Update: The Malawi Congress Party has rejoined the parliamentary ad hoc committee tasked with conducting a fresh inquiry into the Chikangawa plane crash. According to a March 27 report by the Nyasa Times, the Speaker of Parliament reconstituted the probe committee, resolving a brief standoff that had initially seen the party opt out of the investigation, as previously reported by The Maravi Post.
Update: The ongoing political rift between President Arthur Peter Mutharika and Vice President Jane Mayemu Ansah has drawn formal condemnation from the opposition. On March 27, the Nyasa Times reported that the United Democratic Front issued a statement accusing the President of a "constitutional assault" on his deputy. Furthermore, Pan African Visions noted that opposition parties, including the UTM, highlighted a recent incident where Vice President Ansah was blocked from performing the standard constitutional protocol of seeing the President off at the airport.
In other developments, President Mutharika held talks with the Chinese ambassador to Malawi at Kamuzu Palace to reinforce bilateral ties, the Malawi Broadcasting Corporation reported on March 26. During the meeting, Mutharika encouraged further Chinese investment in the nation's agriculture, energy, and mining sectors.