Malawi will host 500 farmers, researchers and agriculturalists at a conference on beating famine in Southern Africa at the Bingu International Conference Centre in Lilongwe from 14 to 17 April as the sub-region grapples with a land degradation crisis that has threatened food security.

The Malawi Police Service has appointed Nicholas Gondwa as the deputy National Police spokesperson effective.

President Peter Mutharika has appointed journalist Gerald Viola as Presidential Press Secretary replacing Fredrick Mdala who has been deployed to Ministry information.

An AXA Bus was on Thursday involved in a road accident at Chiweta hills in Rumphi district along M1 Road.