Tag: Bingu wa mutharika

More cuts needed, pundits tell govt

Published on October 2, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Opposition politicians and experts have asked President Joyce Banda to initiate more cuts on over-expenditure apart from the symbolic 30 […]

Malawi leader asks for continued global support

Published on October 1, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

President Joyce Banda has used the United Nations general assembly in the US to tell the world that Malawi still […]

Stop irritating Malawians and using the past for your defence, Kapito tells govt

Published on September 30, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

After high heat levels on the K308 million (about $1.1m) expenditure on the UN trip, State House looked to the […]

Fuel shortage hits Blantyre

Published on September 29, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

There is panic amongst motorists and members of the public in Malawi’s commercial capital, Blantyre following continued fuel shortages in […]

World Bank upbeat on budget support, economic recovery

Published on September 26, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The World Bank, one of Malawi’s leading development partners, has justified the delay in budget support disbursement by other donors, […]

Malawi shifts focus to nutrition tackle food crisis

Published on September 26, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

A nutrition act and new crops are at the centre of the Malawi government’s latest attempts to overcome the effects […]

Joyce Banda defends her inclusion of DPP MPs in govt at a briefing in the US

Published on September 25, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawians living in USA have questioned President Joyce Banda’s decision to incorporate cabinet ministers and other officials who were serving […]

Malawi in bad shape – Afro-barometer survey

Published on September 25, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The majority of Malawians strongly feel that the economic conditions in Malawi are bad with shortage of cash being the […]

“K308 million is the lowest in the history of United Nations meetings” – Nhlane

Published on September 23, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Presidential Press Secretary Steve Nhlane has said that K308 million (US$1 million) which Malawi President Joyce Banda and her entourage […]

Mutharika’s govt left K72 billion unpaid bills to private businesses

Published on September 21, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi government’s K72 billion unpaid bill to the private sector is one of the major causes of the current liquidity […]

Malawi reviews maize loan with Zimbabwe

Published on September 20, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Lilongwe and Harare have reviewed the maize loan payment plan on the remaining amount that Zimbabwe is supposed to pay […]

Atupele’s ‘agenda for change’ still on

Published on September 18, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi’s Minister of Economic Development and Planning, Mr. Atupele Muluzi says he has not abandoned his plan to contest in […]

Kwacha will continue to depreciate – Economists warn

Published on September 18, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi Kwacha will continue to depreciate against major currencies due to the delayed resumption of the International Monetary Fund’s Extended […]

Malawi, World Bank differ on Mozambique power deal

Published on September 16, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

There is growing uncertainty about the possibility of the Malawi/Mozambique power interconnection project with its funders World Bank declaring that […]

Bingu-like outbursts against critics by vice president Khumbo Kachali are condemned

Published on September 16, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi’s Vice President Khumbo Kachali has been heavily faulted for his outbursts towards critics of the state presidency’s frequent travels. […]

Joyce Banda to attend UN Summit for the first time

Published on September 15, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi President, Joyce Banda, is expected to leave for New York, United States of America on Saturday, September 15 to […]

Maize prices up 47% since Bingu wa Mutharika’s death

Published on September 14, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The World Bank has revealed that maize prices in Malawi went up by 47 percent between April and July this […]

Mulli Brothers farm input subsidy bid rejected

Published on September 14, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

For the first time Mulli Brothers bid to supply fertiliser and seed in this year’s targeted farm input subsidy program […]