Malawi’s heroines of the floods
Published on October 13, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI
For many women in Malawi’s disaster-prone southern district of Nsanje, resilience is essential to survive the cyclical flooding. Twenty-four-year-old Chrissie […]
Year: 2012
Bakili Muluzi’s mother dies at 92
Published on October 13, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI
Mother to Malawi’s former president Bakili Muluzi, Gogo Che Nalikusika passed on peacefully in her sleep in the wee hours […]
UNICEF launches compulsory universal birth registration to protect children from abuses in Malawi
Published on October 13, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI
Newborn Joshou Nandola is bundled warmly in a big woolly blanket. Joshou’s name is written on his birth report. Joshou […]
Joyce Banda appoints Mbendera as MEC chair, Msosa out
Published on October 13, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI
Malawi president Joyce Banda has appointed Judge Maxon Mbendera as new chairperson for Malawi Electoral Commission with effect from Thursday, […]
Peter Mutharika summons brother’s widow, family
Published on October 13, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI
Peter Mutharika, younger brother to Malawi’s late president Bingu wa Mutharika, has summoned his brother’s widow Callista and her step […]
Britain speaks on Malawi, Tanzania border dispute
Published on October 13, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI
Britain, Malawi’s former colonial master, has urged both Malawi and Tanzania to resolve the ongoing border dispute peacefully amid tension […]
Black-out not targeting areas – Escom
Published on October 13, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI
The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) says it is not targeting specific areas in the extended load shedding exercise […]
Malawi to get US$1bn in aid
Published on October 13, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI
Malawi’s finance minister Ken Lipenga says he is confident Malawi will receive in excess of US$1 billion (K315 billion) in […]
Ghana FA sends condolences to Malawi’s Walter Nyamilandu
Published on October 13, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI
Ghana Football Association President Kwesi Nyantakyi has on behalf of the sport body commiserated with the President of the Football […]
PP officials implicated in portraits scam
Published on October 13, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI
Following the publication of a story in our last week’s edition where some District Commissioners complained that some private suppliers […]
Malawi Chief Justice swears Local Government Commissioners
Published on October 13, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI
The Local Government Service Commission in Malawi (LASCOM) has new commissioners. President Joyce Banda appointed the six commissioners to rejuvenate […]
University of York helps improve mental health care in Malawi
Published on October 13, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI
The University of York is leading a vital international project to establish community-based mental health care in Malawi, one of […]
Flames primed for mission impossible
Published on October 13, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI
Malawi is determined to cast demons of a 2-0 deficit, a bumpy pitch and a curse of suspensions when facing […]
Malawi asks United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to mediate in Tanzania border tussle
Published on October 13, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI
Malawi has asked United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to mediate in its Lake Malawi boundary dispute with Tanzania, a […]
Preview: Ghana Vs Malawi
Published on October 13, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI
It’s the final moments in the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, yet Ghana, with one foot in the South […]
Mulli Brothers chucked off Farm Input Subsidy Programme list
Published on October 13, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI
There is mist over how the Ministry of Agriculture removed Mulli Brothers Limited from a list of transporters for the […]
Malawi minister tours border amid simmering tension with Tanzania
Published on October 13, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI
Malawian Foreign Affairs Minister Ephraim Nganda Chiume, on Thursday led a team of government officials on a tour of the […]
Callista, Bingu wa Mutharika’s children fight over property
Published on October 13, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI
Malawi’s former first lady Callista Mutharika and children of her late husband, former president Bingu wa Mutharika, verbally fought on […]