Month: October 2012

Regional trade key to African food security, World Bank says

Published on October 28, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The World Bank is urging African countries to strengthen regional food trade, suggesting that food security could be greatly enhanced […]

Libya after Ghadaffi – Better or worse?

Published on October 28, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Despite western euphoria that greeted the NATO-led UN mandate of the “Responsibility to protect” (R2P) as “mission accomplished” following the […]

Zimbabwean pressure group calls for the demolition of President Robert Mugabe’s government

Published on October 28, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

A Zimbabwean pressure group, “Zimbabwe Let’s Unite”, has called for the demolition of the government of Robert Mugabe. The UK-based […]

Tanzania-Malawi dispute worry citizens

Published on October 28, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Oil exploration at the disputed Lake Nyasa border has rekindled the decade-old tension between Tanzania and Malawi. Malawi refers to […]

DPP changes tune, will now attend PAC indaba

Published on October 28, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), which refused to attend a Public Affairs Committee conference in March this year when […]

11 villages share a borehole in Ntchisi

Published on October 28, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

“I can even say that about 500 people share a borehole here,” said Group Village Headman Kanyenda of Kanyenda Village […]

Bingu wa Mutharika’s whims cost more than K1 billion in payouts

Published on October 28, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi Government, through the reserve bank, paid K800 million to Victoria Forex Bureau as compensation for loss of business over […]

Mangochi Police impound subsidized fertilizer mixed with sand

Published on October 27, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Mangochi Police, east of Malawi have impounded a 15 ton truck owned by Simama offloading 600 (50 Kg) bags of […]

Ex-prisoner commits suicide in Nkhata-bay

Published on October 27, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

A former prisoner in Malawi’s northern region district of Nkhata-Bay, Mr Joseph Manda, aged 30 has committed suicide by hanging […]

Land wrangle leaves over 30 families homeless in Lilongwe

Published on October 27, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Over 30 families have been rendered homeless after police backed by high court sheriffs demolished their houses in Chisemphere Village […]

UNDP signs $5.4Million financing agreements with Norway & Ireland to support Democracy Consolidation Projects and Human Rights in Malawi

Published on October 27, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Governments of Norway and Ireland have signed a $5.4 Million Financing Agreements […]

Andiamo Education Institutions winns Hope trophy after 5 years

Published on October 27, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

After five years of waiting, Andiamo Education Institutions (AEI) finally won the sixth edition of Hope trophy today 27 October […]

HIV infection and fertility preferences in rural Malawi

Published on October 27, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Although HIV-prevalence and fertility rates in sub-Saharan Africa are among the highest in the world, little is known about how […]

Wels Kingdom Workers partners with Jesus Cares in Malawi

Published on October 27, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

For the first two weeks in November, Bill Truebenbach and Tim Ulrich of Jesus Cares Ministries, an outreach arm of […]

Chanco students pettition JB over fee hike

Published on October 27, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Chancellor College students Wednesday morning took to the streets to present a petition to President Joyce Banda, the Chancellor of […]

Poor Infrastructure Is Africa’s Soft Underbelly

Published on October 27, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

This is a guest post by Harvard professor Calestous Juma In one of Africa’s most ambitious investment decisions, South Africa’s […]

Malawi Diaspora Desk to increase foreign investment

Published on October 27, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawians living abroad will from now keep abreast and contribute to the development of the nation following government’s establishment of […]

CDE students present presidential elections in Malawi, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique

Published on October 27, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The International Studies Program held its first round of CDE Country Talks during the International Studies Colloquium on Tuesday, October […]