Month: January 2013

Kinnah Phiri laughs off reasons that Football Association gave for his sacking

Published on January 29, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Flames coach Kinnah Phiri on Monday laughed off grounds filed by FAM for recommending the termination of his contract to […]

Makokola Retreat airstrip; Malawi’s third international airport

Published on January 29, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

The airstrip of the Makokola Retreat, located at Lake Malawi north of Mangochi and Nkopola, is Malawi’s third international airport. […]

Ethiopian Airlines introduce flights to Malawi’s Chileka Airport

Published on January 29, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Frequent fliers based in Malawi’s commercial and industrial capital Blantyre will no longer have to endure the hassles of several […]

Greedy Khumbo Kachali to dump wife for Anita Kalinde

Published on January 29, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Rumours reaching Face Of Malawi are indicating that Malawi’s vice president Khumbo Hastings Kachali is geared to dump his wife […]

Donors order President Banda to sell presidential jet

Published on January 29, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

The United Kingdom has ordered President Joyce Banda to put the presidential jet up for sale at once or risk […]

‘Malawians run government childishly’ says socio-economic commentator Kachaje

Published on January 29, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

One of the country’s socio-economic commentators has accused authorities of running government childishly by, among other things, underrating the power […]

Overstocking of bandages at Central Medical Stores shocks MPs

Published on January 29, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Endless rows of cartons of Plaster of Paris bandages and X-Ray envelopes in Central Medical Stores Trust (CMST) warehouses had […]

Mec bans first names on ballot papers

Published on January 29, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi Electoral Commission (Mec) wants the banning of nicknames and first names on ballot papers so that only official names […]

Malaw auctions presidential jet

Published on January 29, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi government has invited bids for its 14-seat presidential jet, which is being sold off as part of cost-cutting measures. […]

Kwacha weakens to its lowest since 1993

Published on January 29, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi’s kwacha, the worst- performing currency this year, dropped to its lowest in almost a decade as the Southern African […]

African swine fever hits parts of Malawi

Published on January 28, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Authorities in Malawi’s southern Thyolo district have banned the sale of pork following an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF), […]

DPP on re-union mission ahead of convention

Published on January 28, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

The opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is using its convention consultative meetings to ask party followers to reconcile with senior […]

University of Malawi colleges risk closure unless govt bails them out of a K1.6 billion deficit

Published on January 28, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

University of Malawi (Unima) colleges risk premature closure unless government bails them out of a K1.6 billion (about $4.8 million) […]

People feel govt will not address January 17 protests demands

Published on January 28, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

John Kapito and others may well have wasted their time in organising the January 17 demonstration because Malawi government may […]

TILI TONSE CHILDREN’S REHABILITATION CENTRE PROJECT

Published on January 28, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

 ScopeRehabilitation day care with residential facility for children affected with cerebral palsy, down syndrome Need for the Project: To help […]

Govt Promotes 11, 500 Teachers, Highest Number in Decades

Published on January 28, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

In an historic move, the Malawi government is to promote 11,500 primary and secondary school teachers by June this year, […]

50 year-old inmate found dead at Mzuzu Prison

Published on January 28, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

A 50 year-old inmate was on Sunday found dead at Mzuzu prison in northern Malawi but authorities could not immediately […]

AMAA takes nomination show to Malawi

Published on January 28, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA), has announced that its annual pre-event party, in which nominations into the various categories of […]