Month: May 2012

Britain bans use the word black over fears of RACSM

Published on May 7, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Police chiefs have banned IT staff from using the word blacklist over fears it is RACIST.The computer term whitelist — […]

Zodiak Broadcasting Station shines at Media Awards

Published on May 7, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

It was a night for Zodiak Broadcasting Station and its journalists. They won and swept almost every award on the […]

Employers Consultative Association of Malawi (ECAM) urges wage increase

Published on May 7, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The Employers Consultative Association of Malawi-ECAM says it has asked some of its members, to increase wages of their employees. […]

Mzuzu City Officials clash with vendors market tickets

Published on May 7, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Vendors in the Main Market of Mzuzu have stopped buying tickets and warned that they will resume buying tickets when […]

JZU to assume second Vice Presidency

Published on May 7, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The Malawi Congress Party President John Tembo is expected to assume the post of Second Vice President. Sources indicate that […]

Official Exchange Rates for 07-May-2012

Published on May 7, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Below is information we feel will be helpful in understanding the current official exchange rates. Should you require any further […]

Malawi opposition under threat over JB’s inclusive government

Published on May 7, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi President Joyce Banda’s all-inclusive government has received mixed reactions with some commentators fearing it will kill the opposition while […]

Al Bashir to attend AU Summit in Malawi — Sudan

Published on May 6, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The announcement Malawi President Joyce Banda made that Malawi will ask the African Union not to invite Sudanese president Omar […]

215 MRA retrenched staff petition Banda

Published on May 6, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The 215 Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) employees retrenched in July 2010 have petitioned President Joyce Banda, asking her to intervene […]

Joyce Banda and the Malawi Law Society want coup plot to be investigated

Published on May 6, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The Malawi Law Society on Thursday convened a meeting where among others they discussed attempts by former ruling DPP ministers […]

Malawi failing to capitalise on peas market

Published on May 6, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The International Crops Research Institute for semi arid tropics (ICRISAT) has said Malawian farmers are loosing readily available markets of […]

Govt increases subsidy beneficiaries

Published on May 6, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The Malawi government has said it will increase the number of beneficiaries in the 2012 /2013 farm input subsidy program. […]

Tobacco raking in needed Forex

Published on May 6, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Tobacco sales currently underway in Malawi continue to rake in the much needed foreign currency to revive the southern Africa […]

Govt lifts ban on Soya export

Published on May 6, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The Malawi government has lifted the export ban on Soya beans with immediate effect. In a statement issued Friday, Minister […]

Gates Foundation partner forces vaccines on Malawian children at gunpoint, arrests parents

Published on May 6, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Get your shots, or else get shot. That is the message being sent by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation […]

Malawi sets 2013 for complete Digital Migration

Published on May 5, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi has set 2013 as the year it will completely switch from analogue to digital broadcasting, according to the Ministry […]

Court blocks Malawi ‘spy machine’

Published on May 5, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

A long-standing furore over a planned ‘spy machine’ has been laid to rest in a Malawi court. The so-called ‘spy […]

Media freedom in Malawi is promised new landscape

Published on May 5, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Media freedom in Malawi has been commonly deplored, but amidst the political transition that brought Malawi its first female head […]