Month: October 2012

Food crisis hits Malawi, appeals for aid

Published on October 26, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Dear Colleagues, Floods and droughts have negatively impacted the food security situation of communities in Malawi. Results of the assessment […]

Callista stops late Mutharika’s children from evicting her

Published on October 26, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi’s former first lady Callista Mutharika has obtained an injunction stopping her eviction from Ndata Farm – where late President […]

Africa Cup of Nations 2013: Cape Verde face South Africa in opener

Published on October 26, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Debutants Cape Verde, who upset Cameroon to make their first finals, will play host South Africa in 2013 Africa Cup […]

Malawi Food crisis top of mind for UN Development chief

Published on October 26, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Top of mind right now is the food crisis,” said Helen Clark after her meeting with President Joyce Banda. “We […]

UN teams up with Girl Up to help teenage mothers in Malawi

Published on October 26, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Girls in Malawi face pretty serious hardships. Almost half are married by age 18, and around a quarter become teenage […]

Joyce Banda admits secretly meeting Goodall Gondwe

Published on October 26, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

President Joyce Banda has admitted to have met and discussed some economic issues with former finance minister Goodall Gondwe amid […]

Malawi/Tanzania border dispute to be settled in a swimming contest

Published on October 25, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

A joint press release, from the two sides, says Malawi and Tanzania have decided to settle matter of who owns […]

Farmers urged to continue growing tobacco

Published on October 25, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Tobacco farmers in the country should continue growing the leaf and not be disturbed by reports of a precarious future […]

Limbe-Nsanje railway project studies, completed

Published on October 25, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The Ministry of Transport and Public Infrastructure says it has completed studies that will facilitate upgrading and reconstruction of the […]

Govt to reopen Kamuzu Stadium

Published on October 25, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Blantyre based supporters can afford a sigh of relief after Minister of Youth Development and Sports Enoch Chihana on Wednesday […]

MHRC faults strikes by workers in essential services

Published on October 25, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) says it is worried with the industrial actions by employees working in essential services […]

Poisons Board recalls substandard drugs

Published on October 25, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Pharmacy, Medicines and Poisons Board (PMPB) is recalling drugs, from dealers, on suspicion of being sub standard. Board Acting Registrar, […]

Carlsberg takes FAM to task over media reports

Published on October 25, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Football Association of Malawi (Fam) was on Tuesday locked up in a meeting with sponsors Carlsberg Malawi Breweries over some […]

Chasowa’s father bitter over son’s murder

Published on October 25, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Father to slain Polytechnic student Robert Chasowa has said he is anxious to know who killed his son and why […]

Police warn public on convoys

Published on October 25, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi Police Service has warned the public against imitating a convoy of the country’s president, as doing so could be […]

Malawi drops on business ranking

Published on October 25, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi continues with its roller coaster fall on the international business rankings as it has slipped six places from 151 […]

Malawi Law Society against UK lawyers

Published on October 25, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi Law Society (MLS) has expressed misgivings over the government’s decision to hire lawyers from the United Kingdom to represent […]

ICT development to scale up economic activities, jobs

Published on October 25, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The Malawi Government says inclusion of Information, Communication Technology (ICT) as one of the priorities in the Economic Recovery Plan […]