Reverend Father Moses Nkunika of the Roman Catholic's  Episcopal Conference of Zomba has died, the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) announces in a statement.

A tragedy in Ntcheu is feared to have claimed 21 lives Police are yet to confirm the exact figures.

President Dr Lazarus Chakwera on Friday, July 30,  concluded his official duties in London with a series of engagements.

President Dr Lazarus Chakwera's attendance at the Global Education Summit has started bearing fruit with the United Kingdom Government pledging £37 million (MK41.9 billion) towards supporting the teaching of Mathematics and to keep girls in school.

 

British High Commissioner, David Beer said the development is one of the positive outcomes for Malawi's attendance at the Global Education Summit.

 

On the sidelines of the summit First Lady, Madam Monica Chakwera and Minister of Education Agness Nyalonje discussed with Hellen Grant, a British Conservative Party politician and legislator for Maidstone and The Weald since 2010.

 

Grant said: " I had a discussion with two strong advocates for girls education. We discussed the challenges girls in Malawi face and practical solutions for the same."

 

President Chakwera and Government officials left the country on Sunday to attend the global summit in London which ran from July 28 -29.

 

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