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British aid not tied to gay rights

Published on June 4, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The British government has denied legalising gay relationships is a precondition that it has set for Malawi to be a […]

UDF has no parliament spokesperson as they are part of govt – speaker

Published on June 4, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

UDF cannot officially respond to bills and any other statements in Parliament as they are part of government, Speaker Henry […]

Malawi needs new economic strategy, not just devaluation

Published on June 1, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The sudden death of Malawi’s third president, Prof. Bingu Mutharika caught the whole country by surprise. Suddenly Malawi has a […]

Shuffling continues at MBC

Published on June 1, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The public should expect reshuffles and reprogramming at the state run Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) as management has gone flat […]

Big Brother: Wati, Nafe punished for smoking in the toilet

Published on June 1, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Big Brother came hard on big-headed housemates, with Wati and Nafe being punished for smoking in the toilet. The Malawian […]

Illovo Sugar Group earnings up with 31%

Published on June 1, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

South Africa’s Illovo Sugar Group Limited on Monday released its financial results for 2011, posting a 31 percent operating profit […]

Britain to buy £20 million of Malawian currency

Published on June 1, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Britain is to buy up to £20 million worth of Malawian currency to help stabilise the African state’s economy following […]

South Africa’s ANC could be history by 2019

Published on May 31, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

By Udo W Froese Like Libya, Cote d’Ivoire, the DRC, Kenya, Malawi, Madagascar, Somalia and Sudan, Angola, South Africa and […]

DPP bay for Tembo’s blood as leader of opposition, Peter Mutharika set to take over

Published on May 31, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Former ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is set to ask speaker of parliament to make a ruling on whether John […]

JB succumbing to Western Economic Pressure?

Published on May 31, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The former president BinguwaMutharika refused to abide by western influence and as a result of that, economic sanctions were placed […]

Malawi: UK helps protect poorest from devaluation difficulty

Published on May 31, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Britain will help stabilise the Malawian economy by providing urgent assistance to support the country’s currency following devaluation. International Development […]

Malawi president to improve human rights and political governance

Published on May 31, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi President Joyce Banda on Monday said her government is committed to improving human rights and political governance in the […]

Malawi Police Chief assures Chanco of academic freedom

Published on May 31, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

As one way of mending fences with various communities in the country, Inspector General (IG) of Malawi Police Service (MPS) […]

Trade Minister impounds manipulated weighing scales

Published on May 31, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi’s Trade Minister John Bande on Wednesday led a team from his ministry and the country’s bureau of standards to […]

SADC ‘to review’ Zimbabwe, Madagascar cases

Published on May 31, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) organ on defence and security is set to meet on Thursday to review the […]

Al-Bashir turns to Zimbabwe for mediation

Published on May 31, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Sudan has called on Zimbabwe to mediate in its dispute with South Sudan. The Hassan Omar Bashir government accuses other […]

Zambia, Zimbabwe to co-host Tourism General Assembly

Published on May 31, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Zambia, Zimbabwe and the United Nations World Tourism Organisation efforts to host the UNWTO General Assembly in August 2013 received […]

July 20 ‘killer cops’ face arrest

Published on May 31, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Arrests are on the way for police officers who have been implicated in the killing and assault of citizens during […]