Substandard, expired & overconcentrated chemo drugs are flooding Malawi’s health system.
A PIJ–ZBS joint investigation reveals how lax procurement, foreign dumping & zero testing capacity are turning life-saving cancer care into a fatal gamble.
LINK:
https://t.co/b4isFMDET8
Following two insightful sessions exploring Africa’s oilseeds, livestock and fisheries value chains, the 2026 Africa Network of Agricultural Policy Research Institutes (ANAPRI) Brownbag Seminar Series concludes with its third and final session on Wednesday, 19th August 2026, from 14:00 to 16:00 CAT.
The theme for this session is "Unlocking the Potential of Agricultural Value Chains: A Case of Horticulture and Grains".
Africa’s horticulture and grains value chains hold significant potential to strengthen food security, reduce import dependence, create jobs, and support economic growth. Yet challenges across production, processing, markets and investment continue to constrain this potential.
Drawing on evidence from Ghana and Malawi, this session will examine what it takes to unlock these value chains through better-targeted policies and investments. The discussion will highlight lessons from the tomato, rice, and banana value chains, including how coordinated interventions can improve productivity, strengthen processing and market systems, reduce losses, and create the conditions for greater private-sector investment.
MwAPATA's Research Analyst, Mrs Joyce Grevulo Minofu, will be one of the presenters in the webinar. Join the conversation as Joyce and other researchers, policymakers, private-sector actors, development partners and other agrifood stakeholders explore the evidence and its implications for agricultural transformation in Africa.
The webinar will be conducted via Zoom.
Register here: https://t.co/qFLD8BMfZL
French interpretation will be available during the webinar.
For enquiries: [email protected]
Property developer Karamat Chaudhry is building again on a protected wetland in Area 10. The land sits in the Area 10 Dam catchment. The city's own Master Plan says it must stay green.
https://t.co/jsHjM4LOLe
EXCLUSIVE: Billions meant for Malawi’s elections vanished into a maze of ghost vehicles, physical impossibilities, and backroom legal deals. A company with only 3 cars got a K1.8B fleet contract. A CEO's car drew 354L of fuel in 9 mins.
@mcbrams
LINK: https://t.co/n17AfBErRp
NEW: It was supposed to be dead. Vetoed, flagged, and blocked in 2023. But it wasn't.
Inside the K200 Billion East Bridge fertilizer deal that refused to die—costing taxpayers billions and triggering high-level arrests. By @GoldenMatonga & @mcbrams
https://t.co/zM6Vod0Dz8
NEW: Despite being exposed for supplying expired, stolen insulin and being linked to infant deaths, GPSL has bagged a new K1.6B no-tender contract.
We reveal how CMST bypassed procedures for an "emergency" glove deal at double the market price.
LINK: https://t.co/CSmg1WOayv
A new PIJ investigation reveals a K1.1 trillion governance crisis at Malawi’s Public Service Pension Trust Fund.
With no Board for 13 months, allegations of coercion and systemic failure have emerged, leaving 139,000 civil servants in uncertainty.
https://t.co/HxoPZNp8vF
EXCLUSIVE: Poison for Profit. A PIJ investigation reveals how a major pharmaceutical company in Malawi supplied expired insulin to state hospitals—and how, years earlier supplied antibiotics linked to infant deaths under a different name.
Link: https://t.co/ybosBJZbyU
As 2025 comes to a close, I'm continuing a tradition that I started during my time in the White House: sharing my annual lists of favorite books, movies, and music. I hope you find something new to enjoy—and please send any recommendations for me to check out!