Malawi: President calls cancelled election win 'death of democracy'

Malawian President Peter Mutharika
Malawian President Peter Mutharika

The Malawian President Peter Mutharika has accused the country's Constitutional Court of attacking democracy.

On Monday, the court annulled the result of the election last May of which Mr Mutharika was declared the winner.

Judges said there had been vote-tampering and correction fluid was used to alter the results.

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Khama, Masisi should rise above personal differences

Hurt as he may have been, former president Ian Khama, Sir Seretse’s senior son who was given an opportunity to speak on behalf of the Seretse family, couldn’t mince his words as he took advantage to shred his successor Mokgweetsi Masisi to pieces.He, however, did not clearly mention names but he referred to Masisi as the leader of a political party that was founded amongst others by his father.He would also address him as the former State...

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