President Peter Mutharika has said there must be a total separation of powers among the three branches of government, namely; Judiciary, Legislature and Executive, saying that is what rules of good governance demand.

The Malawi Electoral Commission is set to launch by-elections slated for October 17 in some six areas of the country on Wednesday.

Malawi is set to launch National Alcohol Policy which aims at regulating supply and demand of alcohol in the country in order to protect young people from excessive consumption of the substance.

President Peter Mutharika on Sunday officially handed over four classrooms to Mtambanyama Primary School in Thyolo. The construction was financed by the President’s personal resources.