Malawi

Malawi's former president, Peter Mutharika, has been chosen to lead the main opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) into next year's presidential election.

Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera has confirmed the death of Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima in the crash of a military aircraft, that went missing on Monday. Chilima and 9 other passengers on board were killed on impact.

MALAWI - An aircraft carrying Malawi's Vice-President Saulos Chilima and nine other people is reported to have gone missing, the president's office has confirmed.

Malawian cleric Prophet Shepherd Bushiri has denied that he has any ambitions of being the southern African country’s president, saying that a social media campaign encouraging him to enter the political ring was instigated by unknown forces working against his will.

Prominent preacher Prophet Shepherd Bushiri has demanded an apology from the South African government, saying he and his wife had been unjustly targeted for being foreigners, hence their decision to flee the country unceremoniously.

The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by reports that the prominent Malawian investigative journalist Gregory Gondwe has gone into hiding, following threats of arrest over his coverage of the country’s military.

Malawian opposition politicians and rights groups have criticised President Lazarus Chakwera and his government for sending 221 young Malawians to work on farms in Israel.

Tributes are pouring in for one of Malawi's biggest music stars, Thomas Chibade, following his death at the age of 37. He died at a hospital in the capital, Lilongwe. The cause of his death is unclear, but some local media report that he succumbed to malaria.

Prophet Shepherd Bushiri’s property in South Africa, which includes a mansion in Midrand and a string of luxury vehicles, is set to go under the hammer in order to recovery a R203 million (US$10.6m) debt the Man of God owes to an investment firm owned by Zimbabwean businessman Joseph Makamba Busha.