Tag: Bingu wa mutharika

THE PAIN OF JOYCE BANDA IS SELECTIVE: The case of Robert Chasowa and Linda Gasa (Misonzi Chanthunya)

Published on January 31, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

President Joyce Banda is very consistent at inconsistency. And this eats away at her credibility as a person and as […]

Confusion in JB’s govt

Published on January 31, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

The President’s indecisiveness on issues that matter will always be the impetus for her own undoing. Look at the following […]

Donors order President Banda to sell presidential jet

Published on January 29, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

The United Kingdom has ordered President Joyce Banda to put the presidential jet up for sale at once or risk […]

Malaw auctions presidential jet

Published on January 29, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi government has invited bids for its 14-seat presidential jet, which is being sold off as part of cost-cutting measures. […]

DPP on re-union mission ahead of convention

Published on January 28, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

The opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is using its convention consultative meetings to ask party followers to reconcile with senior […]

DPP MPs pressure Chimunthu to contest for party presidency against Mutharika

Published on January 28, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Some Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) parliamentarians are persuading Speaker of Parliament Henry Chimunthu Banda to contest for the party’s top […]

What happened to the dreams Madam President (The Great Thinker)?

Published on January 22, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

In her first State of the Nation Address delivered in Parliament on May 18 2012, President Joyce Banda—revelling in a […]

PENS FOR HIRE: African Journalists and the Promotion of Bad Leadership

Published on January 22, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

On 18 September 2012, Ghana’s Daily Guide reported that Ghana’s ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) had compromised about 10 senior […]

January 17 protests: Riot police deployed but protests go on peacefully

Published on January 18, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Heavily armed riot police were deployed on the streets of Malawi’s major cities on Thursday as the government braced for […]

Malawi sees first major protest under President Banda

Published on January 18, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Thousands of Malawians took to the streets on Thursday to protest against soaring inflation in the first major unrest under […]

Kibaki hails Malawi,Kenya historic ties

Published on January 18, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki has hailed the long and historic ties between Malawi and Kenya and has urged that his […]

Kenya’s president Kibaki makes last visit to Malawi before retiring in March

Published on January 17, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Kenya President Kibaki arrived in Malawi for a three-day official visit where he is expected to discuss trade and bilateral […]

Ndata University awaits JB’s assent

Published on January 14, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

The $79 million imposing Malawi University of Science and Technology (Must), at Ndata in Thyolo, near the late President Bingu […]

Don’t use NSO as scapegoat

Published on January 14, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

President Joyce Banda and her trusted lieutenants on economic reforms—Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) Governor Charles Chuka and Finance Minister […]

Cost of living soar by 20% in 2012 thanks to Bingu wa Mutharika policies

Published on January 14, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi’s Centre for Social Concern (CfSC) has said the average cost of living for a low-income family in cities rose […]

President Joyce Banda: New Focus on Women’s Health and Empowerment in Malawi

Published on January 10, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

When Joyce Banda unexpectedly ascended to the presidency of Malawi last April, after the death of President Mutharika, many in […]

IMF Chief Grilled by Parliamentarians Over Economic Policies

Published on January 9, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Christine Lagarde, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director was recently quizzed by Members of the Malawi National Assembly who claimed […]

Karonga-Chitipa road is officially open, more than 10 years late

Published on January 9, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi President Joyce Banda on Monday said the completion of the Karonga-Chitipa Road will help the country economically. The 101-kilometre […]