A new Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) restaurant has been opened at Chichiri Shopping Mall in Blantyre.

This is a third restaurant and second drive-through for the global chain of fried chicken fast-food restaurants in Malawi.

Blantyre City deputy mayor Funny Baraba Kanojerera officially opened the restaurant this morning describing it as a positive development which has changed the landscape of the city.

KFC is owned by Afribrands.