Malawi mourns vice president Chilima, eight others

Malawi’s late vice president, Saulos Chilima, is being remembered as a well-loved person who dedicated his life to serving Malawi. Vice President Chilima and eight other Malawian officials died Monday when their plane crashed near Chikangawa, about 230 miles from the capital, Lilongwe. Information Minister Moses Kunkuyu tells VOA’s James Butty, President Lazarus Chakwera has declared a 21-day mourning period, beginning Tuesday.