Government has described the statement of former President Joyce Banda (JB) published in the Nation Newspaper of 29th December 2015 in which she attacked President Arthur Peter Mutharika and the Democratic Progressive Party as deceitful and a distortion of facts.

President Arthur Peter Mutharika says he believes that with resilience and focus from all Malawians, 2016 is going to be a better year than 2015 which was more of a formative year of his government’s long-term development plan for the nation even in the absence of donor support.

Unknown thugs have shot Regional Treasurer for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) for the North Happy Kumwenda in Mzuzu.

Publicist for the ruling Democratic Progress Party (DPP) Francis Kasaila has advised former president Joyce Banda to avoid venting her anger with late Bingu wa Mutharika on the current leader Peter Mutharika.