Jimmy Kainja – The Conversation

Protesters at BBC Broadcasting House urge coverage of political events in Sudan. Thomas Krych/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images

September 4, 2025

BBC has a long history in Africa. New book offers a critical take on the broadcaster

Albert Sharra, University of the Witwatersrand; Anthony Mavuto Gunde, University of Malawi, and Jimmy Kainja, University of Malawi

The end of colonisation did not dismantle the BBC’s operation – the style was already embedded in the broadcasting system.

Malawi faces the biggest overhaul in its electoral system since the 1990s. Shutterstock

March 27, 2017

Malawi’s plans for major electoral reform are way overdue

Jimmy Kainja, University of Malawi

The proposed change to Malawi’s electoral system is straightforward and makes logical sense. Yet it’s more complex and if adopted would revolutionise local politics.

Peter Mutharika, President of Malawi, addresses the 69th United Nations General Assembly. He never went home for a month afterwards. Lucas Jackson/Reuters

October 25, 2016

Power battles keep Malawians guessing why their president disappeared

Jimmy Kainja, University of Malawi

One needs to understand Malawian politics to appreciate the bizarre episode in which a state president was unaccounted for a month, leaving a nation rudderless and puzzled.

Malawian President Peter Mutharika has promised to fight the corruption that has seen donors withdraw their support for his impoverished nation. Reuters/Eldson Chagara

September 30, 2015

What drives corruption in Malawi and why it won’t disappear soon

Jimmy Kainja, University of Malawi

Malawi appears to have learnt nothing from the biggest state corruption scandal that rocked the country two years ago, leading to donors withdrawing their support. The same conditions still remain.

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