Government not to blame on ex-president comeback controversy, says political scientist

Nyasa Times "Malawi political science professor with the University of Mzuzu, Noel Mbowela says former president Dr Bakili Muluzi comeback campaign is newsworthy and of course generating controversy and has said blaming government or incumbent head of state is unwarranted.
Mbowela noted after Muluzi accused President Bingu wa Mutharika and his government for working behind the scenes in causing fragmentation in his United Democratic Front (UDF) ahead of its national convention set to elect a presidential candidate for 2009 polls."

video--Lesotho First Lady Maesaiah Thabene charged with murder | DW News

The first lady of Lesotho has been arrested on murder charges, over the killing of the first wife of her husband, Prime Minister Thomas Thabane. Lipolelo Thabane was gunned down outside her home in June 2017.

Kate Kainja passes away

Nyasa Times "Minister of Women and Child Development Kate Kainja-Kaluluma has passed away in United Kingdom. “Indeed Hon Kate Kainja Kaluluma has died,” confirmed family friends in London. The 57-year-old minister was admitted to a North England hospital – York Hospital. Diplomatic sources at Malawi High Commission in London have said arrangements are being made to send her remains to Malawi. Kainja who was Dedza South West Constituency parliamentarian flew to United Kingdom for medical attention after a long-illness. She is survived by a husband, Emanuel Kaluluma and three children."

Dream takes off for unemployed man who built helicopter

News24 : "Rustenburg - The unemployed man who built a helicopter from recycled material outside his shack in the Siza informal settlement near Rustenburg is beaming with excitement after News24 users offered to change his life."

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