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Nov 15, 2024 | 
zammagazine.com | Josephine Chinele
How ‘thieves in government’ are ravaging Mulanje mountain
Located in Malawi’s southern region, near the Mozambique border, Mulanje is the country’s highest mountain and the source of several rivers that support hydroelectric power generation and agriculture. Bananas, pineapples, cassava, and sweet potatoes, along with cross-border trade with Mozambique, sustain the livelihoods of nearly 700,000 people in surrounding communities.
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Oct 12, 2024 | 
mwnation.com | Josephine Chinele
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Oct 10, 2024 | 
gavi.org | Josephine Chinele
In the first year of Malawi’s mass human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine roll-out, an impressive 85% of eligible girls got the jab. But then came the pandemic, and schools – the principal venue for HPV vaccination – closed. According to the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) immunisation dashboard, coverage with the cervical-cancer-blocking shot had plummeted to just 13% in 2021.
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
zammagazine.com | Mukudzei Madenyika |Josephine Chinele |Taiwo Adebulu |Ngina Kirori
Many of Zimbabwe’s richest men and women are vessels for the ruling party’s looting of state coffers. Commonly called ‘mbingas’, for their penchant for the good life, these briefcase entrepreneurs drive luxury cars, own several mansions, broadcast lavish weddings and parties on online media and buy gifts for their fans. However, they rarely engage in meaningful production or create employment. Mukudzei Madenyika traces how they rose from once well-intended black empowerment schemes.
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Sep 12, 2024 | 
zammagazine.com | Estacio Valoi |Josephine Chinele |Taiwo Adebulu |Ngina Kirori
The Quirimbas National Park in Cabo Delgado, Mozambiqe, is a UNESCO heritage site described on its website as “a hidden gem in Africa’s crown, with beautiful costal forest, secluded islands, and turquoise waters.” It has supposedly received significant amounts in “green” funds from France, Italy, the EU, the World Bank, and other donors to ensure its continued existence as a pristine biosphere. But rapacious logging inside the park is devastating the area.
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Sep 7, 2024 | 
maravipost.com | Golden Matonga |Josephine Chinele
Foreign nationals are barred–by law–from owning small-scale mines in the country but a group claiming links to the UAE royal family (recently exposed to have links to a forex bureau registered in Malawi which was controversially (and illegally) awarded a major fuel procurement license) have been granted a license to own a small-scale gold mine in Kasungu By GOLDEN MATONGA and JOSEPHINE CHINELE LILONGWE-(PIJ)-A group of foreign nationals at the heart of a controversial fuel procurement...
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Aug 21, 2024 | 
mg.co.za | Josephine Chinele
In April, security guard Felix Kachingwe sent a friend a WhatsApp voice note describing his assault and torture by police officers in Blantyre. “They beat me with a machete while my hands and legs were tied,” he says in the voice note, “This assault has changed my life.” The voice note has since gone viral, prompting the Independent Complaints Commission, which investigates the police, to take up his case. That’s the kind of reaction Kachingwe was hoping for when he sent the note.
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Aug 14, 2024 | 
maravipost.com | Golden Matonga |Josephine Chinele
By Golden Matonga and Josephine ChineleLILONGWE-(PIJ)-Without any tender or competitive bidding as prescribed by the procurement laws, the Malawi government through the National Oil Company of Malawi (NOCMA) is set to procure MK128 billion worth of fuel from a supplier who will be paid a 50 percent upfront through a local forex bureau.
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Aug 4, 2024 | 
investigativeplatform-mw.org | Josephine Chinele
Some female employees working for one of Malawi’s top tobacco exporting companies, Alliance One Tobacco (Malawi) Limited, claim they have suffered sexual harassment plus mental and emotional abuse for years amid a workforce culture that promotes silence. Some alleged victims of the abuse have spoken to the Platform for Investigative Journalism (PIJ-Malawi) and also reported the matter to the Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC).
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Jul 11, 2024 | 
re-solveglobalhealth.com | Josephine Chinele
In Malawi, pervasive stigma and discriminatory attitudes among healthcare workers hinder access to healthcare for the LGBTQ+ community. A pan-African community-minded philosophy is helping to build bridges. In Malawi, stigma among healthcare workers limits LGBTQ+ healthcare access. A community-minded philosophy is helping to build bridges.
