Tunisian President pardons 1,300 prisoners
Published on August 15, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI
After convening a meeting with Justice Minister Noureddin B’Hiri, Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki on Wednesday officially pardoned an estimated 1,300 […]
Tag: africa
Britain gives Malawi $4.7 million for food aid
Published on August 15, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI
Britain has given $4.7 million (2.9 million pounds) to Malawi for food aid as more than 1.6 million people face […]
DPP goes after rebel MPs threatening Section 65
Published on August 15, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI
Malawi’s former ruling DPP has declared that every Member of Parliament (MP) who won on its ticket but sits with […]
NO! To oil drilling on Lake Malawi, Africa’s Third Largest Lake
Published on August 13, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI
BY Jones Ntaukira For centuries European explorers had speculated about the existence of a great lake in Central Africa. Returning […]
Malawi’s Ireland based rapper, Pop Dogg dominates Africa awards’ nominations
Published on August 13, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI
Malawian rapper, Pop Dogg, based in Ireland has dominated the nominations for the 2012 Ireland African Music Awards. Pop Dog, […]
Lake Malawi Saga: How Mwalimu Julius Nyerere dealt with Malawi’s claims
Published on August 11, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI
Malawi’s absurd claims that the whole of Lake Nyasa, or as they stubbornly call it Lake Malawi, belongs to it […]
Malawi launches AIDS test drive
Published on August 7, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI
Malawi on Monday launched a week-long campaign to test 250,000 people for HIV in what health authorities called a crucial […]
Malawi netball team still Africa’s No 1
Published on August 3, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI
African netball champions, Malawi Queens have shrugged off rivals South Africa’s Proteas to remain the continent’s number one and fifth […]
DPP supporters clash over party’s 2014 torch bearer
Published on August 1, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI
Divisions are emerging in the DPP over the party’s 2014 presidential candidate with some loyalists supporting George Chaponda and not […]
HIV+ people press for children
Published on August 1, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI
Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) is a wonderful programme that has seen expectant HIV positive mothers bringing to […]
Malawi Posts Corporation staff strike demand 46% salary increment
Published on July 31, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI
Employees of the Malawi Posts Corporation(MPC) are on a nationwide strike demanding a 46 percent salary increment. The strike has […]
Govt should call for a referendum on homosexuality – DPP
Published on July 31, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has said government should call for a national referendum to solicit views of Malawians on the […]
Joyce Banda the renegade
Published on July 29, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI
By the standards of most African leaders, President Joyce Banda is a renegade. Since taking office less than four months […]
Are we facing another global food price crisis?
Published on July 27, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI
The worst drought to hit the USA in over half a century has sent international food prices climbing again. Prices […]
African Independence
Published on July 26, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI
In the 1930s and 1940s, global forces such as the Great Depression (the worldwide economic slump of the 1930s) and […]
PEPFAR announces $5 million for Together for Girls
Published on July 26, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI
On July 25th at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator Ambassador Eric Goosby announced […]
Africa at the Olympic Games
Published on July 26, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI
Africa will be well represented at the Summer Olympic Games in London from 27 July to 12 August (2012). If […]
International security experts hail Malawi Defence Force
Published on July 25, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI
International security experts have hailed the role the Malawi Defence Force –MDF – on the role it is playing in […]