Tag: Bingu wa mutharika

Deputy governor Mary Nkosi retires from Reserve Bank

Published on April 14, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Long-serving Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) deputy governor Mary Nkosi retires from the central bank tomorrow after 10 years of […]

What you need to know about Malawi besides its spat with Madonna

Published on April 12, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Who is Joyce Banda, what state is Malawi’s economy in and is life getting better for ordinary people? Malawi has […]

Malawians bash Pres. Banda over spat with Madonna who won’t be ‘distracted by lies’

Published on April 12, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Some Malawians have bashed Malawi’s Pres. Banda over a public spat with US pop queen Madonna over her status and […]

Malawi adjourns treason trial of ex-officials

Published on April 10, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Trial of late president’s bother and other ex- officials accused of preventing leadership succession to resume April 16. A court […]

Katopola in the dock again, Govt revives Katopola’s 2007 corruption case

Published on April 10, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi Government has revived the case involving suspended Clerk of Parliament (CoP) Matilda Katopola who is being accused of corruptly […]

Malawi to begin treason trial of former officials

Published on April 10, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi’s information minister says the trial of former high ranking government officials accused of treason will begin Wednesday. Moses Kunkuyu […]

Joyce Banda’s First Year in Office

Published on April 9, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Joyce Banda, Malawi’s first female president, has been marking her first year in office since she came to power after […]

Let Malawians judge me, says Pres. Banda after one year in power

Published on April 7, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi on Sunday April 7  marks one year since President Joyce Banda took office after the death of president Bingu […]

Memoirs of late Dumbo Lemani’s Personal Assistant: The making of Bingu’s presidency

Published on April 7, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

“My first formal interaction with the late Bingu wa Mutharika was at the late Dumbo Lemani’s residence in Area 12, […]

Malawi Pres. Joyce Banda’s BBC Focus on Africa interview: Transcript

Published on April 7, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

BBC—Madam President, who is in charge of Malawi? JB—The Malawians are taking decisions about their own destiny. What has happened […]

DPP faction wants Mutharika endorsed unopposed

Published on April 6, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Some DPP gurus behind the party’s acting President Professor Peter Mutharika on Thursday tabled a motion during the party’s politburo […]

DPP convention on 17 April in Blantyre, roadblocks slated for Chimunthu Banda

Published on April 6, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) national governing council (NGC) on Thursday agreed to shift the venue of its convention to […]

Madonna blasted by Malawi president

Published on April 5, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

MALAWI’S president has savaged Madonna, accusing her of making “the poor dance for her”. Joyce Banda hit out as the […]

The West made Bingu look like a dictator,JB watchout

Published on April 5, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

“Most of what the African leader does is dictated by what the West wants and thinks. Then the African follows […]

Malawi ‘wobbles under Joyce Banda’

Published on March 28, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Almost a year after Joyce Banda rolled into office as Malawi’s first female president, analysts and activists are asking whether […]

Speaker Chimunthu Banda dares Peter Mutharika

Published on March 28, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Speaker of the Malawi National Assembly Henry Chimunthu Banda on Tuesday declared that he will challenge DPP acting president Peter […]

Mozambique President Armando Guebuza to visit Malawi

Published on March 26, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

President of Mozambique, Armando Guebuza, will visit Malawi on 03-05 April, an action aimed at strengthening cooperation between the two […]

Negligence may cost Malawi K40 billion

Published on March 26, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

A decision to ignore advice from legal experts at Ministry of Justice over a multi-million dollar national identity cards contract […]