Vice President Saulos Chilima and his wife Mary have led Malawians in mourning politician and businessman Samuel Kaphuka who died on Tuesday evening at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre.

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate Symon Vuwa Kaunda on Tuesday added 208 more votes to defeat his rival Ralph Mhone in the Supreme Court sanctioned by-election in Nkhatabay Central Constituency.

Pollster-Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has challenged its polling staff to discharge their duties professionally during the June 29 by-elections.

The Independent candidate for Nsanje Lalanje Ward in next week's Tuesday by elections, Hussein Miraji Maunde Jaffali has said his decision to withdraw from the contest has been made in order to support the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) candidate in the same by elections Abdulhackeem Annuary Hassan.