For years, tracking criminals after incidents of theft and robbery within the boundaries of Kasungu Municipality, was a difficult task for law enforcement officers. Once suspects disappeared into crowded streets, tracing and arresting them often took considerable time and effort. However, the installation of Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras in strategic locations across Kasungu town is…
The Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) says ensuring transparent and accountable implementation of the reformed Constituency Development Fund (CDF) will remain a far-fetched dream if communities are deprived of their right to access information by local council authorities. MHRC Executive Secretary, Habiba Osman, said this in Mponela, Dowa District, during a two-day media orientation on…
European Union Ambassador Daniel Aristi Gaztelumendi has described community radios as key partners in the Growing Malawi Together campaign, saying apart from being trusted and accessible by communities they amplify community voices. Aristi Gaztelumendi said this in Lilongwe during a two-day workshop that attracted 12 community radio partners in the campaign under the Strategic Communication…
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…
Kasungu Municipal Council is expected to spend about K805 million on the construction of concrete pavements on the 500-metre Gonthi road in the municipality. The road, located behind the town’s central market, snakes from the Gonthi Liquor Shop turn-off and joins Mbeta Road, which branches from St. Joseph Parish to connect with the M1 Road….