Author: FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi courts resume work after 3 months strike

Published on March 26, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Justice will be back in the corridors of Malawi’s judicial system from tomorrow, Monday, after a junior strike which started […]

Zimbabwean woman swindles Malawi President half a million US$s

Published on March 26, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

A Zimbabwean woman has shocked Malawi after she swindled embattled Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika, his Malawian business partner Edwin […]

Government hails Plan International

Published on March 26, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Director of Social Welfare in the Ministry of Gender, Children and Community development Hyacinth Kulemeka has hailed Plan International for […]

Tech companies woo Africa

Published on March 25, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

From solar-powered lights to televisions that can withstand power blackouts, electronics mega-firms are wooing African consumers with products that target […]

CareGivers in Artwork sale to benefit their orphanage in Malawi

Published on March 25, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Who can resist children’s art, so enthusiastically free and simultaneously self-possessed? A fundraiser from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. today on […]

Malawi’s democracy dips into recession

Published on March 25, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

President Bingu wa Mutharika is displaying signs of increasing authoritarianism in Malawi. Between independence in 1964 and the referendum to […]

AU to send 5,000 soldiers to pursue Uganda’s LRA rebels

Published on March 24, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

On Saturday, four African countries with the backing of the United Nations and the African Union (AU) will officially launch […]

$350M in US good governance aid halted for Malawi

Published on March 24, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

U.S. aid agency that rewards good governance has suspended $350 million worth of assistance to Malawi. The Millennium Challenge Corp. […]

Lake Malawi Risks Continued Silting

Published on March 24, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Lake Malawi will continue silting if communities living along the lake shore districts do not stop cutting down trees carelessly, […]

Christians Tortured for Witchcraft

Published on March 24, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The Nkhoma synod of the CCAP church in Kasungu has joined the fight against unnecessary witchcraft accusations amid revelations that […]

21 year old college student wins MK1million in TNM Pompo Pompo Promotion

Published on March 24, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

David Magalasi recently got accepted into the University of Malawi after scoring a resounding 15 points in his MSCE’s.Little did […]

TNM projects network strain

Published on March 24, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Telecoms services provider TNM Limited says the prevailing macro-economic environment will continue to give the company operational obstacles to sustain […]

Malawi, US soldiers share skills in combat training

Published on March 24, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Army Sgt. 1st Class Chris Richey knows a lot about battlefield medicine. With three deployments — one to Kosovo and […]

UN Security Council, secretary-general condemn Mali coup

Published on March 23, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The U.N. Security Council and Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon strongly condemned on Thursday an overnight coup in Mali by renegade soldiers […]

Legal Affairs to consult on tripartite bill

Published on March 23, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The Legal Affairs Committee of Parliament will in April consult various stakeholders on the future of the Constitutional (amendment) bill […]

Malawi: Arrests Signal Deteriorating Rights Environment

Published on March 23, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The Malawi government’s recent surge of arrests and threats against critics reflects its broader crackdown on free speech and other […]

South Africa court orders release of Zuma graft files

Published on March 23, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

South Africa’s highest court says it has granted the main opposition party the right to examine files on a corruption […]

World Bank Gives Malawi $30 million for agriculture sector

Published on March 23, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Cash strapped Malawi will get a $30 million credit from the World Bank to shore up diversification from the maize […]