The Malawi government has said that Zambia's President Michael Sata is free to visit Malawi. This follows President Sata's decision to boycott the forthcoming Common Market for Eastern and South Africa (COMESA) Heads of State and Government Summit which Malawi will host from October 14 to 15, 2011. - Recently, Sata’s Malawian Lawyer, Ralph Kasambara told the local media that the Zambian President Michael Sata will not attend the COMESA Summit as he was declared a prohibited immigrant to Malawi in 2007. Kasambara argued that “it was Malawi that declared him an undesirable element. Because he is now a President, he cannot just take it for granted that I can go to Malaw…

Paul Kingstone Mphepo African News Reporter in Blantyre Malawi Malawi's President Bingu wa Mutharika hired a new 32 member cabinet from the previous 42 cabinet members. This follows the civil society's call in their petition during the July 20 country wide demonstrations that Mutharika should reduce his cabinet subsequent to introduction of the zero deficit budget. - This comes barely a day after non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the country wrote to Mutharika asking him to appoint a new cabinet to replace the one which he dissolved on August 19, 2011. The NGOs argued that President Mutharika’s office alone cannot handle the economic crises facing Malawi. According…