Bright Mhango’s whiplash week – savage govt critique, then a staunch defence of the President’s health

A razor-sharp media commentator has left Malawi’s political class reeling after a whiplash-inducing run of broadcasts — first tearing into the government with brutal honesty, then turning around to shred opposition claims about the President’s health. Outspoken panellist Dr Bright Mhango sent shockwaves through the political establishment with his unflinching commentary, first declaring the administration’s […]

Baghaya fills late Brian Banda’s shoes in surprise Times TV move

The appointment of Dr Bright Mhango — better known by his social media persona, Morton Baghaya — to a broadcasting role at Times Television and Radio might, on its surface, read as a curious piece of casting. Baghaya has built his public profile on precisely the register that mainstream current affairs journalism traditionally avoids: loose, […]

Malawi abortion debate: Copua differs with Nkhoma Synod

Few days after  CCAP Nkhoma Synod called the nation to reject legalisation of abortion; the Coalition for the Prevention of Unsafe Abortion (Copua) has said the Synod is contradicting itself because abortion in Malawi is already legal as provided under section 243 of the Penal Code. Section 243 of the Penal Code says performing an […]