Reports reaching Face of Malawi indicate that President Peter Mutharika has directed a new ministry.

This has been communicated in a memo signed by Chief Secretary the Government Lloyd Muhara.

Muhara said the newly ministry directed by Mutharika is called Ministry of Disaster Management Affairs and public events.

President Peter Mutharika has directed that a new ministry called Ministry of Disaster Management Affairs and Public Events be created.

Meanwhile, a person to hold the ministerial position for the newly directed ministry is not known.

More details to follow…