Golden Matonga

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?

VIDEO: Watch our investigative journalists investigate how one of Malawi’s major pharmaceutical companies supplied stolen expired insulin to five public hospitals after previously supplying suspected antibiotics linked to infant deaths. Link: youtu.be/0z8wdJoJ2G4?si…

[LISTEN] @SABCNews ' @TsepisoMakwetla recently spoke to @PlatformMalawi 's @GoldenMatonga on his team's revelation that @MalawiGovt is continuing its contract with #GPSLWholesale Ltd despite the latter supplying falsified & expired medicines 🔗 omny.fm/shows/africa-r… #SABCNews

The only thing with a longer shelf life than GPSL’s expired insulin is their ability to land billion-kwacha contracts. While the Govt promises "probes," they’re busy paying double for gloves to handle the blood already on the GPSL’s hands. #Malawi #PoisonForProfit

PIJ has been named Best Online Media House for the 4th consecutive time at the 2026 MISA Malawi Awards! With three additional individual awards for impactful investigations, we remain committed to holding power to account. pijmalawi.org/show-story/pij…

A vendor selling ‘black market’ fuel along the fuel queue at a filling station currently without fuel.

Motorists queue for fuel at a filling station currently without any fuel in hope that the fuel will later arrive.

For the past few weeks, Malawi is facing some acute fuel shortages. I took these images on my way to work this morning.

[LISTEN] Platform for Investigative Journalism ( @PlatformMalawi ) probe reveals Malawian government's continued use of GPSL Wholesale Ltd despite expired, falsified medicines. #RiseAndShine Anchor, @TsepisoMakwetla spoke to @GoldenMatonga 🔗 omny.fm/shows/africa-r… #SABCNews

Thank you ⁦⁦⁦@channelafrica1⁩ for covering @PlatformMalawi recent probe revealing Malawian government's continued use of GPSL Wholesale Ltd despite expired, falsified medicines - Rise & Shine - Omny.fm omny.fm/shows/africa-r…

GroundUp from South Africa co-published the article about expired stolen expired insulin. Read the full article: groundup.org.za/article/invest…

🇲🇼 The Ghost Planes. @PlatformMalawi looks into whether planes carrying the country’s registration codes became part of Africa’s bloodiest wars — and more. Details in GIJN's Africa newsletter for March 👉 twp.ai/4ixJwy

Check out our latest documentary on how a pharmaceutical company supplied expired, stolen insulin to major hospitals in Malawi. Yet after all this, they just got a slap on the wrist as punishment.

5/ "It’s like they gave our members poison," says the Diabetes Association of Malawi. Read the full, harrowing investigation by @GoldenMatonga & @Tumpale_099 here:  pijmalawi.org/show-story/poi…

4/ Allegations of stolen files, attempted bribes of K60 million, and political pressure have haunted the investigation. Meanwhile, the company continues to trade. pijmalawi.org/show-story/poi…

3/ Documents show GPSL is the same entity as Galaxy Pharmaceutical, which was shut down in 2013. Why was a "killer" company allowed to rebrand and keep winning contracts?  pijmalawi.org/show-story/poi…

2/ GPSL Wholesale Ltd allegedly relabeled expired insulin (stolen from QECH!) and sold it back to the govt. The scam was only caught when an intern noticed labels peeling off in a fridge.  pijmalawi.org/show-story/poi…

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: pijmalawi.org/show-story/poi…

#CancerCalculus: An ICIJ-led collaboration with 47 media partners in 37 countries reveals how Merck & Co. keeps the price of its lifesaving cancer drug Keytruda sky-high, locking out patients and squeezing health care systems worldwide. icij.org/investigations…

TRAILER: SELLING DEATH