Information reaching this publication indicates that Mary Chilima, a spouse to the country’s Vice President Dr. Saulos Chilima is still in South Africa where she is receiving medical treatment.

Mary Chilima left the country last month after a leaked confidential document from Secretary to the office of the President and Cabinet (SPC) approving money amounting to MK312 million for the trip.

The trip attracted mixed reactions among Malawians with many questioning the budget, saying the budget huge.

When pressed to reveal the hospital where Mary Chilima is receiving the treatment, the source refused to do on security reasons.

Recently Chilima was spotted alone welcoming President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera at Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) from New York where he attended the United Nation General Assembly.