MALAWI MINISTER COMMITS SUICIDE

A Malawian minister has killed himself, police say, as results are still awaited from Tuesday’s general elections. police say he had reportedly lost his seat in Tuesday’s election
Outgoing deputy Local Government Minister Godfrey Kamanya shot himself in his home, according to police.
His spokesman denied reports that his suicide was linked to him apparently losing his parliamentary seat.
Official results have not yet been declared in what was expected to be a tight presidential race.
The BBC’s Raphael Tenthani in Malawi’s commercial capital, Blantyre, says the electronic counting system has broken down in some areas and votes are being collated manually in these places.
Mr Kamanya left a suicide note at his home in the capital, Lilongwe, asking President Joyce Banda to take care of his daughter and provide for her education, our reporter says.