Tag: South Africa

Apartheid-like violence? South Africa cops kill 34 miners

Published on August 20, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

South African police opened fire on striking miners armed with machetes and sticks at Lonmin’s Marikana platinum mine on Thursday, […]

Malawi loses to South Africa 47-43

Published on August 19, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi netball team lost to South Africa 47-43 in the final Diamond Netball Series match played on Saturday in Pretoria, […]

DPP goes after rebel MPs threatening Section 65

Published on August 15, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi’s former ruling DPP has declared that every Member of Parliament (MP) who won on its ticket but sits with […]

Punk’d: Joyce Banda gets fake Zimbabwean invitation

Published on August 5, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawian President Joyce Banda was almost duped into a non-existent state visit to Zimbabwe after Harare’s intelligence organs allegedly crafted […]

Malawi netball team still Africa’s No 1

Published on August 3, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

African netball champions, Malawi Queens have shrugged off rivals South Africa’s Proteas to remain the continent’s number one and fifth […]

JB dates Graca Machel

Published on August 2, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

President Joyce Banda on Tuesday met co-founders of the Mandela Institute for Development Studies (MINDS), Graca Machel and Nkosana Moyo […]

DPP supporters clash over party’s 2014 torch bearer

Published on August 1, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Divisions are emerging in the DPP over the party’s 2014 presidential candidate with some loyalists supporting George Chaponda and not […]

Bakili Muluzi leaves for a 5-day on official trip to South Africa

Published on July 31, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Former Malawi president Bakili Muluzi expects to leave the country on Tuesday for Pretoria in South Africa on a five-day […]

Joyce Banda in South Africa after visiting Nigeria

Published on July 30, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi President Joyce Banda is in South Africa for a state visit straight from Nigeria where she gave a key […]

Scientists aim to end HIV epidemic

Published on July 25, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The HIV/AIDS epidemic is more than 30 years old. However, at the 19th International AIDS Conference Tuesday there was talk […]

The price of investigating Julius Malema

Published on July 24, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Two journalists told South Africa how Julius Malema was funding his lavish lifestyle through the Ratanang Trust. On Saturday, they […]

Malawi on the road to recovery – but the hard part’s just beginning

Published on July 24, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

In just a few months, Malawi’s new president has undone much of the damage caused by her predecessor by implementing […]

The AU’s new chief: Who is Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma?

Published on July 23, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, a veteran of the apartheid struggle who has served every president since Nelson Mandela, has now taken the […]

DPP’s Peter Mutharika trashes coup plot

Published on July 16, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Acting President for the former ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), Peter Mutharika has described as untrue reports that there were […]

African leaders meet on AU top job, hotspots

Published on July 15, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

African Union leaders meeting today will tackle the continent’s hotspots at their biannual summit, even if elections for the bloc’s […]

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 […]

Chanthunya appeals against extradition to Malawi

Published on July 4, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Fugitive and murder suspect Misozi Chanthunya has appealed against his extradition to Malawi where he is wanted to answer murder […]

Chanthunya to be extradited to Malawi

Published on July 3, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

A court in South Africa has allowed the extradition of fugive and murder suspect, Misozi Chanthunya, Principal Secretary in Malawi’s […]