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- ↑ "Malawi's 43 member cabinet list as unveiled by President Mutharika". Nyasa Times . 2011-02-10. Archived from the original on 2011-02-10. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- ↑ http://www.malawi.gov.mw/Cabinet_9_Aug_2010.pdf%5B%5D
- 1 2 Ngwira, Robert (1 December 2020). "Ex Minister Ernest Malenga dies". Face of Malawi. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
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