How have Malawi’s courts affected the country’s epidemic response?

Lockdown measures in Malawi have been met with fierce public demonstrations and legal challenges, set against further constitutional orders to rerun the previous year’s election. What have been the outcomes of these legal judgements, and what do they mean for citizens’ livelihoods during an epidemic

Malawian perceptions of COVID-19 have shifted alongside public health messages

Public understandings of COVID-19 have shifted over time in Malawi, affected by infection rates and experiences beyond its borders. During a year of political upheavals in the country, Steve Beloved Kaunga reports from Blantyre on how citizen commentaries have interacted with government public health messages