At least 94 persons have been killed by cyclone Chido in Mozambique since it made landfall in the country last week, the National Institute of Risk and Disaster Management has said. It also revealed that 768 people were injured, and more than 622,000 people affected by the natural disaster, which has thrown the country into national mourning. The same cyclone …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board’s Equal opportunity Group,JEOG, will hold its First Africa Regional Conference on Equal Opportunity of Access to Higher Education,ARCEAHED,in Abuja on Tuesday. The conference with the theme:”Advancing Equal Opportunity Access to Higher Education: A Call to Action “, will draw participants from Ethiopia, Malawi, Egypt and other African countries. Speaking on Monday,at a press conference …

Top comedian-turned-politician Micheal Usi has been sworn in as Malawi’s vice-president at a ceremony held in parliament in the capital, Lilongwe. The 55-year-old replaces Saulos Chilima, who died in a plane crash earlier this month, along with eight other people. Dr Usi received a standing ovation when he spoke after his inauguration, saying he accepted the role with a mixture …

A military aircraft carrying Malawi’s vice president, Saulos Chilima, has been reported missing after it failed to make a landing, yesterday morning, the government said. “All efforts by aviation authorities to make contact with the aircraft since it went off the radar have failed thus far”, the government said in a statement. The plane, which took off just after 9:00 …