Mercy Matonga

Investigative journalist at Times360Malawi, Daily Times, Malawi News & Times Radio, based in Lilongwe, Malawi. EX-correspondent @PlatformMalawi. DM news tips.

[Mercy Matonga @MatongaMercy]

Happy to make my debut in Times today.

[Mercy Matonga @MatongaMercy]

Heartbreaking 💔

[Times 360 Malawi @Times360Malawi]

#Times360Malawi #BreakingNews

Legendary musician Soldier Lucius Banda is no more.

Soldier died this evening in South Africa where he was receiving medical attention, his son Johnny Zembani has confirmed.

More details to follow.

Reported by Sam Banda Jnr

[Times 360 Malawi @Times360Malawi]

#Times360Malawi #BreakingNews

Legendary musician Soldier Lucius Banda is no more.

Soldier died this evening in South Africa where he was receiving medical attention, his son Johnny Zembani has confirmed.

More details to follow.

Reported by Sam Banda Jnr

[Times 360 Malawi @Times360Malawi]

#TheDailyTimes front page: Pathologist Steve Kamiza of Kamiza Pathology Laboratories, who conducted a postmortem on late Vice President Saulos Chilima, has submitted the autopsy report to the family and authorities, we have learnt.

https://t.co/MGGDqYsdAm

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#Times360Malawi #BreakingNews

Michael Bizwick Usi has been appointed Malawi's Vice President.

#TimesNews

[Mercy Matonga @MatongaMercy]

Congratulations Jack!

[Jack McBrams @mcbrams]

I'm thrilled to announce that I've been generously supported by the Universal Service Fund by @MACRAMALAWI, enabling me to bring the remarkable story of Lucius Banda to life. This funding has not only propelled my project forward but it has also elevated me to millionaire status

[Jimmy Kainja 🇲🇼 @JKainja]

Some reflections on media in the 30 years of Malawian democracy.

[Mercy Matonga @MatongaMercy]

Fibroids hardly make headlines because are not a largely killer disease but women are losing reproductive organs, living in pain both physical and mental. As a female journalist, its stories like these I feel needs to be reported more. Read my report.@Times360Malawi

[Times 360 Malawi @Times360Malawi]

#TheDailyTimes front page: The High Court sitting in Lilongwe has discharged former minister of Finance Joseph Mwanamvekha from a case in which he was accused of misreporting government finances to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

https://t.co/MGGDqYsdAm

[GIJN Africa @gijnAfrica]

💡 CALL FOR STORY IDEAS!

📣 African journalists & filmmakers! Do you have a story idea that exposes serious wrongdoing & holds power to account in Africa?

Pitch your idea to @BBCAfrica's #BBCAfricaEye.

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[Nthanda Manduwi 🌍 @NthandaManduwi]

Unlearn the ideology that you have to be the only successful person from your village. The more successful individuals there are in a community, the more developed the community is. Stand in the gaps. Leave the door open when you enter. Throw the ladder down when you rise.

[Times 360 Malawi @Times360Malawi]

#MalawiNews front page: Government seems to have taken its first step to allow mining on Mulanje Mountain after granting an exploration licence to a mining firm to explore the mountain for minerals.

https://t.co/MGGDqYsdAm

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#TheDailyTimes front page: The contract for Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Director General Martha Chizuma expires this year, with stakeholders expressing different views on her tenure.

https://t.co/MGGDqYsdAm

[Platform for Investigative Journalism - Malawi @PlatformMalawi]

The rising bride prices in China and the desperate efforts to escape poverty in Malawi have led to the emergence of a distressing trend – arranged marriages.

[NationOnline @NationOnlineMw]

#NationOnline

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has expelled Nicholas Dausi from the party.

[Mercy Matonga @MatongaMercy]

@ChimoyoEarlene @CKabena @Kalipochi @lusciousyvo Musadzabwerenso

[Ufahamu Africa 🎙🌍 @UfahamuAfrica]

Apply now to become an Ufahamu Africa non-resident fellow! Working remotely, fellows host and produce 4 unique episodes that are aired on the podcast with the support of a $3,500 stipend. Apply by August 30!
https://t.co/WfHsXA6rdg

[Anthony Rodgers Kasunda @KasundaAnthony]

Mourning the son of the soil #OneMalawi

[Mercy Matonga @MatongaMercy]

This is a long standing legal matter. The High Court once ordered MACRA to pay Malawi Mobile $132 million in compensation before the Supreme Court judges quashed the ruling. The next stage was the Comesa court where Malawi triumphed, now the African Union Court. @PlatformMalawi

[Platform for Investigative Journalism - Malawi @PlatformMalawi]

NEW: The African Court is due to rule on an application to order Malawi pay K1.4 trillion in a default judgment in a court case involving mobile services operator, Malawi Mobile Limited after govt reportedly–repeatedly-failed to respond to court summons.
https://t.co/qvURkTDpxM