Vote Buying Claims and Official Silence

Vote Buying Claims and Official Silence

By Christian Kasonde | Kasama As Zambia edges closer to the August 13 general elections, the battle for credibility may already be underway — not on polling day, but long before a single ballot is cast. In Kasama, a mayoral by-election held on 29 January was...
WHO KILLED AGNES KATENGEZA?

WHO KILLED AGNES KATENGEZA?

A K800 million inheritance, a murder, a sister and brother accused, and a grieving family’s three-year wait for justiceJACK MCBRAMSThree years ago, the Katengeza sisters represented a familiar but admired portrait of upward mobility in Malawi’s professional class: two...
THE LONG RUN ENDS

THE LONG RUN ENDS

Rwandese woman handed a 40-year sentence for husband’s premeditated murder Following a relentless pursuit of the truth spearheaded by a 2023 PIJ exposé, the High Court in Lilongwe has delivered final judgment on a chilling 2022 assassination, sentencing Rwandese...
ESCOM SPLASH K559.8M ON HIGH-END VEHICLES

ESCOM SPLASH K559.8M ON HIGH-END VEHICLES

BY PIJ INVESTIGATIONSElectricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) is due to splash a whopping K559.8 million on new high-end cars, at a time when Malawians are experiencing the darkest side of power outage never seen before in recent history.The government’s...