More than a decade after Malawi enacted the Gender Equality Act, women remain significantly under-represented in leadership positions, exposing deep implementation gaps and renewed questions over accountability.
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Coordinator Fenela Frost has underscored the importance of political will in driving Malawi’s digital transformation, saying skills development must go hand in hand with investments in infrastructure and supportive policies.
The Japanese government has handed over the newly constructed Lilongwe Main Bridge and the upgraded M001 road, urging Malawi to protect and maintain the multi-billion-kwacha infrastructure for future generations.
This investigation uncovers syndicates operating within public wards, where "free" treatment is sold to the highest bidder while the poor are forced to wait, and even die.
By a Collaborative Team of Investigative Journalists in Malawi
On paper, the promise is unequivocal: Malawi’s public hospitals offer free healthcare for all. It is a covenant between the state and its citizens, designed to protect the vulnerable from the financial catastrophe of illness.
In practice, however, this promise has been quietly dismantled. Across the country, from the sprawling wards of Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH) to the remote shores of Likoma, access to life-saving treatment is increasingly governed by an invisible tariff system. It is a shadow economy that rewards those who can pay and ruthlessly abandons those who cannot.
Health authorities are urging the media to play a key role in dispelling misconceptions about vaccines as the Ministry of Health launches a polio vaccination campaign targeting children under 10 in eight southern districts.
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