Notable rights group Public Affairs Committee (PAC) on Monday met President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika at Kamuzu Palace over the May 21 poll dispute, commending the President for committing himself to a peaceful political resolution following the May 21 poll dispute.

 Only 3 % of Malawians have access to formal credit from banks and other formal lending institutions, Reserve Bank of Malawi Governor Dalitso Kabambe said on Monday, bemoaning this as “too low” to make any meaningful impact on wealth and job creation and spurring the much needed economic growth development.

 Ibrahim Mbalaka, 19,  is to spend the next 13 months in prison for stealing a riot gun from a police armoured vehicle during the August 6  demonstrations that were organised by the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) in Lilongwe.

Hundreds of tenants owe Malawi Housing Corporation (MHC) “millions of Kwachas” in three months of rent arrears, the organization’s publicist told MBC Online Tuesday.