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Lack of Waste Bins Forces Nkhotakota Market Traders to Dump Waste in River
<div style="text-align: left;"><p class="isselectedend" style="text-align:justify"><a name="_Hlk238457213"><span style="font-family:"Candara",sans-serif">Traders at the Old Market in Nkhotakota District have raised concern over the lack of proper waste disposal facilities at the marke...
Cotton Council eyes return of CotMIS next marketing season
<h1 style="text-align: left; "><span style="font-size: 16px;">The Cotton Council of Malawi (CCM) says it plans to resume piloting the Cotton Management Information System (CotMIS) in the next marketing season as part of efforts to digitize cotton transactions in line with Malawi 2063.</span></h1>...
Revenue Gaps Threaten Kasungu District Council Development Plans
<div style="text-align: left;">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.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br...
CSOs, Council react to Nkhotakota's bottom ranking in LAPA assessment
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Candara",sans-serif">The Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) Network in Nkhotakota has described the district council's poor performance in the 2025 Local Author...
Mchinji District Council plans new revenue collection measures
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">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 streng...
CSAT Calls on Journalists to leverage ATI law for transparency.
<div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="justify" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes';font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun; font-size:12.0000pt;">The Center for Social Accountability (CSAT) has challen...
Nkhotakota gender office commends Umunthu Plus’ efforts in advancing women’s participation in peace building.
<div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes';font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; font-size:12.0000pt;">Umunthu Plus says the Women for Voice Peace Project which it has been implementing in Nkhotakota district has made more strides...
Local NGO calls for upward revision of Kasungu market fees in Kasungu
<div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><spa...
Government Assures Mwadzama Residents on Land Acquisition for Proposed Ethanol Project
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">The Ministry of Lands has assu...
Women Forums eyes containment of obstacles to girl’s education in Nkhotakota district.
<div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:106%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Candara",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; mso-fareast-language:EN-GB...
Habitat for Humanity Malawi to Construct Transitional Shelters for Flood-Affected Families in Nkhotakota
<div style="text-align: left;"><p class="isselectedend" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family: "Candara",sans-serif">Habitat for Humanity Malawi has called on communities across the country, especially those in disaster-prone areas, to construct houses that are resilien...
Poor Women Representation in Development Structures Persists in Nkhotakota
<div style="text-align: left;"><p class="isselectedend">Nkhotakota District continues to face poor representation of women in various development structures, a development authorities say is undermining inclusive growth and development.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="isselectedend">The concerns em...
Nkhotakota Communities Urged to Promote Peace Amid Rising Mob Justice Cases.
<div style="text-align: left;"><p style="text-align:justify"><strong><span style="font-weight:normal; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">The Director of the Department of National Unity in the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Emmanuel Bambe, has urged communities in Nkhotakota Distr...
Under Funding Stunting Malawi’s Arts Sector, Former National Theatre Association president says
<div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:11.75pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#222222;mso-fareast-language: EN-GB">For...
Nkhotakota District Hospital Sees Improved Water Supply After Months of Scarcity
<div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Barely ...
Roads Authority Warns Against Encroaching Road Reserve Areas
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">The Roads Authority has expresse...
National Bank Calls for Private Sector Role in Disaster Response
National Bank of Malawi has underscored the need for the private sector to partner with the government in times of disaster. Chief Risk Officer for the bank, Charles Ulaya, said when disasters occur, the government becomes overwhelmed, making it difficult to assist affected individuals on its ...
Nkhotakota Agriculture Office Urges Farmers to Embrace Irrigation Farming Following Heavy Rains.
For years, Nkhotatoka district has been known for producing more rice harvest in the country, but this year things seem to be on the wrong turn following recent floods that destroyed most of the rice during its early stages in some areas particularly along the river banks such as Thiwi, among oth...
Water demonstrations suspended in Kasungu
The joint stakeholders’ meeting between authorities from the Kasungu Municipal and District Councils, as well as concerned citizens from the Maplot area in Kasungu Municipality, has resolved to suspend the water demonstrations that were scheduled for April 15 in the district. Concerned citizen...
Nkhotakota Concerned Citizens Petition Council Over Land and Water Issues
A grouping of concerned citizens calling itself Nkhotakota First and Concerned Citizens has criticized officials in the government departments responsible for lands and water, accusing them of failing to perform their duties in the interest of people in Nkhotakota district. The grouping made t...