How Malawi is improving a terrible maternal mortality rate through good design
Pregnancy is supposed to be about life. And yet, every day, 800 women across the globe die from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth...
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Gut Microbes at Root of Severe Malnutrition in Kids
A study of young twins in Malawi, in sub-Saharan Africa, finds that bacteria living in the intestine are an underlying cause of a form of..
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Jose Mujica, the poorest and most humble president in the world
Jose Mujica, the President of Uruguay. has made the news recently because of reports of his humble and basic style of life. Jose Mujica..
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Corruption fueling poverty in Malawi-Chinsinga
A corrupt tendency by politicians is the main catalyst for Malawi’s poor showing, in terms of development and economic gains, political analysts observe. According to..
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Malawi to send troops to Mali
Malawi President Joyce Banda says her government was ready to send troops to Mali to help maintain peace in the West African state. Speaking on..
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Aer Lingus UNICEF Ambassadors in Africa: A Flying Visit to Malawi
Earlier this month seven Aer Lingus Unicef Ambassadors travelled to Malawi in southeast Africa to witness firsthand how UNICEF uses the funds collected onboard Aer..
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Malawi receives K175m worth drugs
A United States-based organization, Americares, has given Malawi drugs worth K175 million (about 460 thousand dollars), as congestion in the country’s referral hospitals reach crisis..
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Flood victims to receive additional farm inputs
The government is to distribute additional farm inputs to farmers, whose crops were destroyed by floods that hit ten districts of the country, officials say...
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Zimbabwe has $217 left in the bank according to its Finance Minister Tendai Biti
After paying public workers' salaries last week, the balance in cash-strapped Zimbabwe's government public account stood at just $217, Finance Minister Tendai Biti said Tuesday...
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Malawi President global trotting as thousands perish due to drug shortage
President Joyce Banda is busy on foreign trips (South Korea, United Kingdom etc) when thousands of Malawians are dying in hospitals due to drug shortage...
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Crisis at Kamuzu Central Hospital, hospital is over-congested
Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe is congested with patients and the facility is struggling to cope with the situation. In worst scenarios, six children are..
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DPP drops Section 65 appeal
Opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has rescinded its decision to appeal against a court ruling that denied them the chance to join a Section 65..
Read MoreKinnah Phiri laughs off reasons that Football Association gave for his sacking
Flames coach Kinnah Phiri on Monday laughed off grounds filed by FAM for recommending the termination of his contract to government, describing them as vague...
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Makokola Retreat airstrip; Malawi’s third international airport
The airstrip of the Makokola Retreat, located at Lake Malawi north of Mangochi and Nkopola, is Malawi’s third international airport. International charter or private flights..
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Ethiopian Airlines introduce flights to Malawi’s Chileka Airport
Frequent fliers based in Malawi’s commercial and industrial capital Blantyre will no longer have to endure the hassles of several flight connections when travelling to..
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Greedy Khumbo Kachali to dump wife for Anita Kalinde
Rumours reaching Face Of Malawi are indicating that Malawi's vice president Khumbo Hastings Kachali is geared to dump his wife Martha for sparkling and angelic..
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Donors order President Banda to sell presidential jet
The United Kingdom has ordered President Joyce Banda to put the presidential jet up for sale at once or risk courting trouble, sources at the..
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‘Malawians run government childishly’ says socio-economic commentator Kachaje
One of the country's socio-economic commentators has accused authorities of running government childishly by, among other things, underrating the power of the private sector in..
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Overstocking of bandages at Central Medical Stores shocks MPs
Endless rows of cartons of Plaster of Paris bandages and X-Ray envelopes in Central Medical Stores Trust (CMST) warehouses had members of the Health Committee..
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Mec bans first names on ballot papers
Malawi Electoral Commission (Mec) wants the banning of nicknames and first names on ballot papers so that only official names should be allowed. It also..
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Malaw auctions presidential jet
Malawi government has invited bids for its 14-seat presidential jet, which is being sold off as part of cost-cutting measures. The office of President Joyce..
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