Malawi to receive US$40 million boost from Agro-fund
Published on May 28, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI
Malawi is to receive about US$39.6 million grant from the Global Agriculture and Food Security Programme (Gafsp) to help the […]
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Injunctions bill ‘No More’
Published on May 28, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI
The journey to repelling laws that sparked the deadly demonstrations of July last year began on Thursday with the reversal […]
DPP to petition speaker over Section 65
Published on May 28, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI
Opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is today expected to petition the Speaker of the National Assembly Henry Chimunthu Banda to […]
Malawi reverts to the Old Flag
Published on May 28, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI
Malawi parliament has today voted to revert to using the old flag in a move that was widely expected. The […]
Gay rights worsen in Africa: Amnesty
Published on May 27, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI
Discrimination against gay and gender-diverse people has “worsened” in Africa due to homophobic laws and escalating persecution, Amnesty International has […]
Why Africa needs women power
Published on May 27, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI
Malawi’s new president Joyce Banda is really shaking things up. She announced that she will work to overturn Malawi’s law […]
Taifa Stars, Malawi in goalless draw
Published on May 27, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI
Taifa Stars yesterday played to a goalless draw against a well drilled Malawi side in an international friendly at the […]
United Nations asks US to return stolen land to Indian tribes
Published on May 27, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI
“A United Nations investigator probing discrimination against Native Americans has called on the US government to return some of the […]
President Obama needs to make a call against genocide
Published on May 27, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI
“President Obama has a special envoy to Darfur. He has a senior national security adviser who authored a Pulitzer Prize-winning […]
Progressives Spreading Liberty in Malawi
Published on May 27, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI
Malawi has come a Lilongwe in a short time. Last month, longtime autocrat Bingu wa Mutharika died at the ripe […]
Homosexual people in Malawi can breathe more easily but there’s precious little good news elsewhere in Africa
Published on May 27, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI
Malawi has come a long way in just two year. In 2010 two men celebrating their engagement were given 14-year […]
Malawians left counting rising cost of living after devaluation
Published on May 26, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI
A sizeable devaluation of Malawi’s currency, aimed at reinvigorating the economy and wooing back international donors, has triggered steep increases […]
George Chaponda replaced as DPP’s leader of the house, young Mutharika takes over
Published on May 26, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI
Former ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has appointed party interim President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika to be in charge of […]
Chimunthu Banda accused of blocking the opposition in Parliament
Published on May 26, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI
Goodall Gondwe, the Vice President of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) on Thursday accused Speaker of the National Assembly Henry Chimunthu […]
Mulli sponsored govt in July 20 massacre – Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC)
Published on May 26, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI
Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) has named late president Bingu wa Mutharika’s close ally, businessman Leston Mulli, as having sponsored […]
Bank of England to help Malawi’s economic recovery
Published on May 26, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI
The Bank of England is expected to dispatch one of its economic experts to Malawi to help the country deal […]
DPP fires Ntaba as spokesman
Published on May 26, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI
The former ruling DPP has replaced its publicity secretary Hetherwick Ntaba with Nicholas Dausi, the party’s Secretary General Wakuda Kamanga […]
ICC not for Africans – say new prosecutor
Published on May 25, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI
The prosecutor-elect of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has dispelled what she termed as “perceptions” that the Hague-based court is […]