Last week in Malawi, March 4th rundown:
1. Simplex Chithyola Banda, Malawi's Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, announced that the national budget would be 8.5 trillion Kwacha,

2.The Miss Malawi pageant will take place on the 28th of November, after a two-year break.

3. Vendors in Blantyre City held demonstrations against the high cost of goods but some protestors broke into shops and stole various items.