THE GHOST PLANES

THE GHOST PLANES

A Malawi-registered 7Q-ASU Zebu Air Ilyushin Il-76TD that is operated by Zebu Air captured at Tianjin Binhai Airport in ChinaHow Malawi’s ‘tourism’ planes became part of Africa’s bloodiest wars and why Somalia has now barred them from its skies. By Jack McBramsThe sky...
HOW MALAWI’S GOLD WEALTH GROWS WINGS

HOW MALAWI’S GOLD WEALTH GROWS WINGS

On a quiet January afternoon, a Mozambican national was arrested at the VIP lounge of Chileka Airport on suspicion of attempting to smuggle gold weighing 50 kg, worth around K5 billion. Phone calls started flying, from politicians and senior police officers. Watched...
THE PERILS OF UNSAFE ABORTIONS

THE PERILS OF UNSAFE ABORTIONS

BY JACK McBRAMSLonjezo (her full identity withheld) from Dedza, was barely 12 when her stepfather started sexually abusing her. Scared by his threats, she was hushed to silence. At 16, she fell pregnant. “Because of the circumstances, I was unable to tell my mother...