GAY MALAWI DOCCIE GOES TO LA
When Mwizalero Nyirenda decided to make a film about homosexuality, he hoped that it would spark a more open and positive debate about the issue in Malawi. And it did – acting as the catalyst for a much more objective debate about the controversial topic. But his short documentary – Umunthu: An African Response to […]
COURT TO REVIEW SODOMY LAW
In a surprising – and potentially game-changing – step, the Malawi High Court has decided to review the constitutionality of the country’s ‘sodomy’ laws, which criminalise consensual sexual activity between individuals of the same sex. Announced in an advert in the Nation newspaper, the landmark move to review the cases of three individuals, who were […]