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Golden Matonga
Golden Matonga is an award-winning journalist, columnist and blogger based in Malawi’s capital Lilongwe.
Russia’s fertiliser gift for Malawi comes with a catch
Moscow is giving fertiliser to Malawi in exchange for support for ending the global sanctions imposed on it
Malawi vice-president charged in corruption investigation
The long-running inquiry is finally netting some big fish, including a former head of the Anti-Corruption Bureau
Dearth of foreign currency drives Malawi’s fuel shortage
With its tobacco dollars going up in smoke, the country is struggling to keep its petrol-starved cars on the road
Malawi refugees in bitter fight against relocation
The Malawi government has said asylum-seekers will no longer be allowed to live outside the country’s only and heavily congested camp
For decades, Malawi welcomed refugees. Then something changed
Citing security concerns, the government gave refugees just 14 days to report to the country’s only refugee camp
Shepherd Bushiri faces slew of new rape claims
Prosecutors’ extradition request details how Bushiri allegedly raped women as young as 17
Meet Norman Chisale, Malawi’s richest bodyguard
Norman Chisale, the former Malawian president’s security chief, is struggling to account for his enormous wealth.
Malawi citizens buy urgently needed, basic Covid medical equipment
Poet and writer Stanley Onjezani Kenani sets up initiative to raise funds to buy oxygen cylinders and pressure regulators after friend dies at country’s biggest hospital
The president, the preacher and the great escape
Malawi’s new president was furious after Shepherd Bushiri’s dramatic disappearance from South Africa
Malawi court judges win global prize
Members of the small African country’s judiciary took a stand for democracy to international approval
Malawi’s new president is off to a good start
In 100 days of presidency, Lazarus Chakwera has been mostly well received despite a few glitches
Malawi’s new president defends controversial cabinet
Lazarus Chakwera’s post-election honeymoon did not last long
Lazarus Chakwera is sworn in after winning Malawi’s historic presidential election
The opposition presidential candidate won the vote by 20 percentage points, after last year’s poll was overturned because of irregularities
Opposition are favourites on eve of Malawi’s presidential election
Polls suggest widespread dissatisfaction with the administration of President Peter Mutharika
Malawi’s Supreme Court affirms nullification of presidential election
Reiterating an already historical court ruling, the president’s election has once again been rebuffed