by admin_ijhub | Apr 6, 2026 | pijmalawi
BY JOSEPHINE CHINELEZomba Mental Hospital (ZMH), 70 kilometres north of Malawi’s business capital, Blantyre, used to be a place where mental health patients were brought to die. While mental conditions led to suicide, violent actions, trauma from beatings, and...
by admin_ijhub | Apr 6, 2026 | pijmalawi
By Maria Bosco The Platform for Investigative Journalism (PIJ) continues to make bold strides in independent accountability reporting, clinching its biggest award haul yet at Malawi’s premier media honours.Established in 2019, PIJ won the Online Media House of the...
by admin_ijhub | Apr 6, 2026 | pijmalawi
BY PIJ REPORTERFor decades, Thom Mpinganjira built his business empire, owning Malawi’s third-largest bank by deposits and assets. Then in the summer of 2020, it all came crumbling down, like a house of cards, when Mpinganjira was arrested by the Anti-Corruption...
by admin_ijhub | Apr 6, 2026 | pijmalawi
BY GOLDEN MATONGAGraphite is no ordinary mineral. It’s an essential component used in a multi-billion dollar industry that produces batteries for mobile phones, laptops and electric vehicles. This makes the discovery of the world’s largest known graphite deposits in...
by admin_ijhub | Apr 6, 2026 | pijmalawi
Seven months after the polls closed, a sitting Member of Parliament is breaking his silence on an alleged chilling assassination plot. Despite voice notes, WhatsApp logs, and a formal court warrant, the Malawi Police Service has yet to arrest the lead suspect—a...