits by authorities promising action since 2012. The camp, about half an acre in size hosts 127 households living in grass-thatched makeshift shelters that sometimes leak during heavy rains. Camp chairperson Stanley Lyson…
Former First Deputy Speaker Madalitso Kazombo laid to rest in Kasungu
Former First Deputy Speaker of Parliament and Member of Parliament for Kasungu East, Madalitso Kazombo, has been laid to rest at Vikuyu Estate in the area of Senior Chief Dr Kaomba in Kasungu District, amid eulogies calling on others to emulate the life he lived. People from all walks of life gathered at the estate…
Kasungu District Hospital Paying Ward generates K15 Million in one month
The newly constructed paying ward at Kasungu District Hospital has generated at least K15 million in revenue within its first month of operation, with projections indicating it could raise about K200 million annually. In an interview, the Director of Health Services for Kasungu District, Dr Emmanuel Golombe, said the facility began offering services on December…
LUANAR Earns Regional Accreditation for 10 Postgraduate Programmes, reinforcing its centre of excellence status
The Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA) Regional Accreditation Body has accredited the Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) for ten postgraduate programmes, marking a major milestone in the University’s commitment to quality postgraduate education and regional academic excellence. LUANAR Vice Chancellor, Professor Emmanuel Kaunda, said the accreditation reflects the University’s unwavering commitment…
Congestion deepens human rights crisis at Kasungu Prison Farm
Congestion has become dire at Kasungu Prison Farm, where 650 inmates are crammed into a facility built to hold only 200 people and are being provided with food that was initially budgeted for just 450 inmates. Worse still, the correctional institution goes weeks without piped water, forcing inmates to fetch water from a distance of…
LUANAR’s AquaFish selected to host prestigious DAAD Scholarship Programme
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) has selected the Africa Centre of Aquaculture and Fisheries Science (AquaFish) at the Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) to host the prestigious DAAD In-Country/In-Region Scholarship Programme for Sub-Saharan Africa. The selection follows a highly competitive process that reviewed 416 degree-track submissions from institutions across the region,…
New Solar Water System brings relief to Kasungu Secondary School
Education authorities in the Central East Education Division have described the newly installed solar-powered water system at Kasungu Secondary School as a timely and lasting solution to the water challenges the institution has faced over the years. The water system, which comprises a main 10,000-litre tank and an additional 5,000-litre tank distributing water through seven…
Kasungu residents call for action on water crisis and poor roads
The residents of Kasungu Municipality have called on the newly elected mayor, Hastings Nyirongo, and the full council to prioritize addressing water challenges, poor road infrastructure, and street vending in the municipality. This follows an elective full council meeting where Malawi Congress Party (MCP) councillor for Chankhanga Ward secured the mayoral seat, deputized by MCP…
Social Cash Transfer beneficiaries in Kasungu break free from poverty
Households enrolled in the Social Cash Transfer Programme in Kasungu say the initiative is enabling them to break the cycle of poverty and improve their livelihoods. One of the beneficiaries, 29-year-old Victor Manda, a head of a four-member household from Jakapu Village in Traditional Authority Chisikwa, said this during a monitoring tour aimed at appreciating…
Solar energy replaces firewood in Kasungu School Feeding Programme
Trees that were once cut down for firewood to prepare meals for learners in three primary schools in off-grid areas of Kasungu are now being preserved following the introduction of the Planet Friendly School Meals initiative by the World Food Programme (WFP). The initiative, currently being piloted in Kaunda, Katuta, and Kasamba Primary Schools, has…
