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Charles Pensulo

Charles Pensulo

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Charles Pensulo is a freelance journalist based in Lilongwe, Malawi.

As Malawi prepares for polls, analysts predict second round of voting

Voters will cast their ballots for a new president on Sept. 16.

Supporters of Malawi’s Former President Arthur Peter Mutharika attend his party’s manifesto launch in August.

Malawi mourns vice president’s death in a plane crash

Malawi is mourning the death of its vice president, Saulos Chilima — who was expected to contest next year’s presidential election — in a plane crash.

Scammers show the dark side of mobile money in Malawi

A Malawian social media influencer who sued his country’s biggest mobile phone network for failing to stop fraudsters who stole his identity is just one of the victims of an increasingly common problem type of crime in the nation.