Vitus-Gregory Gondwe

Thrilled to share that I just spoke at Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum 2026! Big thanks to the organizers and everyone who joined the session.🌟 Your presence made it special! #DRIF26 #DRIF - via #Whova event app whova.com/portal/9SW6kzs…

Check out my latest article: Training Journalists for Election Season—and the AI Storm That Comes With It linkedin.com/pulse/training… via @LinkedIn

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Check out my latest article: If Toll Money Is for Roads, Expand Tolling Beyond Blantyre–Lilongwe linkedin.com/pulse/toll-mon… via @LinkedIn

It’s good to be back after being locked out for months!!!

NEW: Malawi Human Rights Commission says 100 inmates are on the verge of death by starvation at Mikuyu prison. The report also details physical torture, including the burning of private parts, which has led to deaths and secret burials on farms. Link: investigativeplatform-mw.org/show-story/sta…

In this installment of our 10 Questions series, @gijnAfrica's @benon_oluka talks to @GoldenMatonga, investigations director at the @PlatformMalawi, about his career uncovering corruption. Full story: twp.ai/4inycg

Landmark win for dmeocracy & free speech in #Malawi. The Constitutional Court has STRUCK DOWN section 200 of the Penal Code. Criminal defamation is now unconstitutional! Now you can speak truth to power without looking over your shoulder. #FreedomOfExpression #MalawiJustice

Read “Creating a Safe Ecosystem for Journalists in Malawi“ by Vitus-Gregory Gondwe on Medium: jskfellows.stanford.edu/creating-a-saf…

PIJ IMPACT: The development comes days US govt placed Malawi on a "yellow list" countries with weak passport controls. Authorities then emphasized urgency in addressing these security concerns to avoid stricter sanctions from Washington. Read more - investigativeplatform-mw.org/show-story/pij…

Fugitive SA businessman Willem Steenkamp, infamous for a K22bn ($20M) Malawi bank transfer attempt, has died in Blantyre. Once on Interpol's red list, he evaded arrest for years under the alias Dr. William Bilderberg. Read PIJ’s full investigation: investigativeplatform-mw.org/show-story/fug…

Honored to speak at #ISOJ2025 in Austin on Global Challenges to Journalism. From Malawi to the world, journalists face political interference, legal threats & economic pressures daily. We must protect press freedom to ensure truth prevails. #InvestigativeJournalism #PressFreedom

We kick off the #ISOJ2025 in Austin, Texas

@daddyhope Do these leaders truly care about the rule of law? The problem with many African politicians is that once they ascend to power, they begin to believe—and behave—as though they are above the law, treating themselves as the ultimate authority.

It is going to be a long week….

Global roundup—Challenges to journalism worldwide 🌍📰 Join @degarciaknight, Lina Chawaf, @CDieuNalio, @Kalipochi , @LuzMelyReyes, and @Mikh_Rubin at ISOJ 2025. isoj.org/program-2025/

Global roundup—Challenges to journalism worldwide 🌍📰 Join @degarciaknight, Lina Chawaf, @CDieuNalio, @Kalipochi , @LuzMelyReyes, and @Mikh_Rubin at ISOJ 2025. isoj.org/program-2025/

Here is to new things. Get ready for the trailer of our first ever visual investigation out tonight!

@ARIJNetwork @OCCRP @Context_ro @MediaGFMD In Malawi, a nation that ranks as one of the poorest in the world, private outlets are dependent on a small pool of advertisers, said ICIJ member and @PlatformMalawi's investigations director @GoldenMatonga. For now, he isn’t sure what to tell his staff.