Year: 2012

Tanzania High Commissioner to Malawi says part of Lake Malawi belongs to Tanzania

Published on October 12, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Tanzania High Commissioner to Malawi Patrick Tsere has made it crystal clear that part of Lake Malawi belongs to both […]

Mwaiwathu fire: City fire brigade arrives an hour later

Published on October 11, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The Blantyre City Council Fire Department said they arrived within five minutes of being informed of the fire at Mwaiwathu […]

Malawi ready to resume talks with Tanzania over Lake Malawi

Published on October 11, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi has expressed willingness to resume talks with Tanzania to resolve a protracted territorial dispute concerning the border in Lake […]

Unicef calls for end to child marriages

Published on October 11, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Parents should avoid marrying off underage girls, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said yesterday. The UN agency in a […]

Malawi external debt hits US$1.1 billion

Published on October 11, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi’s Ministry of Finance says the country’s debt levels have reached US$1.1 billion in July this year as the rate […]

Chasowa was murdered – inquiry

Published on October 11, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawian student activist Robert Chasowa, a critic of the late president Bingu wa Mutharika, was murdered and did not kill […]

FAM declares war on Ghana

Published on October 11, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has declared war on the Black Stars of Ghana by calling on Malawians to […]

Joyce Banda’s defiance on travel worrying

Published on October 11, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Joyce Banda’s vehement defence of huge entourages during her trips abroad is very worrying. This is because it reminded us […]

Public Affairs Committee to scrutinise Peoples Party govt end of October

Published on October 11, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi President Joyce Banda and the People’s Party [PP] government are expected to go under the microscope later this month […]

Volunteering at a Wildlife Centre in Malawi

Published on October 11, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

OCTOBER 10, 2012 The Global Vets team in East Africa are starting their adventure in Malawi at a wildlife centre. […]

Joyce Banda promises to give chiefs free fertilizer

Published on October 10, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi President Joyce Banda has promised to give chiefs free fertilizer and has asked them not to include themselves on […]

Malawi and its unbroken cycle of hunger

Published on October 10, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Over the past few years, Malawi Government has invested billions of kwacha in the Farm Input Subsidy (Fisp) in an […]

Zambia, Zimbabwe seal $4b power deal

Published on October 10, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Zambian president Michael Sata who is on a State visit to neighboring Zimbabwe Tuesday together with his counterpart Robert Mugabe […]

Malawi’s multiparty referendum, 20 years on

Published on October 10, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

20 years ago, almost to the day, the then Life President of Malawi, Dr Hastings Kamuzu Banda, announced that Malawians […]

Civil society tells govt to stop using July 20 deaths for campaign purposes

Published on October 10, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The Council for Non–Governmental Organisations (Congoma) has advised the government to stop using last year’s July 20 deaths as a […]

Chasowa was murdered by the Bingu wa Mutharika regime, inquiry concludes

Published on October 10, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Justice of Appeal, Andrew Nyirenda, who is the Chairperson of the Commission of Inquiry on the death of Robert Chasowa […]

Peoples Party candidate Aaram Beza not allowed to vote in Mzimba bye-elections

Published on October 10, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Peoples Party candidate Aaram Beza not allowed to vote in Mzimba Central bye-elections and was sent back, but will still […]

IMF cuts 2012 Africa growth forecast

Published on October 10, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday cut its 2012 forecast for Africa along with most other countries around the world […]