Month: July 2012

Robert Chasowa: How he died. The timeline of events

Published on July 25, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The Beginning 30th march 2011, Bingu Mutharika calls upon the DPP Youth Cadets to “protect” him from his critics in […]

Promoting disability rights in Malawi

Published on July 25, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

People with hearing impairments in Malawi bemoan the failure to include the use of sign language on state-owned TV. People […]

Madonna’s Malawi school land to become cemetery

Published on July 25, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Madonna’s planned academy for girls has been scrapped, with the land designated for the school now due to become a […]

Scientists aim to end HIV epidemic

Published on July 25, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The HIV/AIDS epidemic is more than 30 years old. However, at the 19th International AIDS Conference Tuesday there was talk […]

Ghana’s President John Atta Mills dies at 68

Published on July 25, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Ghana’s president, John Atta Mills, died Tuesday at a military hospital in Accra shortly after falling ill. Officials did not […]

E-Wallet resumes August 5

Published on July 25, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Swift Marketing, a firm that is running the re-branded E-Wallet has assured the nation that they are on a serious […]

Chikaonda blasts MACRA over ‘spy machine’

Published on July 25, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Highly revered economist Mathews Chikaonda on Tuesday lashed at Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) of being political in its operations […]

TNM hikes tariffs by 20%

Published on July 25, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

TNM Limited’s subscribers should brace for hard times as they will have to dig deeper in their pockets to make […]

Joyce Banda applaud IMF’s decision to award Malawi new loan

Published on July 25, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi President Joyce Banda on Tuesday applauded the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for approving a new […]

JB’s reforms encourage UK MPs to urge budget support for Malawi

Published on July 24, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

MPs on UK’s international development committee say budget support likely to be most efficient way of providing aid to Malawi […]

Malawi risks loosing 60% of foreign exchange – Tobacco Control Commission

Published on July 24, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The Tobacco Control Commission-TCC says Malawi risks loosing 60 percent of its foreign exchange if she can ratify the World […]

Joyce Banda to officially open new National Bank of Malawi Head Office

Published on July 24, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

President Joyce Banda on Tuesday is to officially open new multi-million kwacha National Bank of Malawi Head Office complex in […]

Escom staff threaten power cuts over low perks

Published on July 24, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Employees of the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) on Tuesday entered second day of their sit-in pushing for a […]

The price of investigating Julius Malema

Published on July 24, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Two journalists told South Africa how Julius Malema was funding his lavish lifestyle through the Ratanang Trust. On Saturday, they […]

Malawi on the road to recovery – but the hard part’s just beginning

Published on July 24, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

In just a few months, Malawi’s new president has undone much of the damage caused by her predecessor by implementing […]

Cotton farmers disappointed with low prices

Published on July 24, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Disappointed by low prices and finding no satisfying explanation for the situation, cotton farmers in Traditional Authority Mlumbe in Zomba […]

Government likely to close down Mzuzu University

Published on July 24, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Lecturers and students at Mzuzu University have joined arms in taking the government to task, bringing a Mexican standoff which […]

IMF Executive Board Approves New US$ 156.2 Million Extended Credit Facility Arrangement for Malawi

Published on July 24, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today approved a new three-year arrangement for Malawi under the Extended […]