Malawi President Mutharika, cabinet take 10 percent wage cut for three months to help fund fight against Covid-19
Malawi's President Peter Mutharika addresses guests during his inauguration ceremony in Blantyre, Malawi, May 31, 2019.
Mutharika said in a statement he had ordered the treasury to cut his own salary and the wages of his ministers and deputy ministers by 10 percent for three months.Malawi has so far recorded four cases of the virus.
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