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Revenue Gaps Threaten Kasungu District Council Development Plans

Aug 13, 2026 12:19 PM By Collings Kalivute

Kasungu District Council’s Finance Service Committee said its first-quarter financial report has revealed significant gaps in revenue collection, a development threatening the achievement of its projected revenue target.Speaking on Wednesday during a full council meeting, Chairperson of the Fina...

CSOs, Council react to Nkhotakota's bottom ranking in LAPA assessment

Aug 03, 2026 01:15 PM Dyson Kamwana

The Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) Network in Nkhotakota has described the district council's poor performance in the 2025 Local Authority Performance Assessment (LAPA) as unsurprising, citing governance and financial management challenges that have affected the local authority in recent ...

Mchinji District Council plans new revenue collection measures

Jul 31, 2026 10:41 AM Witness Deborah Mhango

The Mchinji District Council says it is considering introducing new revenue collection measures targeting owners of sports grounds and contractors awarded development projects aimed at increasing the council's locally generated revenue and strengthening its financial base. The Chairperson ...

Umunthu FM Train Health Care Workers in Post Abortion Care (PAC) services.

Jul 28, 2026 08:56 AM By Collings Kalivute

Umunthu FM, under the Community Voices for Legal Reforms project, has embarked on a capacity-building campaign aimed at training healthcare workers in the district on Post Abortion Care (PAC) services.Speaking over the weekend at Kaluluma Health Centre, the project's Field Officer Collings Kalivu...

CSAT Calls on Journalists to leverage ATI law for transparency.

Jul 24, 2026 09:42 AM By Mellie Chipula Bayani and Tapiwah Mbewe

The Center for Social Accountability (CSAT) has challenged Nkhotakota based journalists to utilize Access To Information (ATI) law to enhance civic rights and the district's developments. This has been remarked during an engagement meeting on Tuesday 21st July 2026 with 17 journalists in the dist...

Nkhotakota gender office commends Umunthu Plus’ efforts in advancing women’s participation in peace building.

Jul 24, 2026 09:22 AM By Northvinia Sam Luhanga

Umunthu Plus says the Women for Voice Peace Project which it has been implementing in Nkhotakota district has made more strides in empowering women taking up leadership roles in their respective communities.Mike Mgura, the organization’s Monitoring, Planning, Evaluation and Reporting Manager, ind...

Local NGO calls for upward revision of Kasungu market fees in Kasungu

Jul 21, 2026 08:42 AM By Collings Kalivute

Kasungu-based organisation Good Health has called for an upward revision of market fees in the district, arguing that the current charges are too low to enable local councils to provide quality public services.The organisation's Executive Director, Gentry Kamanga, said many local councils are fai...