Malawi: Mutharika acclaimed for anti-corruption drive

Once dismissed as a puppet of Malawi’s former president, new leader Bingu wa Mutharika is being praised for his anti-corruption initiatives since he took office in June. Mutharika hopes to fight corruption and eventually win back tens of millions of dollars in foreign aid that were cut off in June 2002 by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), donor countries, and from former colonial ruler Britain, due to concerns over spending.