President Peter Mutharika has intervened to prevent 836 farmers from losing their land at the disputed Nantipwiri Palm View Estate in Thyolo District. According to Nyasa Times via AllAfrica, Minister of Lands Chimwemwe Chipungu announced on Friday that the President issued a strict ban on selling a portion of the estate meant for commercial development, ordering instead that the plots be identified and shared among rightful local beneficiaries.
United Democratic Front leader Atupele Muluzi has warned the government against politicising the National Assembly. Malawi24 reports that Muluzi commended Speaker of Parliament Sameer Suleman for his efforts to investigate government institutions, stressing that the legislature must be allowed to execute its constitutional oversight duties without executive interference.
Vice President Jane Mayemu Ansah publicly credited President Mutharika for her rise to the country's second-highest office. Speaking at Chisitu Parish in Mulanje, Ansah expressed gratitude for the President's confidence in selecting her as his running mate prior to the election, according to Pan African Visions.
Update: The Blantyre Water Board continues to face severe operational challenges. According to The Nation, the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi has issued a 14-day notice threatening to disconnect power at the board's head office on September 14 over a K1.6 billion unpaid bill. The news follows recent reports of a K24 billion secret financial bailout intended to rescue the struggling water utility.