Tag: development

Malawi national netball team wins Africa Championship

Published on May 12, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The Malawi National Netball Team, the Queens have won this year’s Africa Netball Championship in Darsalaam – Tanzania. The Queens […]

Local businessmen want to meet Joyce Banda

Published on May 11, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Following a meeting President Joyce Banda had with businessmen of Asian origin a few weeks ago, local business persons are […]

Malawi optimistic on MCC’s US$350 million

Published on May 8, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The Malawi government has said power supply problems faced by the private sector will in the short run be a […]

Fall of leaders exposes the myth of invincibility

Published on April 24, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

In the past few weeks we have witnessed three modes of succession in Africa:  a coup, an election, and a […]

African Development Bank (AfDB) cautions Ghana, others on usage of oil cash for populist policy

Published on April 8, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Donald Kaberuka, has told Ghana and other African countries that joined the […]

High fertility rate fuelling poverty

Published on April 4, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi has to convince couples to bear few children or risk continuing to struggle to achieve social economic development at […]

Government hails Plan International

Published on March 26, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Director of Social Welfare in the Ministry of Gender, Children and Community development Hyacinth Kulemeka has hailed Plan International for […]

New Icelandic-funded hospital opens in Malawi at Lake Malawi

Published on March 22, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

A brand new hospital in Malawi, built with Icelandic aid money, has already been visited a million times; despite only […]

More effective rural development strategies in Malawi (ELDIS)

Published on February 20, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Settlement schemes have been used by colonial and postcolonial governments to achieve social, economic and political objectives, such as stemming […]

Brazil’s Vale to build $1 bln rail lines in Malawi

Published on January 11, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi has signed a $1 billion deal with Brazil’s Vale for the construction and rehabilitation of a rail line that […]

Solar power in Malawi

Published on January 8, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Many villages in Malawi are still not connected to the national energy grid – which poses a problem for businessmen […]

What’s Your Status? Malawi’s Progress in HIV, Malaria and Development

Published on November 24, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

Returning peace corp volunteer Ben Nebo, MPA 2011 at MIIS, describes in detail the very successful “one love”  and “bed nets […]

Natural disasters affecting Malawi’s national development plans

Published on October 14, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

Lilongwe – Malawi has since the 1990s been prone to different types, frequencies and magnitudes of disasters, trends government officials […]

Political innovations offer hope for better global governance

Published on October 12, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

“Like humanitarianism, politics is an imperfect project,” Dr. James Orbinski said, as he kicked off this year’s Signature Lecture Series […]

Malawi presses UN to renew efforts to advance process of decolonization

Published on September 28, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

The United Nations must renew its commitment to ensure that the world’s 16 remaining non-self-governing territories, home collectively to nearly […]

Methanol Fuel Processor

Published on September 19, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have developed a methanol fuel processor for supplying hydrogen to fuel cells at the […]

Time for Africa? – Gabrielle Allfrey

Published on September 19, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

From time to time on a Wednesday evening outside the Cavern in Exeter’s bustling city centre, you can find a […]

Malawi media suppressing local content – Study

Published on September 8, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi media is said to be slowly becoming a tool for suppression of local content and local languages according to […]