This journalist exposed corruption in the Malawian army. Now he’s on the run.
by Zachariah Mushawatu
Apr 03, 2024
3 minutes
When journalist Gregory Gondwe began investigating corruption in Malawi’s military two years ago, he devised a secure way to communicate with his whistleblower on the inside.
When the source had information, they would log into an email account Mr. Gondwe created, draft an email, and then save it. Later, Mr. Gondwe would log in and read the draft. That way, there would never be a paper trail showing that the two of them had exchanged messages.
But when Mr. Gondwe opened the drafts folder on January 29, the day his story was
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