Embracing AI crucial for Malawi’s development goals

Minister Jessie Kabwila emphasizes that AI is critical for achieving the Malawi 2063 agenda, with potential to transform key sectors such as agriculture, education, health, tourism, and energy, while also calling for ethical and locally-driven AI innovation

Malawi’s proposed misinformation system raises free speech fears

MACRA plans to introduce a misinformation monitoring system, raising concerns among digital rights advocates about potential threats to freedom of expression and privacy. The Net Rights Coalition (NRC), alongside 15 other organizations, has urged MACRA to reconsider, warning that the system could be misused to monitor activists, journalists, and opposition voices, especially ahead of Malawi’s 2025 General Elections.