Malawi President Peter Mutharika has promoted two judges the Registrar of the High Court of Malawi and Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal Jack N’riva and his deputy Thomson Ligowe.

President Peter Mutharika has dismissed accusations that his government practices nepotism saying the inclusion of Northerners in his cabinet and crucial positions in the civil service is an indication that the allegations are baseless.

The only European member of Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda’s 1964 Cabinet Colin Cameron will hold a public lecture where he will share his experience.

Former Malawi Agriculture Minister Dr. George Chaponda has pleaded not guilty to all three charges leveled against him, which are related to the alleged dubious procurement of Maize from Zambia.