Author: FACE OF MALAWI

Will Peoples Party rule after 2014 elections?

Published on September 20, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Incumbents rarely fail to get re-elected. You might think this is only true in African politics. It is not. Peruse […]

Right to education at stake in Machinga

Published on September 20, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Two weeks have elapsed now after schools opened on September 3, but some school going children are still confined within […]

HIV/Aids on the rise among Malawian adolescents – study

Published on September 20, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

HIV prevalence rate among children aged between 10 and 19 remains higher in Malawi than the national HIV prevalence rate, […]

Angry crowd pelt Minister over hospital beds

Published on September 20, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Deputy Minister of Health Halima Daudi was whisked away to safety at Mponela in Dowa yesterday as anger spilled over […]

Jack Mapanje, Lupenga Mphande in Mzuzu this week

Published on September 20, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

In a rare exchange of literary perspectives, overseas-based Professors Jack Mapanje and Lupenga Mphande will share the high table at […]

Govt justifies taking chiefs to the UN General Assembly in a K308 million trip

Published on September 20, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Minister of Information Moses Kunkuyu has justified Joyce Banda’s entourage of over 40 people to the United Nations (UN) General […]

UNC joins P&G to deliver 5 billionth liter of clean drinking water in Malawi

Published on September 20, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

This week Procter & Gamble (P&G) and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill announced their joint collaboration has […]

Afropolitans: Africans of the World

Published on September 20, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Globalization has had a profound impact on migration patterns in Africa creating increasingly complex identities within Africa and the African […]

Malawi govt appoints new boards for 17 parastatals

Published on September 19, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi govt has appointed board members for 17 parastatals, a move that has drawn a mixture of professionals, the clergy […]

Of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) and corruption

Published on September 19, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Once upon a time there was a beautiful and peaceful country called Malawi in southern Africa. Despite its natural beauty, […]

Malawi begs fuel from Kuwait

Published on September 19, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

President Joyce Banda last week sent Minister of Energy and Mining Cassim Chilumpha to Kuwait to ask for the oil-rich […]

Govt compensates ex-Malawi Young Pioneers after marching

Published on September 19, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

After several years, the Malawi government on Wednesday started paying pension and gratuity to Malawi Young Pioneers, a para-military wing […]

Britain wants amicable solution to Malawi-Tanzania tussle over Lake Malawi

Published on September 19, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

New British Minister for Africa Mark Simmonds has said London wants an amicable solution of the border dispute between Malawi […]

Boxers afraid of Golden Boy Chilemba

Published on September 19, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

It would appear very few boxers are hard-boiled enough to dare Malawi’s celebrated pugilist Isaac ‘Golden Boy’ Chilemba after his […]

Kamuzu, Civo not available for Standard Bank Cup final

Published on September 19, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The football scene in Malawi s not all that rosy, we can report. Just like last year when the Kamuzu […]

Under-17 off to Botswana

Published on September 19, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi Under-17 national football team fly to Botswana this afternoon hoping to finish off the job they started two weeks […]

Govt under fire over JB’s ‘costly’ trip to USA

Published on September 19, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The Joyce Banda administration has come under heavy criticism following revelations that President Banda and her bloated entourage are to […]

Economic Recovery Plan(ERP) arouse questions on budget performance

Published on September 19, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The introduction of an 18 month Economic Recovery Plan (ERP) by the Malawi government is a clear manifestation that the […]