Scramble for SKC, others memorial

Chilima Family Asks Government to Pause On Memorial Plans Pending Crash Investigation

The family of late Vice President Saulos Chilima has requested the government hold off on building a memorial at the Chikangawa crash site until investigators complete their probe into the June 2024 plane accident that claimed his life and eight others. Family spokesperson Dr. Ben Chilima confirmed the appeal, noting that while the family originally proposed the memorial idea, they now believe it would be prudent to wait for the final German inv…

Let's remember Chilima as a nation – Kunkuyu On June 10, 2024, Malawi was in deep mourning following a plane crash that occurred in the Chikangawa forest in Mzimba County, east of Mzuzu City. A Malawi Defence Force (MDF) Dornier 228 aircraft, carrying the country's then Vice President, the late Dr. Saulos Klaus Chilima and eight (8) other people, crashed, killing everyone on board, in what was the country's worst tragedy. According to informatio…

Divided in Death: Warring Memorial Plans Dishonour Chilima’s Legacy

One year after the tragic plane crash that claimed Vice-President Saulos Klaus Chilima and eight others, Malawi finds itself not united in mourning—but fractured by politics and mistrust. Two separate memorial events are being planned for June 10, 2025: one by government at Nthungwa, the crash site, with President Chakwera expected to attend; and another […] The post Divided in Death: Warring Memorial Plans Dishonour Chilima’s Legacy appeared fi…

Scramble for SKC, others memorial

Two separate events are being arranged as memorial services for departed vice-president Saulos Chilima and eight others who died in a June 10 2024 military plane crash at Nthungwa, Viphya Plantation in Nkhata Bay. The Nation has established that one of the events is being organised by government and will be held at Nthungwa, with President Lazarus Chakwera expected to attend, while Chilima’s family is also arranging a separate one at Nsipe in Nt…