NEW: Malawi Human Rights Commission says 100 inmates are on the verge of death by starvation at Mikuyu prison. The report also details physical torture, including the burning of private parts, which has led to deaths and secret burials on farms. Link: https://t.co/46XM3MmUG6

In this installment of our 10 Questions series, @gijnAfrica's @benon_oluka talks to @GoldenMatonga, investigations director at the @PlatformMalawi, about his career uncovering corruption. Full story:

Landmark win for dmeocracy & free speech in #Malawi. The Constitutional Court has STRUCK DOWN section 200 of the Penal Code. Criminal defamation is now unconstitutional! Now you can speak truth to power without looking over your shoulder. #FreedomOfExpression #MalawiJustice

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Read “Creating a Safe Ecosystem for Journalists in Malawi“ by Vitus-Gregory Gondwe on Medium:

PIJ IMPACT: The development comes days US govt placed Malawi on a "yellow list" countries with weak passport controls. Authorities then emphasized urgency in addressing these security concerns to avoid stricter sanctions from Washington. Read more -

Fugitive SA businessman Willem Steenkamp, infamous for a K22bn ($20M) Malawi bank transfer attempt, has died in Blantyre. Once on Interpol's red list, he evaded arrest for years under the alias Dr. William Bilderberg. Read PIJ’s full investigation: https://t.co/Xs1YZWMRbS

Honored to speak at #ISOJ2025 in Austin on Global Challenges to Journalism. From Malawi to the world, journalists face political interference, legal threats & economic pressures daily. We must protect press freedom to ensure truth prevails. #InvestigativeJournalism #PressFreedom

We kick off the #ISOJ2025 in Austin, Texas

#iVerifyMalawi

Global roundup—Challenges to journalism worldwide 🌍📰 Join @degarciaknight, Lina Chawaf, @CDieuNalio, @Kalipochi , @LuzMelyReyes, and @Mikh_Rubin at ISOJ 2025. https://t.co/S8UUoVdFQU

Global roundup—Challenges to journalism worldwide 🌍📰 Join @degarciaknight, Lina Chawaf, @CDieuNalio, @Kalipochi , @LuzMelyReyes, and @Mikh_Rubin at ISOJ 2025. https://t.co/S8UUoVd81m

Here is to new things. Get ready for the trailer of our first ever visual investigation out tonight!

@ARIJNetwork @OCCRP @Context_ro @MediaGFMD In Malawi, a nation that ranks as one of the poorest in the world, private outlets are dependent on a small pool of advertisers, said ICIJ member and @PlatformMalawi's investigations director @GoldenMatonga. For now, he isn’t sure what to tell his staff.

How can journalism do more than expose problems, but also contribute solutions? @PlatformMalawi's founder @Kalipochi seeks to answer this question at his @JSKstanford Fellowship. Details in GIJN's Africa newsletter for January 👉 https://t.co/v5WItS8hQQ

#NOCMA: One contract, worth $9,568,591 was extended a year later to $19,137,182 without opening a fresh tender or seeking PPDA’s approval despite the volumes of supplies and contract sum in the new one being more than twice the original. #Malawi https://t.co/9LhwHJfC3s

reporting and online media; for more details about my session and the event, please visit this link. https://t.co/nuzn1fF5HI

I am honoured to announce that I will be a speaker at the International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) 2025, where I will join a distinguished lineup of global thought leaders and innovators in journalism to discuss critical issues shaping the future of investigative

The case of K10.6 Billion...

NEW: In 2022, #Malawi Attorney General and Director of Public Prosecution announced legal action against FDH Bank over K10.6BN illegally obtained from the Reserve Bank between 2019 and 2020. Two years later, the two offices are changing tune. Link: https://t.co/KWrg5FFvVl