Author: FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi Savings Bank profits hit K1.1bn

Published on April 8, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Published annual financial reports from Malawi Savings Bank (MSB) show that the company has managed to rake in an after […]

Life of The Late President Bingu wa Mutharika

Published on April 8, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi’s third president since independence from Britain Bingu wa Mutharika who died on Thursday after suffering a cardiac arrest, was […]

Malawi’s president dies but mourned by few

Published on April 8, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika died after a heart attack on Thursday 5th April though few Malawians are mourning a […]

Malawi’s first female president moves to heal political divide

Published on April 8, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi’s Joyce Banda told supporters there was no room for revenge as she was sworn in as Africa’s second female […]

Malawi Vice-President, Joyce Banda, sworn in after president’s death

Published on April 7, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Joyce Banda the Vice President to the now deceased president of Malawi Mutharika has now taken over the day to […]

Congratulations to Madam President Joyce Banda

Published on April 7, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

When the news of the demise of the president Bingu wa Mutharika broke out, I was taken by surprise. I […]

Vice-President Joyce Banda to Be Sworn in Shortly

Published on April 7, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi’s capital city, Lilongwe, is awash with anticipation. Malawi is about to have a new Head of State and Government. […]

Diplomatic heads visit Malawi Vice President Joyce Banda as the rightful successor to the late President Bingu Wa Mutharika

Published on April 7, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Lilongwe – Minutes after Malawi vice president Joyce Banda called on the nation to follow the constitution and allow her […]

Malawi confirms president’s death

Published on April 7, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi’s government on Saturday confirmed the death of President Bingu wa Mutharika and vowed to adhere to a constitutional transition, […]

National Geographic Traveler Reporter gets detained for reporting about Malawi President’s Death

Published on April 7, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

By Andrew Evans of National Geographic Traveler . Yesterday, the President of Malawi, Bingu wa Mutharika died from a heart […]

Malawi Law Society, DPP faction say Vice President Banda can take over leadership

Published on April 7, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Lilongwe – The president of the Law Society of Malawi John Gift Makhwawa has asked the Malawian nation to respect […]

U.S. urges Malawi to quickly swear in vice president

Published on April 7, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

WASHINGTON- Malawi should quickly swear in Vice President Joyce Banda as the new president to succeed Bingu wa Mutharika, who […]

Statement by U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Johnnie Carson on Death of President Mutharika

Published on April 6, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The following is a statement by Johnnie Carson, Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, United States Department of State. On April […]

Malawi Civil Societies says country in succession crisis

Published on April 6, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Lilongwe – Civil society leaders in Malawi have called on the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and government to respect the […]

Joyce Banda to take over Malawi Presidency

Published on April 6, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Law experts say Vice President Joyce Banda will step in as Malawi’s Head of State after reports emerged that President […]

PROPHET ARRESTED AFTER A ‘PREDICT’ OF PRESIDENT BINGU’S DEATH

Published on April 6, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

A self-proclaimed prophet Kangawa Sunny Msiska has been arrested by Malawi Police after he predicted that President Bingu wa Mutharika […]

Malawi’s President Mutharika Dead; Was He Hero Or Villain, And What Did His Re-Election In 2009 Tell Us About Democracy In Africa?

Published on April 6, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi’s President Bingu wa Mutharika is dead. Mutharika, 78, died of cardiac arrest in Lilongwe hospital on Thursday. Mutharika’s first […]

Malawi’s Mutharika: flawed economist-in-chief

Published on April 6, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi’s Bingu wa Mutharika liked to portray himself as the all-knowing “economist-in-chief”, presiding over an unprecedented run of boom years […]