Tag: president

Pay hike meeting yields nothing – University Lecturers Union

Published on August 22, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Chancellor College Academic Staff Union (Ccasu), in reaction to last week’s communication from government that salaries had been increased by […]

Malawi, Tanzania border talks: Minister urges restraint

Published on August 22, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi Government has warned against careless statements as its experts and those from its northern neighbour Tanzania engage in a […]

Cabinet gets 80% subsistence hike

Published on August 15, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi Government has increased by 80 percent Cabinet ministers’ subsistence allowances from K25 000 to K45 000 effective August 6 […]

Law expert wants transparency and accountability over president’s package

Published on August 14, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

A law expert has expressed the need to remove secrecy on salaries and benefits of the president and vice president […]

Joyce Banda criticised on the size of presidential convoy

Published on August 1, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

President Joyce Banda has come under criticism for apparently reneging on the promise to “reduce the size of the presidential […]

Malawi opposition attacks plans to decriminalize gay sex

Published on July 30, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The Malawian Opposition has attacked plans by President Joyce Banda to decriminalize sex between men, warning that it might lead […]

Joyce Banda the renegade

Published on July 29, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

By the standards of most African leaders, President Joyce Banda is a renegade. Since taking office less than four months […]

Robert Chasowa: How he died. The timeline of events

Published on July 25, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The Beginning 30th march 2011, Bingu Mutharika calls upon the DPP Youth Cadets to “protect” him from his critics in […]

IMF to table US$157 million credit to Malawi

Published on July 23, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

International Monetary Fund (IMF) is today expected to table a US$157 million credit to Malawi under a three-year Extended Credit […]

Why aid money has returned to Malawi

Published on July 15, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Under the mercurial President Bingu wa Mutharika, Malawi was a country that seemed eager to pick fights with aid donors, […]

Commission of Inquiry to summon Callista Mutharika

Published on July 8, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Former First Lady Callista Mutharika will be served with summons to attend the inquiry into the death of her late […]

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 […]

MRA scam: President sets up committee to probe Lipenga as board chair resigns

Published on May 16, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi President Joyce Banda disclosed on Wednesday in Lilongwe that she has instituted a special committee to probe Finance Minister […]

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 […]

Ntaba gets the boot, 25 other presidential aides also fired

Published on May 15, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Twenty-six presidential aides to Malawi’s former leader the late Bingu wa Mutharika, including press secretary Hetherwick Ntaba and State House […]

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, […]

Coup plot probe awaits Joyce Banda approval — Attorney General

Published on May 15, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Minister of Justice and Attorney General Ralph Kasambara says the probe into Chief Justice Lovemore Munlo and other judges’ alleged […]