Tag: Lilongwe

Malawi misses out on global video competition

Published on November 8, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Just like it did last year, Malawi has once again failed to make strides in the Fair Play Global Music […]

Stakeholders push for Tripartite Polls in 2014

Published on November 8, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi’s civil rights activists, religious leaders and the media have anonymously agreed that the country should have its first ever […]

Malawi Youth Consultative Forum to launch Voluntary Youth Service Week

Published on November 8, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The Malawi Youth Consultative Forum (YCF) will in December re-kindle memories of the country’s first president Dr. Hasting Kamuzu Banda […]

Malawians advised to uphold democratic values

Published on November 8, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

he US ambassador to Malawi has advised the citizenry to hold democratic institutions accountable to promote the ideals of good […]

Anti-homosexuality law suspension in Malawi a historic step forward

Published on November 6, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The Malawian government’s decision to suspend enforcement of laws that criminalize consensual same-sex conduct is the right thing to do, […]

PAC tells JB not to negotiate with Tanzania on Lake claim

Published on November 6, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Representatives of the Public Affairs Committee (PAC) have advised President Joyce Banda and her government to take a tough stand […]

People’s Party spits fire at DPP

Published on November 5, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The ruling People’s Party (PP) has fired back at its predecessor Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) describing it as “fitted with […]

JB’s Hunger Initiative raises K42 million

Published on November 5, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

A fundraising event hosted by president Joyce Banda in the capital Lilongwe has raised up to K42 million(about $138, 000) […]

Reshuffle cabinet – poll indicates

Published on November 5, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) has written speaker of the National Assembly, Henry Chimunthu-Banda to allocate UDF MPs seats […]

IMF pledges continued support to bail out Malawi

Published on November 5, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Global lender International Monetary Fund (IMF), which in June gave impoverished Malawi a three-year $157 million loan package, has pledged […]

Of coach Kinnah and cocktail of confusion

Published on November 4, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Fam is trying to play a funny game with Flames coach Kinnah Phiri, the man who has inflicted deep wounds […]

Unsafe abortion blamed for rising maternal deaths

Published on November 4, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

A gynecologist at Kamuzu Central Hospital in the capital Lilongwe has said unsafe abortion remains a major challenge contributing to […]

IMF team starts tour of duty

Published on November 4, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

A three day multi stakeholder’s conference on the Malawi economy started Friday in the capital Lilongwe with International Monetary Fund […]

Malawi,China sign stadium construction deal

Published on November 4, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Officials of the Chinese and Malawi governments formally signed a US$70 million loan agreement on Tuesday for the construction of […]

Under the late Mutharika, Malawi was self-reliant and exporter of food

Published on November 3, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

July 17 — President Barack Obama need look no further than Malawi to support his argument that with the right […]

Malawi govt bans maize export as food prices soar

Published on November 3, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Raising food prices and maize shortages have forced Malawi’s government to maintain the maize export ban this year, Minister of […]

Malawi govt should learn from costly decisions

Published on November 2, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

nce again, we are seeing poor decision-making by the government costing taxpayers hundreds of millions of kwacha in claims by […]

Malawi says ownership of dispute lake ‘not negotiable’

Published on November 1, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi has further dug in on its dispute with Tanzania over Lake Malawi, saying that it would only return to […]