Month: March 2013

MCP aspiring president Chris Daza faults MCP indaba preparations

Published on March 6, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Secretary General Chris Daza has faulted the way the party is preparing for its convention […]

Joyce Banda’s resignation letter drama continues

Published on March 6, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Two men known only identified as Andrew and Prophet Wales are in police cooler in area 30 for a a […]

Cost of Malawi civil servants’ strike yet to be determined

Published on March 6, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

The two-week civil servants’ strike in Malawi might have ended, but public funds worth billions of kwacha went down the […]

Why Carlsberg leaving Malawi is not so bad for Malawians

Published on March 6, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Recently, the Chief Executive of Carlsberg Malawi Brewery Ltd was overhead complaining against the effects of floatation of the local […]

Big Brother Africa Season 8 Auditions announced

Published on March 6, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

In less than three months, 80 days – new Housemates will be revealed in Season 8 of AfricaMagic’s Big Brother […]

Catholic Church takes stand against homosexuality, abortion

Published on March 6, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

The Catholic Church has officially taken a stand against homosexuality and abortion in a pastoral letter that was read out […]

Atupele promises free secondary education

Published on March 6, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

United Democratic Front (UDF) president Atupele Muluzi has said his party will explore the possibility of introducing free secondary school […]

Referee of United vs Madrid: Cuneyt Cakir has a Twitter account, follows Real Madrid & Cristiano Ronaldo

Published on March 6, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Well, this is an interesting angle on the man who controversially sent off Nani when Manchester United were 2-1 up […]

Fake bishop walks into the Vatican, tries to join cardinals electing new pope

Published on March 6, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

A man impersonating a Bishop managed to sneak past Vatican security and get photographed with a cardinal—with only confidence, a […]

World leaders react to Chavez’s death

Published on March 6, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Both tributes and veiled criticism for controversial Venezuelan leader who was known for his anti-Western stance. Reactions to the death […]

Meddling donor, hidden agenda

Published on March 6, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Does giving aid entitle donors to have a say on who should lead? The opinion expressed recently by western donors […]

Venezuela’s president Hugo Chavez dies at 58

Published on March 6, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez has died, his vice-president has announced. Mr Chavez had not appeared in public since he returned […]

Malawi prisons run out of food

Published on March 6, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Prisons across Malawi have run out of food and the situation is very dire that some of them have even […]

Malawi re-opens embassy in Kenya

Published on March 6, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi government re-opened its High Commission in Nairobi, Kenya on Friday after a closure in 2005, officials have announced. “Brigadier […]

It’s illegal to die in Italian town & other weird laws from around the world

Published on March 5, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Italy has recently introduced some laws that at first sight might look rather absurd and strange. It is illegal to […]

Khumbo Kachali accused of killing late Paramount Chief M’mbelwa IV through witchcraft

Published on March 5, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi Vice President, Khumbo Kachali, is facing accusations of killing late Inkosi ya Makosi IV, who died recently, through witchcraft. […]

EU backs Joyce Banda administration on reforms

Published on March 5, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

The European Union (EU) has said Malawi’s economic hardships resulting from donor-driven reforms would continue even if Malawians voted out […]

Pupils marched on their own – says TUM

Published on March 5, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Teachers Union of Malawi (Tum) president Chauluka Muake has denied allegations that teachers were involved in organising pupils to take […]