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Malawi: President Promises to Lift Ban on Homosexuality

In her first National Address, new Malawian President Joyce Banda of Malawi indicated that the country will lift ban on homosexuality. Homosexuality, which is punishable by up to 14 years in prison in Malawi, is outlawed in 38 African countries and it can be punishable by death in Mauritania, Sudan, and northern Nigeria.

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Africa: Calls for Transparency Over Marked Increase in Land Deals

Malawi: Bloggers' Reactions to New President Joyce Banda 1 May 2012
Global Voices Podcast: Remembering Our School Days 1 March 2012
2011: The Worst Year in Malawi’s History? 2 January 2012
Malawi: Actor's Arrest Reminiscent of Past Dictatorship's Censorship Laws 20 December 2011
Malawi: A Growing City and its Pay-to-Cross Footbridges 18 October 2011

Latest stories about Malawi

15 May 2012

Malawi: Kondwani Munthali: Malawi's Blogger of the Year

Written by Victor Kaonga · Freedom of Speech, Technology & Internet

Victor Kaonga interviews Kondwani Munthali who made history this month by becoming the first blogger to be awarded Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Blogging Award of the year in Malawi. Munthali has been blogging since 2007.

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27 March 2012

Malawi: Meet Malawi's Most Followed Lawyer on Facebook

Written by Victor Kaonga · Technology & Internet, Citizen Media

Facebook has become one of the main platforms for updates and socio-political discussions in Malawi. For example, Malawian lawyer Wapona Kita broke the news of the arrest of Malawi's prominent lawyer and activist Ralph Kasambara in February on his Facebook page. The mainstream media had to follow his Facebook updates to keep their readers, listeners and viewers informed.

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15 November 2011

Malawi: Meet Global Voices Author Steve Sharra

Written by Linda Annan · Blogger Profiles

Linda Annan talks to Malawian Global Voices Author Steve Sharra. Sharra is a blogger, freelance journalist, lecturer and educational editor. In this interview, Steve Sharra talks about the Malawian social media space, his professional background and his interest in education, teaching and writing.

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12 October 2011

Malawi: Death of a Student Activist and a Campaign of Terror

Written by Steve Sharra · Governance, Human Rights

Early on the morning of Saturday September 24, a University of Malawi Polytechnic student was found lying stiff on a paved surface, next to a pool of blood. His name was Robert Chasowa, a student activist, and he was dead.

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21 September 2011

Mozambique: Sant'Egidio Community Fights Back Against HIV/AIDS

Written by Abdoulaye Bah · Translated by Lova Rakotomalala · 7 Billion Actions

Lack of access to care for HIV positive people has been well documented on the African continent. Many initiatives strive to show that things could improve with collective effort, and among them is the Drug Resource Enhancement against AIDS and Malnutrition (DREAM) program.

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1 September 2011

Global Voices Podcast 3: Ripple Effects of the Arab Uprisings

Written by Jamillah Knowles · Global Voices Podcast

In this edition of the Global Voices Podcast you can hear about the ripple effect of the Arab uprisings, find out what it is to be a digital mentor, and talk through some of the ideas that make up a good code of ethics.

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16 August 2011

Malawi: Confusion and Uncertainty Over August 17 Vigil

Written by Steve Sharra · Protest, Politics

With hours to go before August 17, the day set aside for follow-up nation-wide demonstrations in Malawi, a cloud of uncertainty hovers over the country. One team has announced a postponement, another team has indicated they are going ahead. Online reactions range from relief to frustration, confusion to defiance.

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24 July 2011

Malawi: Interview With Frederick Bvalani, Creator of Malawi Fuel Watch

Written by Steve Sharra · Environment, Citizen Media

Global Voices' Steve Sharra talks to Frederick Bvalani, the creator of Malawi Fuel Watch Facebook page. Malawian netizens use the page to inform each other about where they can find fuel.

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19 July 2011

Malawi: Arab Spring Spreading South of the Sahara?

Written by Steve Sharra · Freedom of Speech, Governance

It's winter in Africa, south of the Equator, but the temperature in Malawi feels more like Spring - particularly that of the recent Arab pedigree. The Malawian air is rife with tension and anxiety over what is expected to be a clash between civil society and the Malawi government on Wednesday July 20.

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29 June 2011

Malawi: Meet Global Voices Author Victor Kaonga

Written by Eremipagamo Amabebe · Blogger Profiles

Victor Kaonga started his blog, NDAGHA, in 2006, joining a small but dedicated band of Malawian bloggers. A broadcast journalist by profession, he holds a graduate degree in Global Journalism from Orebro University, Sweden. Here Victor talks about how he became involved with Global Voices and shares his thoughts on the Malawian blogosphere and the stories that are being discussed in his corner of the world.

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Updates about Malawi

30 April 2012

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Austin explains why Malawi needs to rebuild brand Malawi: “Over the past year or so Malawi has not been projected internationally in very positive light. The warm heart has been mired in problems, shortages and intolerance of varying kinds and magnitudes.”

• Ndesanjo Macha

10 March 2012

English

Nlex describes the road to abolishing the death penalty in Malawi: “Malawi’s Legal Aid volunteers sift through a pile of files of those on death row. They are doing everything they can to abolish the death penalty in the country and lessen existing prisoners’ sentences. At least 29 men currently sit on death row in Malawi; however, no one has been executed in the country since 1994. Those sentenced to death are entitled to a mandatory appeal in the Supreme Court.”

• Ndesanjo Macha

7 January 2012

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Moving Windmills is a documentary that tells the true story of William Kamkwamba, a young innovator from Malawi, Africa who taught himself to generate electricity by building a windmill from found materials and scrap parts.

• Ndesanjo Macha

21 November 2011

English

Gregory Gondwe argues the Malawian president talk better in English than Chichewa, a Bantu language widely spoken in Malawi: “Whether it is a piece of fortune or a curse it is not for me to say. I believe there is evidence that two of our three Executive Heads that have presided over the country had experienced or experience problems to communicate in proper vernacular Chichewa.”

• Ndesanjo Macha

9 November 2011

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Sonya Donnelly writes about the plight of Malawian women in prison: “Prison is often a very expensive way of making vulnerable women’s life situations much worse. Once a woman is incarcerated miles from her home, sometimes for months or years without the case progressing, she may lose her home, her relationships and her children in the process.”

• Ndesanjo Macha

29 October 2011

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I Love Malawi is a blog that showcases photos from Malawi: ” If you have some interesting photos about Malawi, send us an email and we will post them on this blog. The photos will be rightly attributed to you in the blog!”

• Ndesanjo Macha

English

The Blantyre Free and Open Source Software Users Group has a new blog: “Welcome to the blog of Blantyre Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) Users group. Blantyre Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) Users Group is a grouping of individuals that use free and open source software but are based in Blantyre, southern Malawi.”

• Ndesanjo Macha

7 October 2011

English

The Zeleza Post shares two articles discussing terror and political crisis in Malawi. One of the articles is written by Robert Chasowa, the murdered student, which many in Malawi believe led to his tragic death: “The nation is shellshocked at the depths of the bankrupt regime's political depravity and the naked terror it is prepared to unleash on this lovely, small and poor nation that overthrew a thirty-year postcolonial dictatorship only seventeen years ago.”

• Ndesanjo Macha

5 October 2011

English

Mabvuto Jobani says that Malawian police know the people who were involved in the death of Robert Chasowa - a fourth year engineering student at the university of Malawi: “Two Blantyre police officers who asked for anonymity told me that so far two theories have emerged as to why he was murdered.”

• Ndesanjo Macha

30 July 2011

English

Nsanje Port in Malawi has turned into a fishing ground, Face of Malawi reports: ”We’re happy that Mutharika built us a fishing pond.We used to go very far away crossing shire river but now we are doing it at the port.”These are words of fishermen based in Nsanje district where the port was built.

• Ndesanjo Macha

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