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…
A total of 53 primary schools, a few Community Day Secondary Schools, and several health facilities in both off-grid and on-grid areas of Kasungu are set to be electrified under the Accelerating Sustainable and Clean Energy Access Transformation in Malawi (ASCENT) project. Speaking during a District Executive Committee (DEC) meeting, Project Officer Austin Thewu said…
The voyage toward the September 16, 2025 polls reached its peak between July 14 and September 14, as campaign fever gripped Kasungu. Candidates took to rallies, markets, and community gatherings, making sweet promises to win parliamentary seats. When election day finally arrived, Malawians spoke through the ballot, choosing who would represent them in Parliament for…
Cypermethrin has become a common poisonous chemical that illegal fishermen are using to catch fish in the Bua River, which flows through the Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve, posing serious health threats to consumers and aquatic life in the river. Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve Park Manager David Nangoma lamented that apart from such health risks, illegal fishing, gold…
Ultra-poverty is now being driven out of the household of 31-year-old Flora Banda, a youth beneficiary of the Social Cash Transfer Programme (SCTP) in Kasungu District. Coming from a poor background, Banda now owns a tailoring shop at Lisasadzi Trading Centre in Senior Chief Kaomba, where she has employed another youth and is passing on…
In Munye Village, under Traditional Authority Kawamba—about 45 kilometers southwest of Kasungu Boma, children learning under a grass-thatched shelter at a junior primary school with inadequate teachers still hold big dreams of what they want to become after completing their education. Every morning, they wake up early to attend lessons despite the harsh learning environment….
Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre was filled to capacity with Malawians from all walks of life who thronged it to witness the swearing-in and inauguration of the country’s seventh President, Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika and his Vice President, Justice Dr. Jane Ansah. This marks the return of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to power after securing…
The Ministry of Mining has issued a stern warning against mining without a valid mineral tenement or artisanal mining permit, saying it constitutes a criminal offense. This comes barely a week after eight people died and five others were injured in a mine collapse at Kasalika Village in the area of Sub-Traditional Authority Suza in…
A call has gone out to journalists and civil society organizations in Kasungu to seek mental health support whenever they feel traumatized in the course of their work. These groups are prone to mental health challenges because a large part of their work involves amplifying the voices of the voiceless and holding authorities accountable —…
Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika has led the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) out of opposition, securing an insurmountable victory in the presidential race contested by 17 candidates. This comes five years after the DPP was toppled from power by the Chakwera-led Tonse Alliance in the 2020 fresh election. Mutharika appeared on the ballot with former Malawi…