Enukweni
Enukweni | |
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village | |
Enukweni Location in Malawi | |
| Coordinates: 11°10′31″S 33°53′55″E / 11.17528°S 33.89861°E | |
| Country | Malawi |
| Region | Northern Region[1] |
| District | Mzimba District |
| Time zone | UTC+2 |
Enukweni is a community in Malawi's Mzimba District about 50km from Mzuzu city. It is on the M1 road and near the Luwazi river.
Description
In 2017 there had been a confrontation with the police after they refused to hand over a murder suspect to a mob gathered outside.[2]
Enukweni has a football team and they were one of several in Mzimba North constituency who competed for a large K6.5m prize offered by Rosemary Mkandawire in 2018. Mkandawire was a prospective parliamentary candidate.[3]
Catherine Mzumara was the 2015 local candidate. She announced a 15 million Kwacha football tournament to run over several months accompanied by talks and traditional dancing. The first event was in July at Thumbi Primary School.[4] She was elected.
Enukweni Community Day Secondary School has about 320 children. 45,000 euros was donated to rebuild a damaged classroom, train teachers and pay for a room of computers in 2023. The network charges should be addressed by a partnership with a school in Germany.[5][6]
In 2024 the bridge over the Luwazi river was completed by a second company after the first failed to complete. Three culverts had been created to allow the M1 road to be restored.[7] It had become impassable in January 2021 after water swept away a culvert.[8] Traffic had to be diverted for some time.[9]
References
- ^ "Enukweni, Mzimba District, Northern Region, Malawi". mw.geoview.info. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ "Angry people beat Malawi cops, vandalise Enukweni Police Unit: Suspects arrested - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi". www.nyasatimes.com. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ "Kinnah hails Rosemary Mkandawire K6.5m football sponsorship in Mzimba North - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi". www.nyasatimes.com. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ Zgambo, Mike Lyson (17 July 2025). "Mzimba North Set to Shine as Dr. Catherine Mzumara Unveils K15 Million Football Trophy -". Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ^ "Malawi, Enukweni". Groundbreaker. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ Kachusa, Mtameni (23 June 2023). "Center for Youth and Development introduces Computer Lab Project at Enukweni Community Day Secondary School". MaSP. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ "Enukweni Bridge Construction Finally Completed in Mzimba". AfricaBrief. 17 March 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ Zgambo, Mike Lyson (12 January 2021). "Enukweni residents fault Government over delay to construct bridge". Malawi 24. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ "Rains of terror cut off M1 Road at Enukweni in Mzimba: Diversion via Engucwini Road - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi". www.nyasatimes.com. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2025.