STATE SURVEILLANCE AGAINST CYBERSECURITY NEEDS

by admin_ijhub | Apr 4, 2026 | pijmalawi

BY GREGORY GONDWEThere is a thin line between cybersecurity and state surveillance, which somehow becomes blurred. Two pieces of legislation in Malawi, the Communication Act, the Electronic Transactions and Cybersecurity Act, have been used to demand personal data...

INSIDE THE PRESIDENTIAL PARDONS LIST: Homeland Ministry asked the President to consider pardons for Chanthunya, Manondo, and Kumwembe

by admin_ijhub | Apr 4, 2026 | pijmalawi

The government has refused to release the list of prisoners pardoned by the President over Easter, prompting suspicion and speculation on who was pardoned. PIJ can disclose that the Ministry of Homeland presented to President Lazarus Chakwera requests for pardon from...

More than a decade ago, a student at the University of Zambia described the institution as “appalling.” Lecture rooms leaked when it rained. Hostels were overcrowded. Sewer systems were broken. Students lived, studied, and slept in conditions that raised a fundamental question: how have standards at Zambia’s premier university been allowed to fall so far?

by admin_ijhub | Apr 4, 2026 | Uncategorized

UNZA fails the grade Mired in debt estimated to be at least K1 trillion, Zambia’s bastion of higher education, UNZA, appears to be crumbling under the burden of poor funding, low staff numbers, inadequate facilities and an out-of-date curriculum. Charles Mafa...

Declared bankrupt in Romania, East Bridge seeks State Capture in Malawi

by admin_ijhub | Apr 3, 2026 | pijmalawi

Documents show that months before the Malawi government signed a massive $350 million deal with Romanian firm East Bridge, the company was declared bankrupt in court. The company did not disclose the Malawi contract in court as it battled— and lost—in insolvency...

The $9.2 Million Mistake: Malawi Sued for Billions Over Botched 'Unsafe to Fly' MDF Choppers Deal

by admin_ijhub | Apr 3, 2026 | pijmalawi

Malawi paid a deposit for two helicopters, but a technical report condemned them as unsafe to fly. Now, a Zambian firm is demanding 8 billion Kwacha from Malawi over a decision to cancel the controversial planned procurement. GOLDEN MATONGA The controversial deal by...