Year: 2013

Zimbabwe has only 2 months supply of ARV’s

Published on February 21, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Health and Child Welfare has revealed that it only has two months’ supply of anti-retroviral drugs left […]

Govt claims its cannot afford what civil servants are asking

Published on February 21, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi’s Finance Minister Ken Lipenga says government can ill afford a salary increase for civil servants as meeting their current […]

President Banda orders to put on hold printing of new portraits bearing her new title of “Dr”

Published on February 21, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

In a move to be seen as if she is responding to the problems rocking the country, Joyce Banda has […]

Uladi Mussa makes false claims against Peter Mutharika, threatens to smoke him out

Published on February 21, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Foul-mouthed Uladi Mussa who is Minister of Home affairs has threatened to “smoke out” Professor Peter Mutharika who is being […]

Malawi crumbling around helpless Joyce Banda

Published on February 20, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi President Joyce Banda is going ahead to attend a summit in Equatorial Guinea, leaving behind a country that has […]

Manchester United CEO David Gill to step down

Published on February 20, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

After a decade at the helm of one of the world’s biggest football clubs David Gill will step down as […]

African airlines to suffer in Malawi as public workers strike

Published on February 20, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Kenya Airways and two other African airlines would have their air routes cut off as state workers in Malawi threaten […]

Kenya Airways cancels flights to Malawi

Published on February 20, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Kenya Airways has cancelled flights to and from Lilongwe, Malawi indefinitely after striking state workers shut down the main airport. […]

Malawi’s never-ending drug shortage problem

Published on February 20, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi is again experiencing a crisis in the delivery of essential medicines, with understaffed clinics and erratic drug supplies preventing […]

Strike in Malawi grows

Published on February 20, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Public workers in Malawi, on strike demanding a 67 percent pay hike, have threatened to close the country’s airports. The […]

Civil Servants in Mzuzu chant Anti-Joyce Banda songs as they protest appalling living conditions

Published on February 20, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi civil servants in Mzuzu braved a chilly morning on Wednesday and expressed their frustration on the appalling working conditions […]

Strike closes Malawi airport, pressure builds on govt

Published on February 20, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Striking state workers in Malawi on Wednesday closed the main international airport in the capital Lilongwe over demands for better […]

Malawi Public Primary school pupils disrupt classes at Joyce Banda foundation

Published on February 20, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Joyce Banda Foundation schools in Chimwankhunda, Blantyre are under siege from pupils and students from adjoining schools, angry that Joyce […]

DPP issues press statement on the civil service strike

Published on February 20, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) notes with regret the disjointed and disconnected nature in the way the strike and associated […]

Malawi’s bountiful harvests and healthier children

Published on February 20, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

In Malawi, the fields are full ­– and so are the children. Through research led by Michigan State University, crop […]

Govt offers striking civil servants new remuneration package

Published on February 20, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Government wishes to inform all civil servants and the entire nation that it has decided on a remuneration package which […]

Malawi tenders for 369m litres of fuel

Published on February 20, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Petroleum Importers Limited (PIL) has disclosed that it has advertised tenders for the acquisition of 369 million litres of fuel, […]

Police Chief Loti Dzonzi to be fired, Doreen Kapanga set to take over

Published on February 20, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi President Joyce Banda is set to sack Police Inspector General Loti Dzonzi. Dzonzi, is expected to be replaced by […]