Dowa District Council Archives

Chiefs fault council over honoraria

Feb 16, 2018 Bright Malenga 1 &

Traditional leaders in Dowa district are accusing the Dowa District Council of failing to give them honoraria as stipulated in the Chiefs Act. The accusations are coming at a time when the chiefs have been… ...

Dowa youths get vocational skills

Feb 06, 2018 Bright Malenga 0 &

The Dowa District Council has hailed a local Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) called "There is Hope" for its initiative of training the youths of the district in vocational skills. The council says this is in line… ...

Dowa youths hailed for taking council to task

Feb 05, 2018 Bright Malenga 0 &

A group of concerned citizens in Dowa has hailed young people of the district for always keeping the Dowa District Council on its toes. In 2017, the council witnessed several protests over various issues such… ...

LDF disburse funds to Dowa council

Dec 11, 2017 Bright Malenga 0 &

The Local Development Fund (LDF) has disbursed to the Dowa District Council the remaining 90 percent of the funds meant for Public Works Programme MASAF 4 activities for Dowa district. Initially, the council received 10… ...

Dowa council approves MHRRC’s service charters

Dec 09, 2017 Bright Malenga 2 &

The Dowa District Council has approved the service charters for water, health, education, agriculture and environment with a call to all governance partners in the district to start implementing them now. The service charters were… ...

Council taken to task over registration fees

Dec 07, 2017 Bright Malenga 2 &

Community Based Organisations (CBOs) in Dowa District Council have asked the council to explain to all the CBOs what it does with the money CBOs pay to it as registration fees. Representative of the CBOs… ...

Council house sold illegally in Dowa

Nov 28, 2017 Bright Malenga 7 &

Officials at Dowa District Council have been accused of illegally selling a council house meant for the medical officer at Lumbadzi Health Centre. The accusations were especially aimed at Dowa District Lands Officer, Lezias Banda,… ...