Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (Osisa), an initiative that lobbies for more transparency in the region, in partnership with Parent and Child Health Initiative (PACH) Trust is set to establish a Malawi Health Investigative Journalism Platform in Malawi. The platform will be established under enhancing accountability and transparency in the management of Covid-19 response and a health sector budget […]
Inclusive education, which Catholic Development Commission of Malawi (CADECOM), initiated in Traditional Authority Chuma as an academic programme aimed at integrating children with disabilities into public schools, also teaches young learners on how to respond to natural disaster emergency. According to T/A Chuma and his fellow senior chiefs in Mulanje West constituency, most parts of […]
Malawi government spokesman Nicholas Dausi has come under intense fire for a racist remark he made to an official of renowned South Africa-based social political organisation Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (Osisa). Osisa official Nevelin Gabriel had presented a corruption report which showed that Malawi still remains one of the countries with highest corruption. […]
Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA) has called on the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) to take urgent action to protect and promote human rights for African nations including Malawi. OSISA, in its submission to the just ended ACHPR’s 51st session held in Banjul, Gambia also urged the Commission to work […]
The Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA) and the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) condemn this week’s persecution of Malawi’s former Attorney-General, Ralph Kasambara, and express alarm at the country’s continuing slide away from established principles of democracy and rule of law. A high-profile lawyer and outspoken critic of President Bingu wa Mutharika, Kasambara […]