Malawi TV presentor ‘Mr Splash’ publicly announces HIV status

Malawi state television presentor, Geoffrey Kapusa, has publicly disclosed that he was living with the HIV, the virus that causes AIDS for a decade. Kapusa known as ‘Mr Splash’ for his music programme on MBC TV said he wanted to make a difference. He told Lifestyle Magazine,published by Times Group, that he tested HIV positive in December […]

HIV rapist who infected 7 girls with disease jailed 21 years

By Alfred Tikwenje, Nyasa Times An HIV positive sex attacker, who defiled seven girls one after another on the same day, has been convicted for a lengthy period of 21 years by the Lilongwe Chief Resident Magistrate Court. Paul Bingala, 36, sexually attacked the girl aged between six and eleven on 11th July in Lilongwe. […]

Political tensions threaten HIV program in Malawi

The growing political and economic crisis in Malawi, highlighted by the government’s use of force against peaceful demonstrators last week, could also imperil the groundbreaking expansion of Malawi’s national HIV/AIDS program. It is not clear what impact these events will have on the relationship between the government of Malawi and its key international donors, including […]