Tag: Lilongwe

Global leaders arrive for maternal health initiative

Published on January 9, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Several former world leaders under the Global Leaders Council for Reproductive Health (GLC) started arriving in the country on Tuesday […]

Rastafarian community against Jan 17 demos, denies bribe from organizers

Published on January 9, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

There growing calls for the organizers of the January 17 demonstrations to cancel their plans to protect lives of people […]

DPP distances itself from January 17 demos

Published on January 9, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

The leadership of the Democratic Progressive Party is distancing itself from reports linking the former ruling party to the planned […]

Joyce Banda continues to blunder

Published on January 9, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

President Joyce does not get tired to make blunders that are costly to her presidency and her political party. She […]

Vice President Khumbo Kachali slammed over Kapito prosecution remarks

Published on January 9, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Vice President Khumbo Kachali has come under criticism from commentators for agitating for the prosecution of consumer rights activist John […]

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 […]

VP Kachali faulted for ordering resumption of court case against Kapito

Published on January 8, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Chancellor College political science associate professor Blessings Chinsinga has faulted Malawi’s Vice-President (VP) for reminding the Minister of Justice and […]

Malawi’s women stand up for healthcare rights under HIV/AIDS

Published on January 8, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Out of the 34 million people living worldwide with AIDS, a large proportion, approximately 61,000 orphans, are living without parents […]

Malawi MPs quiz IMF Chief

Published on January 8, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Members of Parliament Saturday met with the visiting International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director, Christine Lagarde, where they expressed their […]

Malawians blame late Bingu wa Mutharika for the economic hardships

Published on January 8, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

He has been gone since April, but the ghosts of Bingu wa Mutharika are very much around for Malawians who […]

Over 100 police officers died in 2012, says IG Dzonzi

Published on January 3, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Police Inspector General Lot Dzonzi says the death of over 100 officers in 2012 alone was a “huge setback” to […]

Kwacha down by 107% since May

Published on January 3, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

The Malawi kwacha exchange rate to the United States dollar closed the year 2012 at an average price of K346, […]

Likuni Hospital sends SOS

Published on January 2, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Likuni Mission Hospital in Lilongwe has said there is limited privacy for female patients in its maternity labour ward and […]

Director of Public Prosecutions starts working on July 20 files

Published on January 1, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

The office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has started working on the files on July 20, 2011 demonstrations. […]

Airtel registers 2.7 million customer growth

Published on January 1, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

The population of mobile phone users continues to grow in Malawi as one of the mobile phone service providers Airtel […]

Perverts of the year 2012

Published on December 30, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

In 2012 The Weekend Times investigated and exposed various men who were caught pants down. Horny Disk Jockey The shenanigan […]

State House blows $7.9 million annual budget in 5 months

Published on December 29, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

State House has blown its 2012/13 annual budget less than five months into the financial year even as priority sectors […]

Joyce Banda: ‘I want Malawians to say our country became a better place’

Published on December 28, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The Malawi president and award-winning gender activist on the pressure of steering the country through economic crisis. She is southern […]