DOWA, Malawi- An international non-governmental organization registered by the National Construction Industry Council, buildOn, will embark on a project to construct school blocks in Kasungu, Dowa, Ntchisi and Nkhotakota districts, targeting 34,000 children by 2026, writes Vincent Gunde.

FMB Holdings plc (FMBCH), the holding company for First Capital Bank, announced a remarkable profit increase in their financial results for the first half of 2023, writes Mayamiko Phiri (The AfricaBrief)..

Findings of a new research indicate there is a reduction in the levels of lead in paints on the market in Malawi, which researchers say, suggests more children will now be safe from the hazardous substance.

By Henderson Charles Msusa

A 40-year-old motor cyclist identified as Timiton Kapangama, has died after being hit by a motor vehicle in Ntchisi District.

Ntchisi Police Public Relations Officer Glory Kondowe, said the accident occurred on Sunday night around 19:30 hours at Nkhwere Village along the Nkhotakota- Kasungu M18 road.

"The vehicle registration number NS 4590 Toyota Sienta driven by Tamandani Magombo  was coming from the  direction of Nkhotakota heading towards Malomo with four passengers on board."

“Upon arrival at the said Village, the driver lost control of the vehicle and ended up hitting Kapamanga who sustained severe head injuries and was rushed to Malomo Health Centre where he was pronounced dead upon arrival,” she added.

 Kapangama hailed from Makwaule village in the area of Traditional Authority Chilooko in the same district.

Former Malawi Congress Party president and veteran politician John Zenus Ungapake Tembo has died.

Paris Sainte Germaine (PSG) Womens Football team has completed the signing of Malawi international Tabitha Chawinga on a season-long loan from Wuhan Jianghan University, the team and her manager have confirmed.

Preliminary figures for the second round of mass polio vaccination campaign which the country held last week indicates the intended target was surpassed.

The ministry of education has today called representatives of some 5, 000 unemployed primary school teachers to a round-table discussion pertaining to their demand for recruitment.

The Malawi Congress of Trade Union (MCTU) has introduced a new project to eliminate child labour cases which have become rampant in tobacco growing districts.

At least 38 children have today failed to return to school in the area of Sub-Traditional Authority Adamson in Machinga because authorities are yet to decommission initiation camps in the area.