Lameck Masina

Tobacco farmers are depleting forests to cure tobacco, a key source of income and Malawi’s economic mainstay.

Questions of colonialism after Malawi opts for English as medium of instruction in schools rather than local languages.

But the occasion is marred by the southern African country’s continued poverty and reliance on donor aid.

Incumbent Joyce Banda has a narrow lead, but anything is possible in Malawi’s May 20 elections.

Vigilantes say a sclerotic justice system has forced them to take matters into their own hands.

The largest financial scandal to hit Malawi has rocked domestic and international confidence.