The opposition in Malawi says there are more than 600 witnesses who may testify in the case challenging the results of the May 2019 presidential election, one that saw President Peter Mutharika gain a disputed second term. The country’s highest court began the hearings Thursday with testimony from Saulos Chilima,…
William Kamkwamba of Malawi has special plans for Sunday: He’ll be on hand for the public premiere of “The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind,” the movie about his own life, at a special screening hosted by the United States Embassy in Lilongwe. Kamkwamba, now 31 years old and an engineer,…
At least eight people have died in Malawi, with dozens injured after the country’s Independence Day celebrations were tragically marred by a stampede at the Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe. Seven of the eight fatalities were children, according to the Government of Malawi. The country’s Ministry of Health said at…
President Peter Mutharika admitted Monday that corruption in Malawi’s government is at a record high, and pervasive in government, civil society organizations, NGOs and elsewhere. The remarks came during a May Day observance in Blantyre, Nyasa Times reports. Mutharika’s comments come in the wake of a two-day National Anti-Corruption Conference…
President Peter Mutharika will return to Malawi from the United States this weekend, the government said Tuesday. State House Press Secretary Mgeme Kalilani sent a statement to local news outlets assuring Malawians that Mutharika, who left Lilongwe on September 13 to attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York…