Month: June 2018 Posts

Dowa to introduce e-ticketing system for collecting market fees

Jun 24, 2018 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Dowa District Council is expected to be the first council in Malawi to introduce the electronic ticketing system of collecting market fees. The system will be piloted in Dowa boma and Mponela markets starting on… ...

NGO gives scholarships to 16 students

Jun 04, 2018 Martha Chikoti 1 &

Sixteen students in Dowa district have received scholarship from There is hope (TIH) organisation to study various programs in both public and private institutions in the country. The nondenominational organisation offered the scholarship to the… ...

DC asks NGOs to raise awareness on Ebola

Jun 03, 2018 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Dowa District Commissioner has asked health NGOs in the district to civic educate community members on the issues of Ebola disease so that refugees at Dzaleka Camp and locals in Dowa should be imparted with… ...

Residents told to stop relying on MPs for disaster support

May 28, 2018 Martha Chikoti 2 &

People in Dowa have been urged to always prepare fully and take responsibility when disasters occur in the district rather than depending on Members of Parliament for support. The call was made following the disasters… ...

MACOHA pleads for support for students with disabilities

Apr 18, 2018 Bright Malenga 0 &

The Malawi Council for the Handicapped (MACOHA) has called on people to support students with disabilities who lack various needs such as school fees. Speaking in an interview, MACOHA Rehabilitation Office for Dowa Billy Maupa… ...

Vulnerable communities bailed out in Dowa

Apr 18, 2018 Bright Malenga 0 &

A local Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) working in Dowa district has helped vulnerable communities in Dowa in reducing extreme hunger and poverty. The NGO, Ministry of Hope, is implementing a three year project called "Khwamba Sustainable… ...

Mponela market operating without public toilet

Apr 03, 2018 Bright Malenga 0 &

Traditional Authority Mponela and Dowa District Council vice chairperson Georgina Chunga have pleaded with the Dowa District Council to build a public toilet at Mponela trading centre's main market. Chief Mponela and Councillor Chunga, who… ...