Author: Winfrida Kamwana - Mana

A 5-magnitude earthquake was Sunday felt in some parts of the northern region causing panic to some people in Mzuzu City, Karonga, Mzimba, Karonga and Nkhata Bay districts.

Some community members in Mzimba have asked the District Council to expedite the operationalization of some structures constructed with funding from the Governance to Enable Service Delivery (GESD) Project.

Some children from Traditional Authority (TA) Khosolo in Mzimba have commended Impact Centre for Economic and Development (ICEED) for rescuing them from child labour in the coffee and tea estates they were working in and offering them vocational training.

At least 129 youths in the area of Traditional Authority (TA) Khosolo in Mzimba on Friday graduated in various vocational trades after completing a three months mobile training programme under Technical, Entrepreneurial and Vocational Education and Training (TEVET).

Authorities in Mzimba have foiled officiation of a marriage in Traditional Authority (T/A) Chindi in Mzimba because one of the members is under aged.

Technical Entrepreneurial and Vocational Education and Training Authority (Teveta) Director of Training Programmes, Modesto Gomani has said the provision of technical skills to young people living in far flung areas of the country.

Mzimba Police Station Officer Horace Chabuka says the district has registered 38 suicide cases between January and July this year.