Month: April 2012

Unfair mining agreements depriving Africa of enough earnings from gold revenues – AfDB

Published on April 16, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Africa is not cashing in enough from its large gold resources, despite the spiralling price of the metal over recent […]

Malawi sugar group to invest $40m to kick-start Nkhata Bay cane production

Published on April 16, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi’s Limphasa Sugar Corporation plans to invest $40-million to kick-start sugar cane production in the northern lakeshore district of Nkhata […]

Schools open third term

Published on April 16, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Students in both primary and secondary schools are expected to begin classes today marking the beginning of third term of […]

Govt to decide on hosting the African Union (AU) Summit

Published on April 16, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Government will today make an official announcement on whether or not it will host the African Union (AU) Summit, Information […]

Sorrow engulfed many as viewing of Bingu’s body begins

Published on April 16, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Grief yesterday engulfed the New State House’s Banquet Hall, as family friends, cabinet ministers and MPs started viewing the body […]

Cheque encashment ban illegal – Malawi Law Society

Published on April 16, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The decision by the Bankers Association of Malawi (Bam) to ban cheque encashment payable to any person other than the […]

Banda looks at 2014 on appointments

Published on April 16, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

A political commentator has said President Joyce Banda is consolidating her power and looking at 2014 as the year of […]

Finance Minister Ken Lipenga leaves to attend International Monetary Fund (IMF) spring meeting

Published on April 16, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Finance Minister Ken Lipenga leaves today for Washington DC, United States of America to attend the spring meetings of the […]

16 youths netted for defaulting Yedef loans

Published on April 16, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The First Grade Magistrates Court in Nkhata-bay has jailed 16 young people for failing to pay a K3 million loan […]

Joyce Banda faulted on appointments as Chikankheni, Kaluwa retained as chair and deputy at MCCCI

Published on April 16, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

A Malawi Confederation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (MCCCI) annual general meeting held in Blantyre on Friday has retained […]

President Joyce Banda’s Big Burden

Published on April 16, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Joyce Banda, Malawi’s new president, faces many economic and security challenges as poverty ravages the country and loyalists of the […]

President Joyce Banda: Lead with Wisdom and Courage

Published on April 15, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

When Ma-Joyce Banda was sworn is as President of Malawi earlier this April, it was indeed a moment of celebration, […]

US suspends food aid to North Korea

Published on April 15, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

A U.S. agreement to assist North Korea with food has been suspended following the North’s failed rocket launch, a government […]

Banda must fix Malawi economy – Adviser

Published on April 15, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Joyce Banda, who marked her first week as Malawi’s president Saturday, needs to shore up the country’s economy, a former […]

Tobacco prices rise after Bingu’s death, deported Graham jets in

Published on April 15, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi’s Tobacco Control Commission (TCC) on Friday expressed happiness over high prices offered at auction floors for the past three […]

On celebrating Mutharika’s death

Published on April 14, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The death of any member of a family brings with it sorrow which is sometimes expressed by crying among relatives, […]

Malawi’s politics of shifting parties

Published on April 14, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

It is not news in Malawi to see and hear that that politician who was very strong in that party […]

Cecafa consoles Malawi over president Mutharika’s death

Published on April 14, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The country’s head of state passed away suddenly last week when he suffered a heart attack and the region’s football […]