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.

Editor's Comment
A promising step for public schools, but...

For too long, the state of many public schools has been a source of shame. We have all seen the pictures and heard the stories of broken windows, unreliable water and electricity, topped by classrooms that are not fit for proper learning. The establishment of the Education Infrastructure and Management Company Ltd (EIMC) signals that authorities are finally ready to take this problem seriously. We must commend the government for this initiative....

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