Year: 2012

Cholera cases on the increase in Chikhwawa

Published on July 4, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Chikhwawa district, southern part of Malawi, continues to register increased cholera cases every year due to lack of latrines among […]

Zim starts repaying Malawi debt with fuel

Published on July 4, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The government of Zimbabwe has supplied Malawi with fuel worth $10million, commencing a repayment of its $23 million maize debt. […]

Chanthunya appeals against extradition to Malawi

Published on July 4, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Fugitive and murder suspect Misozi Chanthunya has appealed against his extradition to Malawi where he is wanted to answer murder […]

Govt worried over maize vending

Published on July 3, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Government has expressed worry that most households are selling maize, Malawi’s staple food, raising fears of a possible food shortage […]

Peoples’s lives at stake as District Hospitals go on strike

Published on July 3, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Hundreds of poor and hopeless patients in Malawi are being turned back without accessing treatment because workers in some of […]

Govt Shortlists 6 Consultants for Shire-Zambezi Feasibility Study

Published on July 3, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi has shortlisted six international consultants to conduct a feasibility study on the Shire-Zambezi waterway, a crucial project in easing […]

Govt should be cautious when firing top officers

Published on July 3, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The rate at which heads of government organs are being fired should be of concern to many Malawians. Of late […]

DPP in another u-turn on Section 65, but to wait until next session of parliament

Published on July 3, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Petitioners on Section 65 will have to wait until the next meeting of Parliament for the Speaker to make a […]

Legal Affairs Committee recommends local govt polls in 2019

Published on July 3, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

In a very retrogressive move, the Legal Affairs Committee of Parliament has expressed doubt on Malawi’s capacity to hold tripartite […]

Nafe to fly back home on Wed

Published on July 3, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi’s evicted housemate in the Big brother house Nafe is expected to arrive home on Wednesday this week, through Kamuzu […]

Phoya backs Speaker on Sec 65 saga

Published on July 3, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The leadership of the ruling Peoples Party (PP) in parliament has backed Speaker of the national assembly for not rushing […]

Lilongwe vendors riot over chicken price hike

Published on July 3, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Police in Lilongwe on Monday used teargas canisters to disperse angry vendors, who destroyed the fence and stoned Central Poultry […]

Matilda Katopola refuses to certify parliament bills

Published on July 3, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Clerk of Parliament Matilda Katopola has refused to certify and send the bills Parliament has passed to the President unless […]

Chanthunya to be extradited to Malawi

Published on July 3, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

A court in South Africa has allowed the extradition of fugive and murder suspect, Misozi Chanthunya, Principal Secretary in Malawi’s […]

Nampota sought financial advice

Published on July 3, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Internal correspondence between the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Director, Alex Nampota, and Bureau Secretary, Tokha Manyungwa, shows Nampota obtained financial advice […]

Ex US President George Bush helps renovate health center in Africa

Published on July 3, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Former President George W. Bush has been helping to renovate a women’s cancer screening center in Zambia during a weeklong […]

South Africa’s Land Issue Not So Simple

Published on July 3, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Much or most of South Africa’s land remains in the hands of whites, and land reform proceeds at a snail’s […]

Speculation about Mugabe’s health as he travels to Singapore again

Published on July 3, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Robert Mugabe left for Singapore on Monday sparking renewed speculation that the 88 year old ZANU PF leader is once […]