@GoldenMatonga

Co-Managing Partner @PlatformMalawi. Bylines @ICIJ @nytimes @ft @thecontinent_ others. #HubertHumphreyFellow. Former Chairperson @MisaMalawi

 Lilongwe, Malawi
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Joined September 2012
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Western media parachutes journalists to report on elections and other events in Africa all the time. Thanks to the incredible folks at @thecontinent_ , I am delighted to do a reverse and report on American politics amid some stressful times for democracy. Will America endure?
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TRAILER: Toxic Silence. A new PIJ investigation is about to premiere. Follow our YouTube, TikTok, WhatsApp Channel to watch our video journalism. Share our content. Invite others to follow our platforms. youtu.be/d_xcBxOFaio?si=p6MQ… via @YouTube

TRAILER: Toxic Silence. A new PIJ investigation is about to premiere.

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

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TWISTLANE_MW@Twistlane1Oct 20
As citizens, if we don't capitalise on all the patriotic work PIJ does, then we have failed them as a nation
Platform for Investigative Journalism - Malawi@PlatformMalawiOct 20
Coming soon! Toxic Silence, a PIJ Investigation.
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Leon.@Van_GiggzOct 20
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Platform for Investigative Journalism - Malawi@PlatformMalawiOct 20
Coming soon! Toxic Silence, a PIJ Investigation.
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Giyani Nyirenda@NyirendaGiyaniOct 20
Wow...can't wait
Platform for Investigative Journalism - Malawi@PlatformMalawiOct 20
Coming soon! Toxic Silence, a PIJ Investigation.
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Our latest journalism effort is about to be released. It’s been months in the making.
Platform for Investigative Journalism - Malawi@PlatformMalawiOct 20
Coming soon! Toxic Silence, a PIJ Investigation.
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Onjezani Kenani
@onjezaniOct 19
This investigation by the Platform for Investigative Journalism is deeply troubling. An American Christian NGO, 2nd Milk, allegedly raised millions in the name of feeding poor Malawian children, while much of the money reportedly went towards personal expenses. Its founders subsequently pleaded guilty to federal charges in the United States. I recently saw another NGO raising funds abroad using photographs of Malawians whose houses had been destroyed by bad weather. To my knowledge, none of those houses was ever rebuilt. Some international NGOs do genuinely commendable work. Others appear to have discovered that African poverty can be a lucrative business. pijmalawi.org/show-story/pij…
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We spent many years exposing Jason Carney at PIJ. He is now going to serve a long prison sentence.
Platform for Investigative Journalism - Malawi@PlatformMalawiOct 18
Donations meant to feed vulnerable babies funded personal luxuries. Now, the founders of 2nd Milk are headed to prison. Jason Boyd Carney has been sentenced to 16 years after diverting more than an equivalent of K3.4 billion. @CaleoneMbewe pijmalawi.org/show-story/pij…
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Donations meant to feed vulnerable babies funded personal luxuries. Now, the founders of 2nd Milk are headed to prison. Jason Boyd Carney has been sentenced to 16 years after diverting more than an equivalent of K3.4 billion. @CaleoneMbewe pijmalawi.org/show-story/pij…
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Explainer: What’s the Amarlysis scandal and how could the money have best served the public?
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As the country grapples with the extent of the Public Pension Fund fraud, our digital explainer looks into how the looted funds could have best served the public, including pensioners and families. pijmalawi.org/show-story/pij…
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GIJN Africa@gijnAfricaOct 6
Investigative Impact. Stories by @PlatformMalawi resulted in the freeze of a controversial airline’s accounts in a money laundering probe and the arrest of a suspected human trafficking ring leader. Details in GIJN's Africa newsletter for September 👇 twp.ai/4hut0E

GIJN Africa Bulletin - September 15, 2026

Africa at IJ Week, New Resources, Africa Stories, Investigating Sport, Investigative Impact...

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As newshounds, we know that telling the truth is not always easy. But democracy depends on journalism that is brave enough to ask difficult questions and on journalists willing to confront power in pursuit of the truth. – at Malawi
Stephen Sackur@stephensackurOct 3
A pleasure to be speaking at the #GuildfordBookFest today about my new book #HardTruth. It’s out on 8th October, online and in all good bookshops!
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Anti-immigrant violence in South Africa has forced tens of thousands to return to Malawi, severing badly needed cash flows and leaving families hungry. Reporting with @jeligon for @nytimes nytimes.com/2026/10/07/world…

Driven to Leave Home by Desperation. Driven Back by Hate.

Anti-immigrant violence in South Africa has forced tens of thousands to return to Malawi, severing badly needed cash flows and leaving families hungry.

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GIJN Africa@gijnAfricaOct 5
🖋️ @PlatformMalawi is seeking well-sourced investigative story pitches from journalists across Malawi. Stories should follow the evidence, hold power to account and show what is happening to ordinary people. 📅 Pitch to: [email protected] by close of today, October 5.
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GIJN Africa@gijnAfricaSep 26
📢 @PlatformMalawi is seeking well-sourced investigative story pitches from journalists across Malawi. Stories should follow the evidence, hold power to account and show what is happening to ordinary people. 📅 Pitch to: [email protected] Deadline: October 5.
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PIJ reveals how a trafficking syndicate bribed security officials and infiltrated successive presidential administrations to turn Malawi into a central transit hub for illicit migration to South Africa. Officers who tried to stop it; paid the price. LINK: pijmalawi.org/show-story/ins…
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Daily Maverick@dailymaverickSep 20
Daily Maverick joins colleagues around the world in expressing our deep concern over the disappearance of South African investigative journalist Micah Reddy dailymaverick.co.za/article/…

Top SA investigative journalist Micah Reddy who went missing in Djibouti is in custody

South African investigative journalist Micah Reddy has not been heard from since midday on Saturday, but there is information that he may have been arrested.…

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Open Secrets ZA
@OpenSecretsZASep 20
South African investigative journalist Micah Reddy has disappeared in Djibouti. His local colleague Kooki Mahmoud is also missing. They work for @ICIJorg. We call on the Government of Djibouti to urgently help ensure they are found. We all need to put pressure where we can to ensure their safe return. Please share this widely.
CPJ Africa
@CPJAfricaSep 19
CPJ is deeply concerned by reports that South African journalist Micah Reddy and his local fixer Kooki Mahmoud are missing in Djibouti and urges authorities to immediately clarify their whereabouts and ensure their safety.
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BBC News (World)
@BBCWorldSep 18
British woman rescued in Malawi shootout that left four suspected kidnappers dead bbc.in/4hegtx4

Nusrat Osman: British woman rescued in deadly Malawi shootout

The mother of two young children was kidnapped last week in the middle of the day in the main city, Blantyre.

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GIJN Africa@gijnAfricaSep 1
NEW! A joint investigation by @PlatformMalawi and @zodiakonline reveals how lax procurement, foreign dumping, and the absence of drug testing capacity are turning cancer care in Malawi into a fatal gamble for patients. twp.ai/4huCT7
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