Update: Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is proceeding to table its Amaryllis Hotel inquiry report despite the continued absence of former Secretary to the President and Cabinet Colleen Zamba, according to Nyasa Times. Zamba failed to appear before the committee for a second time, with her lawyer citing undocumented medical treatment abroad. PAC Chairperson Steven Baba Malondera stated the committee is satisfied with the documentary evidence regarding the K128 billion transaction, in which Zamba allegedly directed the Public Service Pension Trust Fund to proceed against the explicit orders of the Reserve Bank of Malawi.
Update: Walter Nyamilandu has been elected to lead a fresh parliamentary probe into the June 2024 Chikangawa Forest plane crash, The Maravi Post reports. The appointment comes as authorities continue to investigate the incident following demands for a renewed inquiry into the tragedy.
In recent police and court developments, two men have been arrested in Nsanje for allegedly strangling their 70-year-old grandmother over witchcraft accusations, according to The Maravi Post. In a separate legal matter, the publication reports that a Second Grade Magistrate's Court in Kasungu has fined a man, Fresher Hara, K2.8 million for adultery.
Meanwhile, First Vice-President Jane Ansah has challenged citizens to confront corruption and moral decline, Nation Online reports. Speaking during a Palm Sunday service at the Pentecostal International Christian Church in Lilongwe, Ansah, an ordained cleric and retired Supreme Court of Appeal judge, noted that a Christian-majority nation should not be struggling with widespread corruption and economic instability.