President Arthur Peter Mutharika has described former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe as a true friend of Malawi.

The Jamaican reggae icon, King Sounds, is set to perform at this year’s Sand Music Festival, slated for 1st November at Kabumba Hotel in Salima.

President Arthur Peter Mutharika is expected to attend the funeral of former Zimbabwe leader Robert Mugabe on Saturday.

In a twist turn of events, the first petitioner in the Presidential Election Case, former vice president Saulos Chilima,  has withdrawn 34 of his 40 witnesses, with his lawyers arguing that its in the spirit of expediting the case.