Tens of thousands of Malawians are taking part in a funeral service at the national stadium to pay tribute to the vice-president who was killed in a plane crash last week. Saulos Chilima, 51, was considered a breath of fresh air in Malawian politics. He was an eloquent public speaker and energetic campaigner who held […]
Malawi’s Vice-President Saulos Chilima has died at the age of 51 after a military aircraft he was flying in crashed in a forest in the north of the country. He had been vice-president for 10 years, initially under former President Peter Mutharika, who picked him from the business sector for the second most senior post […]
An aircraft carrying Malawi’s Vice-President Saulos Chilima and nine others has gone missing, a statement from the president’s office has said. The Malawi Defense Force aircraft “went off the radar” after it left the capital, Lilongwe, on Monday morning, it added. The president ordered a search and rescue operation after aviation officials were unable to […]
A Malawian court has dropped corruption charges against Vice-President Saulos Chilima after the state prosecutor filed a notice for the case to be discontinued. No reasons were given for the decision. Dr Chilima was arrested in November 2022 on allegations that he accepted money in exchange for awarding government contracts. He denied the charges. The […]
Vice-President of the European Commission Věra Jourová believes that Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is helping the Kremlin with his statements. Source: Věra Jourová in an interview with Slovak portal Aktuality, European Pravda reports Details: Jourová stressed that anyone who tries to weaken assistance to Ukraine, even through statements, “is essentially helping the Kremlin”. “Anyone […]
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Japanese auto maker Toyota will announce on Tuesday an 11 billion real ($2.2 billion) investment for the next few years in Brazil, the South American country’s vice-president said on Sunday. Toyota said in a statement earlier on Sunday, after local media had first reported the new investments, it had no comment on […]