Government has called as baseless some claims made by Presidential Press Officer Gerald Viola in an exclusive interview on Saturday on Times TV that Government is planning to purchase a Presidential Jet once the economy is back on track.

The Malawi government through the Ministry of Information, Tourisms and Civic Education has described as unfounded claims by former President Dr. Joyce Banda who said her delayed return into the country are due to serous security concern.

Government has responded to the petition delivered by activist Billy Mayaya and his grouping saying the demonstrators have missed the point.

Chief Technical Advisor in the Ministry of Health and former Parliamentarian and Minister in the reign of United Democratic Front (UDF) Dr. George Nga Ntafu will be laid to rest today 23 October 2015 at Khumbo Farm, Ntonda, in Blantyre along Blantyre-Chikwawa Road.