Tag: development

Malawi under scrutiny at World Bank forum

Published on June 29, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

MALAWI is one of the African countries participating and whose recent public policies are under scrutiny at a World Bank-organized […]

Inflation soars to 17.3 percent

Published on June 21, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

MALAWI’S inflation jumped to a seven-year high in May, fuelled by the 49 percent devaluation of the kwacha, the National […]

Joyce Banda to reinstate good political and economic governance

Published on May 21, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

President Joyce Banda on Friday addressed Parliament for the first time since assuming office spelling out her dream for a […]

MALAWI: Bumpy road to economic recovery

Published on May 19, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

A sizable devaluation of Malawi’s currency, aimed at reinvigorating the economy and wooing back international donors, has triggered steep increases […]

Quota system dies a sudden death as JB takes another step toward prosperity

Published on May 19, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

In her first state of the nation address on Friday, President Joyce Banda said she was abolishing the quota system […]

Chinese Stadium Back to Lilongwe

Published on May 19, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

President Joyce Banda has directed that the Chinese funded state of the art stadium be built in Malawi’s capital Lilongwe […]

Govt changes growth rate to 4.3% from Mutharika’s 6.9%

Published on May 17, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The government has changed the growth figure for 2011 to 4.3 percent from the initially proclaimed 6.9 percent that was […]

Businessman hires South African lawyer to prosecute ‘midnight 6’ coup plotters

Published on May 16, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Businessperson Watson Katawa, who is suing six former Cabinet ministers for sedition and conduct likely to cause breach of peace […]

Malawi was run by gangsters

Published on May 15, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

When Balaka South MP George Nnensa drew the attention of the country to the greatest fraud of our time through […]

UDF to hold convention late 2012

Published on May 15, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Former ruling United Democratic Front (UDF) has disclosed that it will hold its National Convention towards the end of this […]

Chinese govt expected to hand over 90 million US Dollar five star hotel and Bingu Interconference centre

Published on May 15, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The Chinese government is expected to hand over a 90 million US Dollar five star hotel and Bingu Inter-conference centre […]

I am ready to quit, if am implicated — Ken Lipenga

Published on May 15, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Finance Minister Ken Lipenga says he has submitted his report to the President on the MRA revenue figures cook-up scandal, […]

REVEALED!! Goodall Gondwe, Mulli dirty games exposed

Published on May 14, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Ex-Minister of Natural Resources & Energy Goodall Gondwe and business tyrant Leston Mulli are reported to have influenced Malawi government […]

UK Rapper Lowkey announces retirement from music

Published on May 14, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

After the heralded “Soundtrack To The Struggle” album and work with Immortal Technique, Lowkey went to Facebook to explain he’s […]

JB asked to launch an inquiry into events after Mutharika’s death

Published on May 14, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The executive director of the human rights group Malawi Watch said President Joyce Banda should set up a commission of […]

Malawi Lifts Lending Rate as Costs Rise After Devaluation

Published on May 14, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate 3 percentage points to 16 percent, days after devaluing its currency by […]

U.S ex-president George Bush convicted of War Crimes

Published on May 13, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

It’s official; George W Bush is a war criminal. In what is the first ever conviction of its kind anywhere […]

State House under probe over K4 billion scam

Published on May 13, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The State House is among several ministries and departments implicated in the K4 billion scam in which public officers are […]