by admin_ijhub | Apr 17, 2026 | pijmalawi
A new report by the state-funded Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) describes hell conditions at Mikuyu prison in Zomba, where at least 10 inmates have died due to physical torture practices such as burning their private parts and were secretly buried on farms. An...
by admin_ijhub | Apr 16, 2026 | pijmalawi
BY MILIMO CHITSULOThey are not ghost workers. They were legitimately hired by the Malawi government to help manage the country’s forests. But for the past decade, their salaries—and names—have been appearing and disappearing from the payroll, in some instances, for...
by admin_ijhub | Apr 16, 2026 | pijmalawi
BY JACK MCBRAMSIn another twist to the tale, Attorney General Thabo Chakaka Nyirenda says the death of 23-year-old Kotanna Chidyaonga in January 2020 resulted from inducing temik, which was laced with cocaine.The government’s chief legal advisor has filed court...
by admin_ijhub | Apr 16, 2026 | pijmalawi
BY PIJ REPORTERDuring the last days of the Peter Mutharika administration, the May 26, 2020 cabinet meeting approved a request by the Malawi Police Service to allow one of its suppliers, SF international, to obtain a loan of K4.4 billion from FDH Bank under a...
by admin_ijhub | Apr 15, 2026 | pijmalawi
The emergence of an anonymous letter alleging bad governance at MACRA has set the statutory corporation on fire. Some senior managers are paying the price: transferred to a non-existent office in Karonga, interrogated by police, and phones confiscated.Josephine...
by admin_ijhub | Apr 15, 2026 | pijmalawi
BY PIJ REPORTERMalawi’s fight against fraud and corruption seems to be getting out of hand with almost all public institutions contending with numerous cases bordering on the malaise.Among others, personal protective equipment worth millions, procured for COVID-19 by...
