Author: FACE OF MALAWI

Govt orders AG to stop payouts to dismissed top government officials

Published on March 4, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

The government has ordered the Attorney General (AG) to review all cases, where it agreed to pay out millions of […]

MPs trying to blackmail Joyce Banda – state house

Published on March 4, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

The State House has complained that Members of Parliament are blackmailing President Joyce Banda by stalling parliamentary deliberations in order […]

Maize smugglers thrive as desperation deepens

Published on March 4, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

For as little as K100 (28 US cents), some police officers are selling their souls and that of hungry Malawians […]

Climax of Ken Lipenga’s weak leadership

Published on March 4, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Ken Lipenga could be cementing his legacy as potentially one of the weakest finance ministers in Malawi’s history. The man […]

Malawi not happy with Tanzania official in Lake Malawi dispute

Published on March 4, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

MALAWI has expressed its displeasure that the executive secretary of the Forum for Former Heads of State, which is currently […]

Malawi to have a heroes acre

Published on March 4, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

President Joyce Banda on Sunday announced plans to set up a Heroes’ Acre in Nkhata Bay as a way of […]

The Impact of an Innovative Approach to Prevent Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV — Malawi,

Published on March 4, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Antiretroviral medications can reduce rates of mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to less than 5% (1). However, in […]

Kenyans go to polls to elect fourth president after gun attacks

Published on March 4, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Long lines of Kenyans queued from far before dawn as polls opened on Monday for hard-fought elections, hours after several […]

Ntaba and five others sue govt for unfair dismissal

Published on March 4, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Government may cough millions of tax-payers’ money if five aides of the late president Bingu wa Mutharika succeed in their […]

President Joyce Banda, Finance Minister Ken Lipenga In MK52 Billion Corruption Scandal

Published on March 4, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

As Malawi’s civil servants were parading in various streets of the country crying for their pay-hike, some cabinet ministers were […]

HIV Cure Found: Child born with HIV cured by US doctors

Published on March 4, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Medical history made with first ‘functional cure’ of unnamed two-year-old born with the virus but now needing no medication. A […]

Government to blame for the kwacha plunge, 7% depreciation in a week

Published on March 3, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Over-expenditure in government has been blamed for worsening the depreciation of the Malawi kwacha whose rollercoaster fall saw it slipping […]

Malawi legalises abortion

Published on March 3, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Members of Parliament on Wednesday unanimously passed the Gender Equality Bill into law, which seeks, among other things, to empower […]

Covering up K34 million lie with tomato

Published on March 3, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

The family-based criminal syndicate known as the Mafia that originated in southern Italy in mid 19th century had a very […]

Living on dog, human, horse meat

Published on March 3, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

If ever this country’s leadership has given us, plebeians, a raw deal, it can be argued that it cannot be […]

BlackBerry Z10 vs. Apple iPhone 5: Specs comparison

Published on March 3, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

It’s been a long time coming, but last month, BlackBerry finally revealed its first BB10 smartphones, the BlackBerry Z10 and […]

Parliament needs an additional week to scrutinize the midterm budget review,

Published on March 3, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Possibility is high that parliament will require an additional week or so for the current sitting to scrutinize the midterm […]

ESCOM to connect 18,000 applicants

Published on March 3, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi’s sole electricity provider Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) is yet to provide electricity to over 18,000 applicants some […]