Winston Mwale is a Malawian journalist with years of experience across eastern and southern Africa – and beyond. He has racked up cross-continental bylines and regional awards on this journey. He specialises in investigative and solutions journalism.
On 29 March 2021, during the hearing for the extradition case of the self-styled prophet Shepherd Bushiri, a court in Malawi ordered the South African government to ensure thatwitnessesto the case appear in Malawi.
Since then, there have been posts circulating on Facebook claiming tha...
Images of an impressive-looking structure, apparently constructed out of wood and straw bales, are circulating on Facebook, with the claim they are photos of a secondary school in the southeast African country of Malawi.
The caption to the photos says the school was “designed by Nuru Kari...
Barely hours after the announcement of Tanzanian president John Magufuli’s death on 17 March 2021, a photo started circulating on social media which users claimed “proved” that Tanzanians had subsequently started wearing face masks to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
In one tweet, a photo sh...
As Covid-19 vaccines are being rolled out in several countries, a screenshot of what seems to be an article with a startling headline is flooding social media. “Doctors encourage Covid-19 vaccine injections in penis,” its headline reads.
Below a photo of a man in doctor’s whites and a lin...