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Footballer, fixer, power broker: The rise of Mozambique’s informal gatekeeper

Footballer, fixer, power broker: The rise of Mozambique’s informal gatekeeper

by theinv | 13 January, 2026| Stories

A detailed examination of Alcides “Cantoná” Chihono traces his rise from sporting obscurity to the.

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Mozambique’s “Shadow Cabinet”: Allegations of unelected power brokers steering the state

Mozambique’s “Shadow Cabinet”: Allegations of unelected power brokers steering the state

by theinv | 13 January, 2026| Stories

Allegations that two politically connected businessmen wield outsized influence over Mozambique’s government have triggered alarm.

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Malawi’s uncontrolled Lead recycling ‘endangering’ children’s futures

Malawi’s uncontrolled Lead recycling ‘endangering’ children’s futures

by theinv | 6 January, 2026| Stories

As off-grid solar transforms energy access in Malawi, a hidden crisis is unfolding. The uncontrolled.

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Power first, reform later: Mutharika’s early warning to Malawi

Power first, reform later: Mutharika’s early warning to Malawi

by theinv | 6 January, 2026| Stories

Barely three months into his new term, Malawi’s president has sent a clear signal: political.

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A nation at risk, a technology unused: Malawi’s GMO standoff

A nation at risk, a technology unused: Malawi’s GMO standoff

by theinv | 6 January, 2026| Stories

Malawi embraced genetically modified cotton, but maize, the country’s staple food, remains politically untouchable. This.

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SAFI TIMBER AND JUDICIAL INTIMIDATION AS A METHOD: When the law is used against freedom of the press

SAFI TIMBER AND JUDICIAL INTIMIDATION AS A METHOD: When the law is used against freedom of the press

by theinv | 5 January, 2026| Stories

By Estácio Valoi The morning of Christmas’ Eve, 24 December 2025, dawned in a country.

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Kuwait’s $15m pledge and Malawi’s Health Crisis

Kuwait’s $15m pledge and Malawi’s Health Crisis

by theinv | 15 December, 2025| Stories

By Collins Mtika When Malawi’s finance minister, Joseph Mwanamvekha, emerged from meetings with officials of.

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Call for investigative stories in Malawi

Call for investigative stories in Malawi

by theinv | 9 December, 2025| Stories

Time to Expose Wrong Doing!! The Centre for Investigative Journalism Malawi (CIJM) seeks stories that.

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MRCS member contests election outcome over alleged procedural and integrity failures

MRCS member contests election outcome over alleged procedural and integrity failures

by theinv | 6 December, 2025| Stories

By Ephraim Mkali Banda A member of the Malawi Red Cross Society (MRCS), Collins Mtika,.

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Call for Proposals: Grants for piloting investigative partnerships

Call for Proposals: Grants for piloting investigative partnerships

by theinv | 4 December, 2025| Workshops

December, 2025 Background Over the last decade civil society organizations in the field of transparency,.

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Malawi: “Bad habits, harsh medicine”

Malawi: “Bad habits, harsh medicine”

by theinv | 23 November, 2025| Stories

A decade of fiscal indiscipline leaves Malawi with bitter reforms and even slimmer margins for.

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Inside Malawi’s Cabinet of ‘scandal’

Inside Malawi’s Cabinet of ‘scandal’

by theinv | 20 November, 2025| Stories

Old allies, old crimes, and the fading promise of reform By Collins Mtika When President.

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