Born 24 years ago, from Zimakazi village, T/A Mwalweni in Rumphi District, Lusungu Mzembe is the founder and Director for the yet to be launched Confederation of Girls Foundation (COGOF).
Speaking from her base in Chiwanja in Mzuzu, the visionary and focused Lusungu revealed that the girls have been victimized and sidelined for a long time, hence the discovery of COGOF.
“The Organization will make sure that girls have almost equal access to various social, spiritual, opportunities at all levels. You can imagine, how many girls are Chief Executive Officers, Managers, mechanics, drivers, builders in most Companies and Organizations in Malawi? We want every girl to be empowered in every sector of life”, she said.
The Organization is still in the breeding process of recruiting volunteers within and outside Mzuzu. It is expected to be launched in mid January, 2024 after finalising paper work with relevant authorities.
Block-leader for the area Michael Gondwe was hopeful that the coming in of the Organization will help to alleviate the challenges of youth employment and make them busy than engaging themselves in risky behaviours.
Come and experience the magic of creation at Rotel Fashion and Designing, says a 36 year old Sichinga who plies his business at Mchengautuwa, B & F close to the Airtel tower.
Robert Sichinga owns Rotel Fashion and Designing School which is also accredited by Teveta. The School which started five years ago offers intensive lessons in fashion and design to people who inspire to become self reliant through tailoring and designing.
Class in session at Rotel Fashion & Design School
Registration fees is currently at K5,000.00 and fees per month is K20,000.00 if the Student uses own practical materials and K50,000.00 per month if the Students chooses to use practical materials from the School.
Mr Sichinga says the learning period is 4 to 6 months then Students graduate with Teveta Certified Certificates.
At one of the graduation ceremony attended by the Teveta North Regional Manager
“My work comes to life when the thread goes on top of the fabric” says Mr Sichinga who now has graduated more than 150 Students since inception of the School. Let the people make a decision now to join us and see for themselves what a thread will do for them and transform their lives.
Robert Sichinga comes from Kamilang’ombe Village in Traditional Authority Nthalire in Chitipa District. For more details, he can be reached on the following numbers and email respectively; 0997844172/ 0881891072..Email: rotelfashion3@gmail.com.
The guest of Honor stressing a point at the rally.
United Democratic Front (UDF) conducted a political rally on Sunday, 2nd July, 2023 at Chibavi Primary School ground in Mzuzu as part of its celebration for clocking 30 years of existence since it’s inception in 1993. Supporters of the Party, clad in their usual yellow and blue colours started storming Chibavi Primary School ground as earlier as 12:00 noon.
The rally was graced with few speeches from the Nkosi Kampingo Sibande of Mzimba, Director of History in UDF, Party’s Secretary General, the immediate past UDF President Atupere Muluzi and it’s current President Lilian Patel, Mp.
Taking the podium first was the Ngoni Chief, Kampingo Sibande who only thanked the Party leadership for planning to hold the rally and urged people to vote wisely in the coming 2025 Tripartite elections. ” Let what you have done today be your routine, you should be coming to address people here frequently”, said Chief Nkosi Kampingo Sibande.
In his remarks of giving a brief history of the Party, Kande Padambo who is also the Party’s Secretary General told the gathering that UDF has a rich history of what it has achieved from 1993-1994 and from 1994 to 2004. ” UDF did alot in this Country, including bringing Mzuzu University, Mzuzu Central Hospital, Mzuzu Stadium and construction of the Chiweta-Karonga road here in the North. We introduced free Primary School education so that the Country could easily realize it’s goals by educacting everyone”, said the Secretary General who looked calm during his entire speech.
Taking his turn, the immediate past UDF President Atupere Muluzi said it is hurting to see how people are suffering in the hands of this current government. He challenged the gathering that it is possible to have a self-reliant new Malawi from now than dancing to the government’s promises of achieving 2063 Millennium goals. Time is now to rebuild Malawi but the challenge now with this government as corruption is just too rampant. He urged the people to vote for UDF in 2025 if the Country is to witness real and transformative leadership. “Prices of basic needs are rising each passing day and currently there is no hope by this Mcp government to ease the sufferings of Malawians”, charged the former UDF Leader who was guest of Honor at the rally.
Ending speeches at the rally was the Party’s President, Lilian Patel. She also urged prospective electorate who patronized the rally to vote for UDF in the coming elections for Malawi to see the rebirth of democracy. ” During our time in government, things like fertilizer, Sugar, cooking oil, Soap, building and Construction materials were very cheap and affordable to even people in the village but now people are failing to buy even a packet of Sugar. Let us all unite and kick out this government because people are suffering, all there are doing is to find excuses”, said the UDF Woman President who is also Member of Parliament for Machinga West. She then thanked those party Officials who took part in organizing the rally and paid gratitude to all the people who attended the rally.
Skeffa Chimoto graced the Party’s celebrations with fine music throughout the rally.
Police Community at Sonda in Mzuzu on Monday, 26th June, 2023 arrested a teenager, Peter Simkonda aged 16 on suspicion that he stole MK300,000.00 from his Uncle, Joseph Nyasulu.
It was reported that the boy who stays with his Uncle at Sonda, on Sunday 25th June, 2023 at around 1400 hours was sent to deliver eleven (11) 50 kilogram bags of groundnuts to his Uncle’s business customer in Chibavi. The boy successfully delivered the goods and collected MK300,000.00 from the customer, Edwin Nyirongo as part payment from the agreed amount of MK550,000.00.
It was gathered from the Uncle that after the boy collected the money, he did not return home.” As a family we waited for him up to midnight but still he was nowhere to be found. We then decided to report to Police Community as first step before taking the issue to Police,” said a distracted looking Uncle.
Sonda Police Community Coordinator, Manfred Chitengo said after receiving the complaint, they immediately launched a manhunt to trace the boy. ” We managed to apprehend the boy after getting a successful tip from one of his close friends. Out of MK300,000.00, we only managed to recover MK110,000.00 which the boy tendered to us.”
The Uncle to the boy said despite the nasty conduct demonstrated by his niece but he can not pursue the issue further. The boy has since returned home to reunite with the family. Joseph Nyasulu and the boy both comes from Zewera Village, Traditional Authority Mzikubola in Mzimba District.
Barely two weeks after a lorry which carried football players from Chitipa to Nyungwe in Karonga prematurely ended the lives of innocent souls, the District has met another fate after seven people lost their lives in the afternoon of Sunday, 18th June, 2023.
Sad moment
According to information from Karonga District Hospital, the lorry carried 75 people, Men and Women from Mwenilondo and Ipiyana who were going to attend a funeral at Vuwa, about 65 kilometers from Karonga boma.
An eye witness, Mathews Kilembe said the driver of the 15 tone lorry, Reg. number DA2986 lost control of the vehicle after bursting one of it’s front tyre at Mlare in the District. Three people died on the spot, one died on the way to the Hospital while three died at the Hospital. The Hospital Director for Karonga David Sibale confirmed that seven people lost their lives, 11 were severe injured while 57 sustained minor injuries.
Ekwendeni Hammers FC who play in the Northern region Simso league have seen an early exit in the annual Fisd Cup by the Crocodiles of Karonga in a tight contest that was played at Karonga Community Stadium.
According to Coach for the Hammers, Obvious Banda, the visitors dominated the entire first half of the game but were unlucky to capitalize the created goal scoring chances and were punished by Clement Nyondo’s brace.
“Honestly, we played better than the host but we did not utilize our chances. In addition, the officiation was not fair and this demoralized the morale in my players. Karonga United couldn’t have won the game had it been it was played somewhere like in Mzuzu”, said the coach.
The winner of this year’s Fisd Cup will pocket a hooping K20,000,000 higher than what the defending champions Beforward Wanderers received last year.
Felix Zulu(left) and Babatunde Adeboje(light) after their training session.
Tnm Super league log table leaders Beforward Wanderers have arrived in Mzuzu with a mission to correct six points when they play against unpredictable Mzuni Fc and Moyale Fc on Saturday and Sunday respectively.
Meanwhile, the league’s current top goalscorer Babatunde Adeboje has promised fireworks at Mzuzu Stadium and has edged all the Nomad’s supporters and soccer lovers to come in their large numbers to watch exciting matches on Saturday and Sunday.
“We are well prepared for the two crucial games ahead of us and we don’t underrate any team because there are also in need of the points. People should expect a different performance this time than the previous game we played against Silver Strikers”, he said.
A win to Beforward Wanderers on Saturday and if second placed Bullets lose on the same day will open a five points gap between the two Blantyre based giants. The battle for the title race is still open for Wanderers, Bullets, Kamuzu Barracks, Silver Strikers and Blue Eagles.
The gospel according to Luke 1:37 guided Chibavi CCAP Congregation to a battle to realise their long awaited dream of opening a Nursery and Kindergarten at it’s premises and chapter 16:1 of proverbs made the fulfillment of the dream.
The Nursery and Kindergarten school opened it’s doors on the 16th of September, 2019 and the Church together with congregants received the news with much happiness.
“The plan by the Church to own this school started some two years ago and it has taken effort by the Church leadership and entire Congregation to finally complete and open the school. As a church, we are now in the process to find the best name for the school, said the Church Secretary, Thandiwe Ngulube.
One of the teachers at the school, Mercy Ng’ambi said “the enrollment has just been impressive right from the first day. We now have a total of 16 pupils at the Nursery and 21 for the Kindergarten”.
The Church is now edging all Church members, the Community and the general public to enroll their young ones with the School for them to grow academically, spiritually, Socially in a Christian environment.
A Malawian woman died in South Africa on wednesday, 18th September, 2019 after being poisoned by unknown people.
Cynthia Nyasulu, 23, returned from work in the Central area of Cape town in company of her two friends. She was later found unconscious by her roommate who came late from work on the material day. Cynthia was rushed to the hospital where she was pronounced dead.
One of the family members at Mchengautuwa in Mzuzu, Dorothy Nyasulu expressed shock on the untimely departure of their sister, who they used to call ” our beautiful picture”.
“Family members residing in South Africa and the South African Police are working urgently to establish the facts of this incident”, Dorothy said.
The family spokesperson said arrangements to repatriate the dead body are currently underway in South Africa. The deceased went to South Africa soon after completing her Malawi School Certificate Of Education (MSCE) in 2015. She was a third born daughter of Mr & Mrs Nyasulu from T/A Mzukuzuku, in Mzimba District.
Despite a late announcement by organizers of the anti-Jane Ansah demonstrations that they have temporarily suspended the Thursday and Friday demonstrations, some concerned Malawians still took to the street in Mzuzu on Thursday morning.
“Infact we did not receive official communication regarding the cancellation of Thursday and Friday demonstrations, and that we could not just take anything from the social media”, explained one of the protesters who spoke on condition of anonymity.
In a telephone interview, Patricia Luhanga, a teacher at Katoto primary School said lessons were normal at the School but news that Police have started throwing teargas at protesters who were at Katoto Secondary School ground forced them to immediately release the pupils.
“I think School authorities had no option but to send back the pupils for their safety as the situation got out of hand. We could hear a scaring noise from our campus, hence the decision to release the pupils”, she said.
Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC), who are organizers of the demonstrations on Wednesday 18th September, 2019, in the late evening said they will make a fresh announcement of the dates for demonstrations.
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